[kictanet] Application Round for Fellowships for ICANN Paris Meeting 2008 OPne: Program makes sure global voices heard at ICANN¹s International Public Meetings

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ICANN press release on fellowships for the Paris meeting:

<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-07dec07.htm>http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-07dec07.htm

Application Round Opens for Paris Meeting Fellowships

Program makes sure global voices heard at ICANN¹s International Public Meetings

7 December 2007

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. : The Internet Corporation 
for Assigned Names and Numbers is putting out the 
call for fellowship program applications for its 
32nd International Public Meeting to be held in 
Paris from 22-27 June 2008.

"The fellowship program plays a key role in 
making sure that global voices are heard at the 
ICANN meeting and in our various public forums," 
said Theresa Swinehart, ICANN's Vice President, 
Global and Strategic Partnerships.

The 23 fellows from 22 countries who played an 
active role at the Los Angeles meeting were 
chosen from 167 applications received. An 
additional 10 candidates chosen in this round 
were deferred to the New Delhi meeting in 
February. Of the fellows at the Los Angeles 
meeting, 10 had never attended an ICANN meeting 
before, and seven were alumni from the inaugural 
program in San Juan this past June.

Priority is given to applicants who are current 
residents of developing and least developed 
nations and interested in participating in ICANN 
and its supporting organizations, such as the 
Governmental Advisory Committee, the Country Code 
Names Supporting Organization, and the Generic 
Names Supporting Organization. The fellowship 
will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a 
stipend. Recipients will be expected to actively 
participate in and contribute to ICANN processes. 
As always, registration for ICANN¹s meetings is 
free for anyone wanting to attend.

Applications will be accepted from now until 1200 
PDT ( UTC -7) on 11 January 2008. More 
information, as well as a link to the application 
for a fellowship, is available online at: 
<http://www.icann.org/fellowships/>http://www.icann.org/fellowships/

About ICANN:

ICANN is responsible for the global coordination 
of the Internet's system of unique identifiers 
like domain names (like .org, .museum and country 
codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a 
variety of Internet protocols that help computers 
reach each other over the Internet. Careful 
management of these resources is vital to the 
Internet's operation, so ICANN's global 
stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies 
that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and 
stability. ICANN is an internationally organized, 
public benefit non-profit company. For more 
information please visit: 
<http://www.icann.org/>www.icann.org.

Media Contacts:

Jason Keenan
Media Adviser, ICANN (USA)
Ph: +1 310 382 4004
E: <mailto:jason.keenan at icann.org>jason.keenan at icann.org

International: Andrew Robertson
Edelman (London)
Ph: +44 7921 588 770
E: <mailto:andrew.robertson at edelman.com>andrew.robertson at edelman.com