[kictanet] ICANN: Application Round Opens for Brussels Meeting Fellowships

[Adam Peake]

<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11jan10-en.htm>
Application Round Opens for Brussels Meeting Fellowships
Program ensures global representation at ICANN's International Public Meetings
11 January 2010

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. : The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names 
and Numbers has launched the 10th round of Fellowship program 
applications for its 38th International Public Meeting to be held in 
Brussels, Belgium on 20-25 June 2010.

"Just like the Internet, ICANN is global in scope in its operations," 
said Theresa Swinehart, ICANN's Vice President, Global and Strategic 
Partnerships. "Our Fellowship program has had a lot of success at our 
last 8 meetings in making sure global voices are heard in the wide 
variety of public forums that it holds."

For the Nairobi Meeting, there are 26 fellows from 21 countries, 
chosen from 119 applications received. 10 of the fellows are alumni 
from at least one of the past eight programmes; 14 fellows are 
first-time attendees to any ICANN meeting and 2 have attended past 
meetings, but are first time fellows. 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, the At-Large and the 
Generic Names Supporting Organization. The Fellowship program 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 ICANN's meetings is free for 
anyone wanting to attend.

Applications for the meeting in Brussels will be accepted from now 
until 1200 PDT (UTC-7) on 19 February 2010. More information, as well 
as a link to the application for a fellowship, is available online 
at: https://forms.icann.org/fellowship/applications/icann38/ or email 
at fellowships at icann.org