[kictanet] Fellowship Application Round for the 42nd ICANN meeting to be held in Dakar, Senegal 23-28 October:

[alice at apc.org]

Dear All, 

 

Please note the following announcement of the opening of the Fellowship
Application Round for the 42nd ICANN meeting to be held in Dakar, Senegal
23-28 October: 

 

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is now accepting
online applications for the 14th round of the Fellowship program. Successful
candidates will participate in the ICANN meeting to be held in Dakar,
Senegal 23-28 October 2011.

 

The Fellowship program is open to applicants who are current residents of
developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in
ICANN and its supporting organizations, constituencies and stakeholder
groups. Priority is given to individuals new to the ICANN environment from
government and the ccTLD community, as well as those from academic, civil,
business and non-profit entities, which are NOT involved in or associated
with other ICANN supported travel programs. The program provides the support
and opportunity for these participants to gain knowledge on how to have
their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information
regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online
at http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ <http://icann.org/en/fellowships/>
or email at fellowships at icann.org regarding any questions about this process
or program.

 

The Fellowship program arranges the airfare, hotel and a stipend for those
individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients are
expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both
at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANN's
meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend.

 

Applications for the meeting in Dakar will be accepted from 00:00 UTC on 27
May 2011 until 00:00 UTC on 9 July 2011.

 

The full announcement is available at:
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27may11-en.htm. 

 

Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn
Vernon, 

ICANN At-Large Staff

 

 

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