[kictanet] Fwd: Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 43 in San Jose, Costa Rica

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This could be of interest to some; those interested in seeking
sponsorship to participate in the 43 ICANN meeting.

[1]http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-30sep11-e
n.htm

Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public
Meeting 43 in San Jose, Costa Rica

Program Ensures Global Representation at ICANN's Public Meetings

30 September 2011

MARINA DEL REY, California: The Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers is now accepting online applications for the
15th round of the Fellowship program. Successful candidates will
participate in the ICANN meeting to be held in San Jose, Costa
Rica from 11-16 March 2012.

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 [2]http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ or email
at [3]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 Costa Rica will be accepted from
00:00 UTC on 1 October 2011 until 00:00 UTC on 14 November 2011.
Successful candidates will be posted on the ICANN Fellowship
webpage by 22 December 2011.

What Is ICANN?

To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an
address into your computer – a name or a number. That address has
to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN
coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without
that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet.

ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit
corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated
to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It
promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique
identifiers.

ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop
spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through
its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does
have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the
Internet.

References

1. http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-30sep11-en.htm
2. http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/
3. mailto:fellowships at icann.org
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