[kictanet] ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 48 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

[Alice Munyua]

ICANN <http://www.icann.org/>


    News Alert

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-01may13-en.htm

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    Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 48 in Buenos Aires,
    Argentina

1 May 2013

How Do I Apply for the Fellowship Program

The Fellowship Program has demonstrated success in its mission to build 
capacity in the ICANN multi-stakeholder environment through focused 
interactive engagement between newcomers to ICANN and community members 
at each of the ICANN meetings. The program seeks to identify members of 
the Internet community who either have not previously been able to 
participate in ICANN processes and constituent organizations, or those 
who require further exposure to the Internet community and its work but 
cannot travel and attend a meeting without financial support. This 
outreach program seeks participants from developing regions and 
countries of the world, in order to help create a broader base of 
knowledgeable constituents who will become the new voice of experience 
in their regions and beyond.

Applications to become an ICANN Fellow are assessed for each meeting by 
an independent selection committee. Priority is given to applicants who: 
meet minimum program requirements; are current residents of developing 
and least developed nations; and are interested in participating in the 
ICANN multi-stakeholder process and its supporting organizations, 
advisory committees or stakeholder groups. An effort will be made to 
include participants from the African region as it is the site of this 
ICANN meeting.

All confirmed fellowship participants must comply with the terms and 
conditions of the Fellowship program, as outlined at 
http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships/terms-conditions. 
As stated within these terms and conditions, ICANN is a California 
non-profit public benefit corporation and must therefore comply with all 
the laws and regulations of California and the United States. Fellows 
are responsible for obtaining all travel visas once accepted into the 
program. ICANN will purchase tickets for Fellows after all necessary 
documentation has been obtained and Fellows demonstrate that they have 
obtained all necessary travel visas.

Once all of the requirements for travel are met, the Fellowship program 
arranges for and covers the costs for airfare and hotel, as well as 
providing a stipend to assist with some meeting and subsistence costs. 
The stipend is provided after each selected candidate successfully 
completes the requirements of the Fellowship program, Recipients will be 
expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes 
during and after the meeting. As always, registration for ICANN's 
meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend.

Find out more » <http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships>



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