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The Internet Society has announced that it is inviting applications for its latest Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF, part of its Next Generation Leaders (NGL) programme (<a href="http://www.InternetSociety.org/Leaders" target="_blank">www.InternetSociety.org/Leaders</a>). The Fellowship programme allows engineers from developing countries to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.<br>
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As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture.<br>
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Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the next two IETF meetings:<br>
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* IETF 80, 27 March - 1 April, Prague, Czech Republic<br>
* IETF 81, 24 - 29 July, Quebec City, Canada<br>
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<a href="http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship/index.php</a><br>
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Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by 17 December 2010.<br>
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I encourage you to pass on information about this program to individuals involved in your network that have a keen interest in the Internet standardisation activities of the IETF.<br>
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The Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF are sponsored by Afilias, Google, Microsoft, and Intel.<br>
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The Internet Society�s Next Generation Leaders programme is sponsored by Nominet Trust, the Association Fran�aise pour le Nommage Internet en Coop�ration (AFNIC), and the European Commission.<br>
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If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Connie Kendig <kendig[at]isoc[dot]org>.<br>
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