<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><table id="HLMsgOuter" name="HLMsgOuter" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="text-align: start;"><tbody><tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><hr style="text-align: start;"></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h1 style="text-align: start; color: rgb(239, 242, 236); margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px; font-size: 1.5em;"><br></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#EFF2EC"><td align="left" colspan="2"><a href="https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread/?GroupId=31&MID=13128&tab=digestViewer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">** APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 98 - Chicago, United States **</font></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" width="85" style="text-align: start;"><br></td><td align="left" valign="middle"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><br></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><table cellpadding="5" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><p><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">Hello All,</font></span></p><p class="p2"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Internet Society is inviting applications for its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Fellowship programme allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.<br><span class="s1"></span></span></font></p><p class="p2"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">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><span class="s1"></span></span></font></p><p class="p2"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting applications for the following:</span></font></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><font color="#000000">* IETF 98, March 26-31, 2017, Chicago, United States</font></b></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">Information about the programme and links to apply can be found at: <a href="http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5" title="http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5"><span class="s2">http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5</span></a>.</font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">Applications will close on 4 December, 2016 and successful candidates will be notified on 16 December, 2016.</font></span></p><p class="p5"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><font color="#000000">I encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the open standards development activities of the IETF.</font></b></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at <a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org" title="mailto:harper@isoc.org"><span class="s2">harper@isoc.org</span></a>.</font></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">Regards,</font></span></p><p class="p1"><font color="#000000"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></font></p><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">------------------------------<br><a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org">harper@isoc.org</a><br>Senior Manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes<br><br>Note: replies will be sent to the full discussion group.<br>------------------------------</span></font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="center" style="text-align: start;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <strong><a href="http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/all-discussions/postreply/?GroupId=31&SenderKey=d6136ab9-84bb-47d1-b117-c801107ad99e&MID=13128" style="display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;">Reply to Sender Online</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread/?GroupId=31&MID=13128&tab=digestviewer" style="display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;">View Thread</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread/?MarkAppropriate=46881bbe-e934-4ced-95fd-6d245d7296dc&MID=13128&GroupID=31" style="display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;">Flag as Inappropriate</a></strong> </span></font></td></tr></tbody></table><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><br><br></span></font><table width="100%" style="width: 331px;"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#EFF2EC"><td><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></font></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" style="width: 331px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You are subscribed to "Chapter Leaders Community" as <a href="mailto:alice@dotafrica.org">alice@dotafrica.org</a>. 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