<div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-4644571424043753813WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Hello All,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">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.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">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><br></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting applications for the following:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">* IETF 100, November 12-17, 2017, Singapore</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Information about the programme and links to apply can be found at: <a href="http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5</a>.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Applications will close on 6 August, 2017 and successful candidates will be notified on 28 August, 2017.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif"> </span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:red">We 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.</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at <a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org" target="_blank">harper@isoc.org</a>.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">-----------------------------</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Niel Harper</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Senior Manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Internet Society</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">1775 Wiehle Avenue</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Reston, VA 20190</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Email: <a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org" target="_blank">harper@isoc.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Skype: OlokunBB</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ISOC_NextGen" target="_blank">@ISOC_NextGen</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div>
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