<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="font-family: Palatino-Roman;">Happy to see NCUCers and potential NCUCers in the mix
.I would strongly encourage folks to apply for future rounds
</span><div style="font-family: Palatino-Roman;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Palatino-Roman;">Bill</div><div style="font-family: Palatino-Roman;"><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><br><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23dec13-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23dec13-en.htm</a><br><br>________________________________<br>Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN | Fellows Announced for Singapore Meeting<br><br>23 December 2013<br><br>42 fellows from 31 countries have been selected to participate in ICANN's Fellowship program at the 49th Public Meeting in Singapore, 23-27 March 2014. Fifteen of the fellows are alumni from at least one of the past 20 programs, 23 are first-time attendees to an ICANN meeting, and 4 have attended meetings in past but are fellows for the first time. The fellows represent all sectors of society including civil, government, academia, business, not-for-profit and user groups. The country code supporting groups are also represented.<br><br>Here is the list of selected fellows:<br><br>* Oluwaseun Samson Ojedeji Nigeria Academic / Registry<br>* Xandra Fong Fiji Not for Profit<br>* Yungyung Teng People's Republic of China Government / IPC<br>* Mamadou Lo Senegal Business<br>* Maricarmen Sequera Paraguay End User<br><b>* Joγo Carlos Rebello Caribι Brazil Not for Profit / NCUC</b><br>* Md. Jahangir Hossain Bangladesh Not for Profit / NPOC<br>* Inam Ali Jordan Civil Society<br>* Hanen Idoudi Tunisia Academic<br>* Farzaneh Badiei Iran End User<br>* Karel Douglas Trinidad and Tobago Government<br>* Bukola Fawole Nigeria Academic<br>* Pascal Guillaume Bekono Cameroon Government / At Large<br>* Ephraim Percy Kenyanito Kenya End User<br>* Shakeel Ahmed Pakistan End User<br>* Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui Niue Not for Profit / At Large<br>* Yousef Torman Jordan Academic<br>* Rommel Natividad Philippines Government / GAC<br>* Taravatu Arua Taravatu Papua New Guinea Government<br>* Gul-e Rana Pakistan Academic<br>* Wisdom Kwasi Donkor Ghana Government<br>* Rahul Sharma India Not for Profit<br>* Zakir Syed Pakistan Not for Profit<br>* Mario Aleman Zapata Nicaragua Not for Profit<br>* Bonface Witaba Kenya Not for Profit / NPOC<br>* Ibrahim Alfayoumi West Bank and Gaza ccTLD<br>* Etuate Cocker Tonga Academic<br>* Lianna Galstyan Armenia Not for Profit<br>* Aasis Karan Fiji Business / At Large<br><b>* Benjamin Akintunde Akinmoyeje Nigeria Not for Profit / NCUC</b><br>* Philip Adar Kenya Business<br>* Bram Fudzulani Malawi Business / ISP and ASO<br>* Matilda Pamao Papua New Guinea Academic / ccNSO<br>* Vernon O'Brien Dominica Government<br>* Valentina Pavel Burloiu Romania Not for Profit / At large<br>* Hasnaa Soraya Melyani Morocco End User<br><b>* Zhang Zuan People's Republic of China Not for Profit / member NCUC</b><br>* Jason Hynds Barbados Not for Profit / At Large<br>* Mohamed Adas West Bank and Gaza End User<br>* Mohamed Elshaikh Sudan End User<br><b>* Walid Al-Saqaf Yemen Academic / NCUC</b><br>* Andreas Sifiso Dlamini Swaziland Government<br><br>ICANN received 121 fellowship applications for the Singapore meeting. Applications for each meeting are assessed by an independent selection committee. Priority is given to applicants who meet minimum program requirements, are current residents of developing and least developed nations in the five ICANN regions, and who are interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, advisory committees or stakeholder groups.<br><br>Click here to find out more about the fellowship program and how to apply: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships">http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships</a></blockquote></div></div></body></html>