<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>we got this request for NCUC support, outside ICANN meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Michael Oghia</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com">mike.oghia@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: 2016-04-24 14:51 GMT+09:00<br>Subject: Re: Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute Decision<br>To: Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Rafik, I meant to say that this can include travel support as well as providing outreach during the program for ICANN's activities, such as giving a session on ICANN's work.<div class="gmail_extra"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">-Michael</font><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Michael Oghia <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com" target="_blank">mike.oghia@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Rafik,<div><br></div><div>How are you? I hope all is well! </div><div><br></div><div>I have a question for you regarding ICANN/NCUC funding. Some good news is that I was accepted into a two-week <a href="http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/opportunity/2016-annenberg-oxford-media-policy-summer-institute-applications/" target="_blank">summer program</a> at Oxford regarding media policy (including internet governance). Unfortunately, they couldn't offer me any financial aid, but the course itself is not too expensive -- $1,500. Do you think ICANN or NCUC provide any kind of financial support for personal capacity building as it relates to our work?</div><div><br></div><div>If not, that is ok too, but I figured I would ask. </div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">-Michael</font><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">__________________</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Michael J. Oghia<br>Istanbul, Turkey</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Journalist & editor</font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">2015 ISOC IGF Ambassador</font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Skype: mikeoghia</span><br></div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia" target="_blank">Twitter</a></font> <b>|</b> <font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></font></font></div></div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Alexandra Esenler</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aesenler@asc.upenn.edu" target="_blank">aesenler@asc.upenn.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 1:01 AM<br>Subject: Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute Decision<br>To: "<a href="mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com" target="_blank">mike.oghia@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com" target="_blank">mike.oghia@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: Laura Schwartz-Henderson <<a href="mailto:lschwartzhenderson@asc.upenn.edu" target="_blank">lschwartzhenderson@asc.upenn.edu</a>><br><br><br>
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