ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 46 in Beijing

[William Drake]

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Members interested in participating are strongly encouraged to apply…

Bill



ICANN News Alert 
<http://www.icann.org/>
News Alert
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19sep12-en.htm

Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 46 in Beijing, People's Republic
of China
19 September 2012

How Do I Apply for the Fellowship Program

The Fellowship Program has demonstrated success in its mission to build
capacity in the ICANN multi-stakeholder environment through focused
interactive engagement between newcomers to ICANN and community members at
each of the ICANN meetings. The program seeks to identify members of the
Internet community who either have not previously been able to participate in
ICANN processes and constituent organizations, or those who require further
exposure to the Internet community and its work but cannot travel and attend a
meeting without financial support. This outreach program seeks participants
from developing regions and countries of the world, in order to help create a
broader base of knowledgeable constituents who will become the new voice of
experience in their regions and beyond.

Applications to become an ICANN Fellow are assessed for each meeting 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 are interested in
participating in the ICANN multi-stakeholder process and its supporting
organizations, advisory committees or stakeholder groups. An effort will be
made to include participants from the Asia-Pacific region as the site of the
ICANN meeting.

All confirmed fellowship participants must comply with the terms and
conditions of the Fellowship program, as outlined at
http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships/terms-conditions. As
stated within these terms and conditions, ICANN is a California non-profit
public benefit corporation and must therefore comply with all the laws and
regulations of California and the United States. Fellows are responsible for
obtaining all travel visas once accepted into the program. ICANN will purchase
tickets for Fellows after all necessary documentation has been obtained and
Fellows demonstrate that they have obtained all necessary travel visas.

Once all of the requirements for travel are met, the Fellowship program
arranges for and covers the costs for airfare and hotel, as well as providing
a stipend to assist with some meeting and subsistence costs. The stipend is
provided after each selected candidate successfully completes the requirements
of the Fellowship program, Recipients will be expected to actively participate
in and contribute to ICANN processes during and after the meeting. As always,
registration for ICANN's meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend.

Find out more » <http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships>




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William J. Drake
International Fellow & Lecturer
Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
University of Zurich, Switzerland
william.drake at uzh.ch
www.williamdrake.org
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