[npoc-voice] Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 45 in Toronto, Canada

[Eduardo Monge <eduardo.monge@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear NPOC Colleagues,
For your information and as a request to disseminate with applicants to 
participate in the ICANN meeting to be held in Toronto, Canada from 14-18 
October 2012.  They must be current residents of developing and least developed 
nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting 
organizations, constituencies and stakeholder groups.

Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 45 in 
Toronto, Canada
Program Ensures Global Representation at ICANN's Public Meetings
23 May 2012

MARINA DEL REY, California: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and 
Numbers is now accepting online applications for the 17th round of the 
Fellowship program. Successful candidates will participate in the ICANN meeting 
to be held in Toronto, Canada from 14-18 October 2012.

The Fellowship program is open to applicants who are current residents of 
developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN 
and its supporting organizations, constituencies and stakeholder groups. 
Priority is given to individuals new to the ICANN environment from government 
and the ccTLD community, as well as those from academic, civil, business and 
non-profit entities, which are NOT involved in or associated with other ICANN 
supported travel programs. The program provides the support and opportunity for 
these participants to gain knowledge on how to have their voices heard in the 
Internet community and ICANN. More information regarding terms and conditions, 
as well as eligibility is available online at 
http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ or email at 
fellowships@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:fellowships@xxxxxxxxx> regarding any questions 
about this process or program.

The Fellowship program arranges the airfare, hotel and a stipend for those 
individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients are 
expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both at 
the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANN's meetings is 
free for anyone wanting to attend.

Applications for the meeting in Toronto will be accepted from 23:00 UTC on 23 
May 2012 until 23:59 UTC on 8 July 2012. Successful candidates will be posted 
on the ICANN Fellowship webpage by 17 August 2012.

What Is ICANN?

To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your 
computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know 
where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the 
world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet.

ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation 
with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet 
secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy 
on the Internet's unique identifiers.

ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it 
doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of 
the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion 
and evolution of the Internet.
Source :   
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23may12-en.htm

Regards,


Eduardo Monge
NPOC Communication Committee Chair