<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font color="#002e7a" class="">The original objective of the fellowship program was to permit to now participants from developing and least developed countries who wouldn’t be able to make it without the financial support of the fellowship program.</font><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class="">So, the program excluded former active participants and people from developed countries.</font></div><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class="">This seems to be changed since the fellows for Panama meeting included a former vice chair of the GAC, and the fellows for Barcelona meeting include 2 fellows from US, one from Russia and one from China. </font></div><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class="">This means that ICANN is spending money to bring very experienced people, and people from the most developed countries. Is this the objective of the fellowship program.</font></div><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class="">I noticed that the proposed fellowship approach didn’t include any word on the objective of the program. I believe that this is a missing part of the proposal that must be added.</font></div><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class="">According to the above, I propose to change the fellows selection criteria in this way:</font></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 12.5pt;" class=""><font color="#002e7a" class="">Revise Selection Criteria</font></span></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#002e7a" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.5pt;" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class="">
</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">Review and revamp criteria for selection of applicants within the below framework points; individuals with
desired skills that meet all other criteria to be given special consideration</span></font></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><font color="#002e7a" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class="">
</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">Ensure that the applicant comes from an underserved region (UN list of developing and least developed countries)</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#002e7a" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class="">
</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">Prioritize diversity of applicant pool</span></font></p><div class=""><font color="#002e7a" class=""> 4. <span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">Limit </span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">the fellowship for each eligible applicant to a maximum of three-time</span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#002e7a" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">Ensure that the applicant is a newcomer (within the limit of 3 times as a fellow)</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#002e7a" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">6.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class="">
</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">Work with relevant community groups to verify active engagement of
returning fellows</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#002e7a" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">7.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class="">
</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">Publish information on application numbers and selection criteria</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#002e7a" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">8.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class="">
</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">Rank candidates according to point-based selection criteria</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#002e7a" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">9.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class="">
</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;" class="">Host an information session at one ICANN meeting per year on selection
committee criteria; revise criteria as needed</span></font></p></div><div class="">
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