[lac-discuss-en] Updated information re:Nextgen and Fellowship re: ICANN56

[Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee@xxxxxxxxx>]

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-10-en

"On 22 January, lCANN launched the application rounds for both the
NextGen@ICANN and Fellowship Programs to participate in ICANN56 in
Panama City, Panama in June 2016.

On 5 February, ICANN announced that due to the severity of the Zika
Virus outbreak in the Latin America region, ICANN56 would be relocated
and that a search is underway to identify an alternate location where
the Zika Virus is not a concern. ICANN looks forward to returning to
Panama for a future ICANN Meeting.

What does this mean for Program Applicants?

As the NextGen@ICANN Program is region-specific, ICANN has suspended
the application process, pending the announcement of the new Meeting
location. Once the new location is announced, we will make a decision
on the status of this Program for ICANN56.

This round remains open for eligible Fellowship candidates until 19
February 2016 and successful Fellowship candidates will be announced
on the ICANN website, 25 March 2016.

As a reminder, an important distinction regarding this round of the
Fellowship Program is that only those who have previously participated
in at least one ICANN Fellowship can apply. This is due to the new
ICANN Meeting Strategy / Meeting B that is specifically focused on
policy making and on-going work within ICANN Communities, therefore
only those Alumni of the Program who are currently actively engaged in
one of the ICANN Multistakeholder Model Communities are eligible to
participate."

Dev Anand
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