<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=""><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="16994C93-F9DF-4BC8-BF2B-F840ADFD497F" height="144" width="750" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:F160E3CE-413D-4FBA-A583-4782D4D52DA4/PastedGraphic-2.tiff"></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><div class="l-container"><div class="l-main-with-rail" dir="ltr"><h1 class="">Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN57</h1><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style u-text-xxxl addthis_32x32_style"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-22-en#" title="LinkedIn" target="_blank" class="u-linkClean addthis_button_linkedin u-colorGrey at300b"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-22-en#" title="Facebook" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b addthis_button_facebook"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-22-en#" title="Tweet" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey addthis_button_twitter at300b"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-22-en#" title="Sina Weibo" target="_blank" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b addthis_button_sinaweibo"><i class="fa fa-weibo"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-22-en#" title="Email" target="_blank" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey addthis_button_email at300b"><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-22-en#" class="u-linkClean addthis_button_compact u-colorGrey at300m"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i></a><div class="atclear"></div></div><div class="EmbeddedHTML"><p class="">lCANN launches the application round for those interested in
participating at the ICANN57 Meeting through the Fellowship Program. The
Meeting will be held 29 October - 4 November 2016.</p><p class="">This round remains open until 27 May 2016 and successful candidates will be announced on the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> website, 27 July 2016.</p>
<h3 class="">The Fellowship Program</h3><p class="">The <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships" class=""><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> Fellowship</a>
program seeks out those who are interested in, or already engaged in,
the various components of Internet Governance (specifically <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s work in Policy Building, the Operation of the <abbr title="Domain Name" class="">Domain Name</abbr> System and the <abbr title="Security – Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR)" class="">Security </abbr>and <abbr title="Security, Stability and Resiliency" class="">Stability</abbr>
of the Global Internet. The goal of the Program is to help create a
broader base of knowledgeable constituents to engage in the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr>
Multistakeholder process and become the new voice of experience in
their regions and on the global stage. Priority is given to those who
are from developing nations, and those who may not be able to self-fund
to attend an <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> Meeting without <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> Fellowship.</p><p class="">Since its creation in 2007, the Fellowship Program has built a strong
group of individuals who are actively participating in all of the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr>
communities as well as various Internet Governance entities within the
Internet Ecosystem. Their engagement ranges from writing articles and
blogs, providing online or in-person public comment in regard to bottom
up policy building, engaging in Internet conferences and panel
discussions, lifting a pen in working groups, mentoring newcomers,
assisting our regional leaders and becoming leaders themselves.</p><p class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships" class="">Click here for more information »</a></strong></p></div></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="">
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