<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello everyone,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The application cycle for ICANN72 fellowships are now open. Please read through.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best wishes,</div><div class="">Oreoluwa<br class=""><div class="">
<div><br class="">-- <br class="">Oreoluwa Lesi<br class="">Executive Director, Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)<br class="">+234.803.621.1307, +234.813.339.9999 | <a href="http://www.wtec.org.ng" class="">www.wtec.org.ng</a> | @wteconline <br class=""></div>
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 11:54 PM<br class=""><b class="">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>ICANN News Alert -- ICANN72 Fellowship Application Round Now Open<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div id="edit_text" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 647.96875px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="background-color: rgb(61, 152, 208); 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height: 1.1041in;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.75pt;" class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0cm; height: 0.75pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="96%" style="width: 617.25px;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 0.75pt;" class=""><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 0.75pt;" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="background-color: white; padding: 7.5pt 15pt 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(15, 81, 225);" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/NTI5LUNSRS03MTcAAAF7k-dWsE7lU4o8Pz0czoa42BYWXYdaEVwbRa34Oy35G9Ozyebhdz7gdsnQQTtSD2LGrNuJp7w=__;!!PtGJab4!ssSZZ7emQxQtdxIv327kmtz6Apas7AQmb09km3rdyWWYxqhc9piG1cnm9-VCYDLTNVjS5nPxww$" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="">ICANN72 Fellowship Application Round Now Open</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span class="rowcontent1" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">02 March 2021</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">LOS ANGELES – 1 March 2021 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is opening the application round for the ICANN Fellowship Program taking place at the ICANN72 Annual General Meeting from 23-28 October 2021 in Seattle, USA. The Fellowship Program application window will remain open until 30 March 2021, 23:59 UTC. Successful candidates will be announced on 21 June 2021 on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/NTI5LUNSRS03MTcAAAF7k-dWs6bHur68jnYqC1vrMMdp416u6xQMIMOD7Uz3Z4tJwVg6tdoVninA3U_ziRsl2wQTj08=__;!!PtGJab4!ssSZZ7emQxQtdxIv327kmtz6Apas7AQmb09km3rdyWWYxqhc9piG1cnm9-VCYDLTNVhQ-RUyEw$" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://icann.org</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">If ICANN72 is held virtually, the Fellowship Program will also be held virtually.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h3 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">ICANN Fellowship Program<o:p class=""></o:p></span></h3><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/NTI5LUNSRS03MTcAAAF7k-dWs1ANk1YHilMlBiIHMhYoNiS4cn0NoYuwKZXA87cwd4yi7q9mJd3Ccd1VJqsiFKYZM3w=__;!!PtGJab4!ssSZZ7emQxQtdxIv327kmtz6Apas7AQmb09km3rdyWWYxqhc9piG1cnm9-VCYDLTNVicMGxUMg$" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Fellowship Program</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is open to all applicants interested in, or already engaged in, the various aspects of ICANN's work in policymaking, the operation of the Domain Name System, and the security and stability of the global Internet. The goal of the program is to help create a more diverse and a broader base of knowledgeable constituents who can engage in the ICANN multistakeholder process and become the new voices of experience in their regions and on the global stage.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Since its creation in 2007, the Fellowship Program has built a strong group of fellows who are actively participating in ICANN communities and in other Internet governance entities in the Internet ecosystem. Participation covers a range of activities:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Writing articles and blogs<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Giving online or in-person public comments in ICANN's bottom-up policy development process<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Participating in Internet conferences and panel discussions<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Joining working groups<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Mentoring newcomers<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Assisting our regional leaders<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Becoming leaders themselves<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">For more information on the program and how to apply, please visit the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/NTI5LUNSRS03MTcAAAF7k-dWs1ANk1YHilMlBiIHMhYoNiS4cn0NoYuwKZXA87cwd4yi7q9mJd3Ccd1VJqsiFKYZM3w=__;!!PtGJab4!ssSZZ7emQxQtdxIv327kmtz6Apas7AQmb09km3rdyWWYxqhc9piG1cnm9-VCYDLTNVicMGxUMg$" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Fellowship Program page</span></strong></a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h3 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">About ICANN<o:p class=""></o:p></span></h3><p style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="96%" style="width: 642.984375px;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 6.75pt;" class=""><td valign="top" style="background-color: rgb(61, 152, 208); padding: 0cm; height: 6.75pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><img border="0" width="643" height="10" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://info.icann.org/rs/529-CRE-717/images/slices-test_06.jpg" alt="shadow" style="width: 6.6979in; height: 0.1041in;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.75pt;" class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0cm; height: 0.75pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="96%" style="width: 617.25px;"><tbody class=""><tr style="height: 0.75pt;" class=""><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 0.75pt;" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm; height: 3.75pt;" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td colspan="5" style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td style="padding: 0cm;" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td><td style="background-color: rgb(208, 207, 207); padding: 0cm; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="129" style="width: 96.75pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td><td width="0" style="width: 0.3pt; padding: 0cm;" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>