<div dir="ltr">Dear NPOC Members,<div><br></div><div>ICANN continues the Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program to assist volunteers in our community to continue to engage actively. </div><div><br></div><div>Interested ICANN community members must apply in advance of ICANN76, and those who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate.<br><br></div><div>The application process opens Monday, 30 January 2023.<br>The application deadline is Friday, 24 February 2023 at 23:59 UTC.<br><br><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/internet-access-reimbursement-program-2023-01-23-en">Further information can be gotten on this link here</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/internet-access-reimbursement-program-2023-01-23-en">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/internet-access-reimbursement-program-2023-01-23-en</a><br></div><div><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:500">Eligibility Requirements</h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:16px;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">To qualify for Internet service reimbursement:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px">Applicants must require additional bandwidth at home to facilitate their active participation in the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr> Public Meeting. Applicants must have a valid personal bank account for <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr> org to wire the reimbursement funds.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px">If you are not a previously funded traveler, you have the opportunity to request a nomination from a community leader. Applicants can be nominated by a community leader from one of the three <abbr title="Supporting Organizations" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">Supporting Organizations</abbr>, four <abbr title="Advisory Committees" class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">Advisory Committees</abbr>, four Stakeholder Groups and five Constituencies from the Generic Names <abbr title="Supporting Organization" class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">Supporting Organization</abbr>, and five Regional At-Large Organizations from the At Large community. Community leaders will have the opportunity to nominate a limited number of recipients by the program deadline.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:16px;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">OR</em> Applicants must be active members of an <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr> community <abbr title="Supporting Organization" class="gmail-" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">Supporting Organization</abbr> or <abbr title="Advisory Committee" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">Advisory Committee</abbr> and have been an <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr> funded traveler between ICANN61 to present.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:16px;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">OR</em> Applicants must be selected to participate in the current <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr> Public Meeting Fellowship or the NextGen programs.</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px">Applicants must be registered to attend and participate for a minimum of 4 sessions. Please track the sessions you have attended and submit a list with your receipts. Participation will be validated by the support staff of the primary membership group of applicants.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px">Applicants must apply for this program in advance of the meeting. Please see below for the deadline and application form link.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px">In addition to the above qualifications, eligibility for participation is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px">Applicants that are in-person attendees to ICANN76 are not eligible for this program.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;font-size:16px;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Note: Family members of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr> org personnel and Board members are not eligible for this program.</p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:500">Ineligibility Requirements</h3><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px">Applicants that are in-person attendees to ICANN76 are not eligible for this program.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.4rem;margin:0px 0px 15px 20px">Family members of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom:1px dotted rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-style:initial">ICANN</abbr> org personnel and Board members are not eligible for this program.</li></ul></div><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#000000">Caleb Ogundele</font></b><div><font color="#000000">Email: <a href="mailto:muyiwacaleb@gmail.com" target="_blank">muyiwacaleb@gmail.com</a></font></div></div></div></div></div>