hi karen,

that is indeed a possible course of action, although i
unfortunately lack the time to prepare a statement. i was told
people can also send their thoughts to the icann's public
participation web page.

also, i do remember now ms. anne-rachel inne, icann staff
(policy analyst) who is in charge of outreach in africa,
explaining that
physical distance is one of the main/differential criteria in
order to maximize the number of participants (airfare) with the
budget available. so candidates from regions closer to the
meeting venue are more represented. although i'm not sure how
much more expensive a ticket dakar-l.a. would be compared to the
same from some parts of the caribbean, different regions will
hopefully have their time.
best,

mawaki
p.s. another point is, there was also a significant number of
government applicants... i guess some need support, too.


--- karen banks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> hi mawaki
> 
> >I'm struck with this distribution: 5 for Africa, and 15 for
> the 
> >Caribbean! I'm aware that there might sometimes be lack of
> >interest or shortage of good candidatures from Africa;
> however, I 
> >did directly encouraged one candidature that is certainly a
> >very valid and valuable one but not on the win list. I'm just
> noting 
> >and wondering what might be the reasons of such
> >discrepancy.
> 
> why not send a note from the NCUC on the initiative? welcoming
> 
> (generally), inform that NCUC members have actively encouraged
> people 
> to apply (NCUC is a 'natural' community both as candidates and
> as one 
> that can outreach to potential candidates) asking about
> diversity 
> criteria, see if it can be better next time round?
> 
> karen
> 
> >Good initiative though, and good luck to the winning fellows.
> >
> >Mawaki
> >
> >--- karen banks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > hi
> > >
> > > >I would strongly encourage NCUC members from "the South"
> to
> > > take
> > > >advantage of these fellowships to attend upcoming ICANN
> > > meetings
> > >
> > > i did encourage a few folk, but i don't think any of them
> were
> > > selected..
> > >
> > > pretty impressive list:
> > >
> http://www.icann.org/fellowships/san-juan-attendees-jun07.htm
> > >
> > > "Thirty-three fellows were selected from 125 applications
> > > received.
> > > 65% of the fellows and 68% of applicants had never
> attended an
> > > ICANN
> > > meeting. There were nine fellowship participants who were
> > > approved
> > > but decided to postpone taking part until the Los Angeles
> > > meeting."
> > >
> > > 33 participants is not bad at all, and i really welcome
> the
> > > initiative
> > >
> > > scanning the list, i do wonder if all really needed a
> grant
> > > from
> > > ICANN (ie, couldn't get from their organisations,
> governments,
> > > ISOC
> > > etc) but all in all, a good effort
> > >
> > > i'll certainly enoucourage people to apply again
> > >
> > > karen
> > >
> > > >--MM
> > > >
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> > > >Subject: [announce] Fellowships to Ensure Global Voices
> Heard
> > > at ICANN
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Fellowships to Ensure Global Voices Heard at ICANN
> > >
> >http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02aug07.htm
> > > >
> > > >More voices from across the globe will be heard at
> ICANN's
> > > 30th
> > > >International Public Meeting in Los Angeles later this
> year
> > > thanks to
> > > >the global fellowships program being launched today.
> > > >
> > > >Please distribute this notice to constituency members and
> > > others in view
> > > >of the ICANN meetings in Los Angeles in October 2007.
> > > >
> > > >Thank you.
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