Agree -- it seems a good effort by ICANN.

I recognize a few of them, saw them around ALAC meetings etc.

Perhaps NCUC should invite the "fellows" at the LA meeting to drop by 
the constituency meeting, some might be interested.  Though seems the 
global partnerships program targets ccTLDs and governments, while 
ALAC has a program aimed more at users, though focused on their ALS.

Adam




At 11:24 AM +0100 8/15/07, karen banks 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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>>Fellowships to Ensure Global Voices Heard at ICANN
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