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> Please note the following announcement of the opening of the Fellowship
> Application Round for the 42nd ICANN meeting to be held in Dakar, Senegal
> 23-28 October: 
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> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is now accepting
> online applications for the 14th round of the Fellowship program. Successful
> candidates will participate in the ICANN meeting to be held in Dakar,
> Senegal 23-28 October 2011.
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> The Fellowship program is open to applicants who are current residents of
> developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in
> ICANN and its supporting organizations, constituencies and stakeholder
> groups. Priority is given to individuals new to the ICANN environment from
> government and the ccTLD community, as well as those from academic, civil,
> business and non-profit entities, which are NOT involved in or associated
> with other ICANN supported travel programs. The program provides the support
> and opportunity for these participants to gain knowledge on how to have
> their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information
> regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online
> at http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ <http://icann.org/en/fellowships/>
> or email at [log in to unmask] regarding any questions about this process
> or program.
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> The Fellowship program arranges the airfare, hotel and a stipend for those
> individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients are
> expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both
> at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANN's
> meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend.
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> Applications for the meeting in Dakar will be accepted from 00:00 UTC on 27
> May 2011 until 00:00 UTC on 9 July 2011.
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> The full announcement is available at:
> http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27may11-en.htm. 
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