Begin forwarded message: > > > > 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: > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > The full announcement is available at: > http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27may11-en.htm. >