Begin forwarded message: > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: September 24, 2012 7:05:56 AM PDT > To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [liaison6c] Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN > 46 in Beijing, People's Republic of China > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19sep12-en.htm > Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 46 in Beijing, > People's Republic of China > > 19 September 2012 > How Do I Apply for the Fellowship Program > > The Fellowship Program has demonstrated success in its mission to > build capacity in the ICANN multi-stakeholder environment through > focused interactive engagement between newcomers to ICANN and > community members at each of the ICANN meetings. The program seeks > to identify members of the Internet community who either have not > previously been able to participate in ICANN processes and > constituent organizations, or those who require further exposure to > the Internet community and its work but cannot travel and attend a > meeting without financial support. This outreach program seeks > participants from developing regions and countries of the world, in > order to help create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents > who will become the new voice of experience in their regions and > beyond. > > Applications to become an ICANN Fellow are assessed for each > meeting by an independent selection committee. Priority is given to > applicants who: meet minimum program requirements; are current > residents of developing and least developed nations in the five > ICANN regions; and are interested in participating in the ICANN > multi-stakeholder process and its supporting organizations, > advisory committees or stakeholder groups. An effort will be made > to include participants from the Asia-Pacific region as the site of > the ICANN meeting. > > All confirmed fellowship participants must comply with the terms > and conditions of the Fellowship program, as outlined at http:// > www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships/terms-conditions. As > stated within these terms and conditions, ICANN is a California non- > profit public benefit corporation and must therefore comply with > all the laws and regulations of California and the United States. > Fellows are responsible for obtaining all travel visas once > accepted into the program. ICANN will purchase tickets for Fellows > after all necessary documentation has been obtained and Fellows > demonstrate that they have obtained all necessary travel visas. > > Once all of the requirements for travel are met, the Fellowship > program arranges for and covers the costs for airfare and hotel, as > well as providing a stipend to assist with some meeting and > subsistence costs. The stipend is provided after each selected > candidate successfully completes the requirements of the Fellowship > program, Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and > contribute to ICANN processes during and after the meeting. As > always, registration for ICANN's meetings is free for anyone > wanting to attend. > > Find out more » > > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]