Hi All -- this announcement just out re: NextGen for next ICANN meeting. Great to see so many folks in Marrakech, and tx also to all who participated online! Best, Kathy -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: ICANN News Alert -- NextGen@ICANN Application Round Open for ICANN56 Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 02:04:31 -0400 From: ICANN News Alert <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] ICANN News Alert ICANN <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-15-en ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NextGen@ICANN Application Round Open for ICANN56 15 March 2016 *With the announcement of ICANN56 relocation to Helsinki, Finland* the application round to participate in the NextGen@ICANN Program at Meeting B* in June 2016 is now open. This round remains open until 18 April 2016 and successful candidates will be announced on the ICANN website, 2 May 2016. **Please note Meeting B <https://meetings.icann.org/en/future-meeting-strategy> is specifically focused on policy making and on-going work within ICANN Communities.* The NextGen@ICANN Program The NextGen@ICANN program remains the same for Meeting A, B and C: it is an education and awareness based experience, designed for a smaller, younger and more region-specific group of participants. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30, live in the region of the meeting and be engaged in some level of higher education, with focus on Internet related subject matter. Each selected member will deliver a 5-10 minute presentation on a topic relevant to the community. Recent presentation topics include Internet governance, DNS and the future of the Internet. *Find out more about applying to the NextGen@ICANN Program ยป <https://www.icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen>* This message was sent to [log in to unmask] from: ICANN News Alert | [log in to unmask] | ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by iContact - Try It Free! <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=22253995&l=6333&s=JC3G&m=983713&c=165637>