<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">FYI - CW<div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br><br>At-Large Staff sent Thu, 24 May 2012 15:41:<br></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23may12-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23may12-en.htm</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 45<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">in Toronto, Canada<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Program Ensures Global Representation at ICANN's Public Meetings<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">23 May 2012<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">MARINA DEL REY, California: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Numbers is now accepting online applications for the 17th round of the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Fellowship program. Successful candidates will participate in the ICANN<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">meeting to be held in Toronto, Canada from 14-18 October 2012.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Fellowship program is open to applicants who are <b>current residents of<br></b></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><b>developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in<br></b></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><b>ICANN and its supporting organizations</b>, constituencies and stakeholder<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">groups. Priority is given to individuals new to the ICANN environment from<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">government and the ccTLD community, as well as those from academic, civil,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">business and non-profit entities, which are NOT involved in or associated<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">with other ICANN supported travel programs. The program provides the support<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and opportunity for these participants to gain knowledge on how to have<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">at <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/">http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/">http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/</a>>  or email at <a href="mailto:fellowships@icann.org">fellowships@icann.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><<a href="mailto:fellowships@icann.org">mailto:fellowships@icann.org</a>>  regarding any questions about this process<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">or program.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Fellowship program arranges the airfare, hotel and a stipend for those<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients are<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANN's<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Applications for the meeting in Toronto will be accepted from 23:00 UTC on<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">23 May 2012 until 23:59 UTC on 8 July 2012. Successful candidates will be<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">posted on the ICANN Fellowship webpage by 17 August 2012.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">What Is ICANN?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">global Internet.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">policy on the Internet's unique identifiers.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">expansion and evolution of the Internet.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">------------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Peregrine<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">E-mail: <a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">ALAC-Announce mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org">ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">At-Large Official Site: <a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>