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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Ricardo Holmquist <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rihogris@gmail.com" target="_blank">rihogris@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thank you very much Glenn,<div>Have the same feeling, for the ones over 50 , that actually have to work hard to make the local IGF a reality, with almost no help from the former fellows is discouraging. Hope this changes, not only in ISOC, but in some other I Organizations, where it is not written, but at the end is the main criteria. </div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div><br></div><div>Ricardo Holmquist<span></span><br><br>El Thursday, July 7, 2016, Glenn McKnight <<a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a>> escribió:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">The call for IGF Ambassadors has opened for IGF Mexico.<div><br></div><div>Note the limitations </div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,124,195);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.333em;line-height:17.92px">Selection criteria</span><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:17.92px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:17.92px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">IGF Ambassadorships are for young Internet Society members who have a strong interest in the issues and themes of the IGF. Ambassadorship awards are available for first-time and returning ambassadors. Selection for the Ambassadorships is competitive. All applicants must be: </div><ul style="margin:0px 0px 20px 8px;padding:0px;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;list-style:none;color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:17.92px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;list-style:none;background:url("http://../images/bullet-grey.gif") 0px 7px no-repeat"><b><u>between the ages of 20 and 40</u></b></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;list-style:none;background:url("http://../images/bullet-grey.gif") 0px 7px no-repeat">a member of the Internet Society </li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;list-style:none;background:url("http://../images/bullet-grey.gif") 0px 7px no-repeat">able to present a strong motivation for attending the IGF meeting</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;list-style:none;background:url("http://../images/bullet-grey.gif") 0px 7px no-repeat">able to demonstrate interest and expertise in issues on the IGF agenda</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;list-style:none;background:url("http://../images/bullet-grey.gif") 0px 7px no-repeat">able to demonstrate experience in leading Internet governance discussions at the international level and in multi-cultural environments</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;list-style:none;background:url("http://../images/bullet-grey.gif") 0px 7px no-repeat">capable of appropriately represent the Internet Society and its views and policies as an Ambassador during the IGF</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:12.8px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;list-style:none;background:url("http://../images/bullet-grey.gif") 0px 7px no-repeat">capable of continuing to work with the Internet Society locally after the IGF.</li></ul><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div>I am curious how the <b><i>Internet is for Everyone, </i></b>but why does ISOC continues to limit the ambassadors to under 40 years old. Interesting since ARIN Fellowship or ICANN has removed this obvious discrimination against dedicated volunteers</div><div><br></div><div>I wonder how many previous candidates actually worked with the local chapters after the IGF. </div><div><br></div><div>Recently at ICANN we reviewed all the fellows based upon their self-identified sectors and countries and the bias has been for World Least Developed economies- this has meant that US territories in the South Pacific, first Nations, poor and rural Americans were not eligible. We have stated for years that this is unfair to Canadian and US first nations/indigenous ( can be treated as independent tribal governments) . ICANN is now reexamining their criteria with a noteworthy change to allow first nations people to participate. </div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone else feel that ISOC's ambassador program suffers from ageism?</div><div><br></div><div>Glenn</div><div><br></div><div>Glenn</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a>mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
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