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<div class="">Please find below more information on three fellowship opportunities for which the Internet Society is currently looking for applications: </div>
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• Fellowship to the IETF 103 - Bangkok. </div>
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• IGF Ambassadorships<br class="">
More information: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/leadership/igf-ambassadors/" class="">https://www.internetsociety.org/leadership/igf-ambassadors/</a> </div>
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<div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>• 2018 Youth@IGF program. </div>
<div class="">More information: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/youth-igf-programme" class="">https://www.internetsociety.org/youth-igf-programme</a></div>
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<div class="">The deadline to apply is 22 July 2018 for all three programmes. </div>
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<div class="">More information on each programme can also be found below.</div>
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<div class="">Best regards, </div>
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<div class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">** Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 103</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">-</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Bangkok</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">**</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">The Internet Society is inviting<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>applications<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
The Fellowship programme allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">The IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">** IETF 103, November 3-9 November, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand **</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Information about the fellowship and the application links for First-Time and Returning Fellows can be found at the below link:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: red;" class="">Before applying for the Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF 103 Meeting in Bangkok, please read the</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class=""> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_IETF-103_Self-Assessment-Checklist.pdf" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><b class="">self-assessment
guide</b></a><b class=""> </b></span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: red;" class="">and ensure that you are able to satisfy all the requirements.</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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The Internet Society is inviting applications for its 2018 Ambassadors to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). IGF Ambassadors will gain valuable insight and experience through their exposure to a range of stakeholders and discussions from numerous disciplines
across the Internet ecosystem, and ultimately benefit from their immersion in the IGF week of activities.</p>
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The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals, in discussions on public policy issues relating to the Internet. While there are no negotiated outcomes, the IGF informs and inspires those with policy-making
power in both the public and private sectors. At their annual meeting delegates discuss, exchange information and share good practices with each other. The IGF facilitates a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks
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Ambassadorships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following:</p>
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<strong class="">** </strong><strong class="">13<sup class="">th</sup> Internet Governance Forum (IGF), November 11-14 November, 2018 in Paris, France **</strong></p>
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Information about the IGF Ambassadors programme and the application links for First-Time and Returning Ambassadors can be found at the below link: </p>
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I encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the Internet governance and policy activities of the IGF.</p>
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If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at <a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org" title="mailto:harper@isoc.org" style="color: rgb(58, 130, 228);" class=""><strong class="">harper@isoc.org</strong></a>.</p>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Internet Society is now accepting applications for the <b class="">2018 Youth@IGF program</b>!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">We encourage you to share this announcement with your communities<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>who are also passionate about engaging youth
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">In English: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/youth-igf-programme" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">https://www.internetsociety.org/youth-igf-programme</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">In Spanish: <u class=""><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/es/youth/youth-igf-programme/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">https://www.internetsociety.org/es/youth/youth-igf-programme/</span></a></u><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">In French: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/youth/youth-igf-programme/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">https://www.internetsociety.org/fr/youth/youth-igf-programme/</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Additional information, including program components and background, are below. Also, I have created “Call for Applications” emails in English, Spanish
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Please, note that the call for applications will close on <b class="">22 July 2018</b>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Best regards/Atentamente/Cordialement,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">The Youth@IGF program provides a crucial leadership development opportunity for young adults ages 18-25 from around the world. This year, we will focus
mainly, but not exclusively, on youth from Europe and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">4-week</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> <b class="">Online Training</b> on topics including, Internet Governance; Actors and Stakeholder Groups; Infrastructure, Standards and Protocols; and
Policy Principles. Participants will be grouped into classes, each with a dedicated expert moderator to facilitate the learning process. The course will be delivered in English, Spanish and French.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Travel Fellowships</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> to the Internet Governance Forum 2018 in Paris, France, 12-14 November for the best participants of the online course. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Webinar Discussion Series</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> led by global Internet Governance experts to deepen their knowledge and to prepare them for the IGF meeting.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Collaborative Leadership Exchange, </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">immediately prior to the IGF and in partnership with Internet Society IGF Ambassadors, Youth Fellows from other programs,
and IGF attendees more generally.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Background</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Early in 2015, the Brazilian Internet Steering Co</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">mmittee (<a href="http://cgi.br/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">CGI.br</span></a>)
identified as a desired outcome of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) an increase in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) youth participation in the Internet governance processes and the meeting.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Both, <a href="http://cgi.br/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">CGI.br</span></a> and the Internet Society
have extensive experience in providing capacity building on Internet governance through online courses and fellowships to previous IGFs. Therefore, the two organizations combined efforts to create the Youth@IGF program to empower the next generation of leaders
and increase the participation of young voices (ages18-25) from LAC in the debates about Internet Governance.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Since then,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and with our partners – NIC.MX, the Government of Mexico, Microsoft and Verizon – the Youth@IGF program
has brought more than 160 youth from around the world to IGF 2015, 2016 and 2017, as part of our commitment to ensure the next generation of Internet leaders are primed to advance an Internet of opportunity for all.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">As a result of these efforts, many young people are now contributing to the <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/tag/youth-sig/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">Youth
Special Interest Group </span></a>and to regional meetings, such as the African Internet Summit, EuroDIG, and others. Also, some of the Youth@IGF Fellows have created civil society organizations, such as <a href="https://www.digitalgrassroots.org/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">Digital
Grassroots</span></a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">** 2018 Youth@IGF program: APPLY NOW (2-22 July, 2018)! ** </span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 176, 80);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">The Internet Society is now accepting applications for the <b class="">2018 Youth@IGF program</b>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">In 2015, Internet Society and <a href="http://cgi.br/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">CGI.br</span></a> combined
efforts to create the Youth@IGF program to empower the next generation of leaders and increase the participation of young voices (ages 18-25) in the debates about Internet Governance. Since then,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and with our partners
– NIC.MX, the Government of Mexico, Microsoft and Verizon –, the Youth@IGF program has brought more than 160 youth from around the world to IGF 2015, 2016 and 2017.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">As a result of these efforts, many young people are now contributing to the <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/tag/youth-sig/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">Youth
Special Interest Group </span></a>and to regional meetings, such as the African Internet Summit, EuroDIG, and others. Also, some of the Youth@IGF Fellows have created civil society organizations, such as <a href="https://www.digitalgrassroots.org/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">Digital
Grassroots</span></a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Again this year, the top performers will have a chance to go to the IGF in Paris, France, taking place from November 12-14, 2018.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">More information and links to apply can be found here:<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/youth-igf-programme" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">https://www.internetsociety.org/youth-igf-programme</span></a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Please, note that applications will close on 22 July 2018. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">We encourage you to apply (if you are 18-25 years old) or share the information about this program with individuals in your network that have
a keen interest in Internet governance topics and want to build their dream Internet.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">If you have any questions, please contact Alejandra Prieto at <a href="mailto:prieto@isoc.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">prieto@isoc.org</span></a>. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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