[Chapter-delegates] Press release: Internet Society announces new application round for the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF

[Gerard Ross]

Hello

For your information, here is another press release we shall be  
issuing shortly, this time regarding IETF Fellowships.


Kind regards
- Gerard

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Gerard Ross
Senior Communications Manager
Internet Society
Email: ross at isoc.org


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Press release - for immediate distribution
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INTERNET SOCIETY ANNOUNCES NEW APPLICATION ROUND FOR THE ISOC  
FELLOWSHIP TO THE IETF

Reston, VA and Geneva, Switzerland - 24 November 2008 - The Internet  
Society (ISOC) is seeking applications for the next round of the ISOC  
Fellowship to the IETF program.

With generous support from Afilias, Intel, Google, and Microsoft,  
ISOC's Fellowship to the IETF program covers costs for up to five  
talented engineers from developing countries to attend an Internet  
Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. ISOC also pairs each Fellow  
with an IETF veteran who serves as their meeting mentor.

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  
designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the  
technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of  
Internet architecture.

"We are excited to be opening our fourth application round for the  
ISOC Fellowship. To date ISOC has sent 32 technologists from 23 less  
developed countries to the IETF through the program," said ISOC  
Director of Education and Programs, Karen Rose.

ISOC Fellows must have a solid level of technical education and enough  
knowledge about concrete areas of IETF work to follow, contribute to,  
and benefit from the meeting's technical discussions.

"This program can be a great spark to increased participation in the  
IETF meetings from developing countries," said Ms Rose. "It's also  
very exciting for us to have role in identifying and supporting some  
of the technical leaders of the future."

Fellowships are awarded through a competitive application process.  
ISOC is currently accepting applications for two IETF meetings:

    * IETF 74, San Francisco, USA, 22 - 27 March 2009
    * IETF 75, Stockholm, Sweden, 26 - 31 July 2009

Full details on the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF, including how to  
apply, are on the ISOC website.

Applications for both IETF meetings are due by 31 December 2008.

About the IETF
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The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a large open  
international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and  
researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture  
and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested  
individual. The IETF is an organised activity of the Internet Society.


About the Internet Society
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The Internet Society is an international, non-profit organisation  
founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet related standards,  
education, and policy. With offices in Washington, DC, and Geneva,  
Switzerland, it is dedicated to ensuring the open development,  
evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people  
throughout the world.


Further details
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Scott Hoyt
Vice President, Strategic Communications and Business Planning
E-mail: hoyt at isoc.org
Telephone: +1-703-439-2120 x2142
1775 Wiehle Avenue
Suite 201
Reston, VA
20190-5108 USA

or

Gerard Ross
Senior Communications Manager, Internet Society
E-mail: ross at isoc.org
Telephone: +41-228-071-444 x2261
4, rue des Falaises
CH-1205-Geneva
Switzerland