[Chapter-delegates] NEWS RELEASE: Nominet Trust to Support the Internet Society's Leaders Programme

[Greg Wood]

Hello,
For your reference, the Nominet Trust news release below is being  
publicly distributed today.
Sincerely,
-Greg

Nominet Trust Funding to Support the Internet Society's Leaders  
Programme

.	Nominet Trust awards funding to the Internet Society to support its  
Internet Engineering Task Force and Internet Governance Forum  
Leadership Programmes
.	The Internet Society Leaders Programme aims to safeguard and promote  
the continued healthy development of the Internet.

Nominet Trust, a charitable organisation that funds Internet  
education, inclusion, and safety initiatives today announced it has  
awarded the Internet Society (ISOC) with funding to rapidly expand its  
Internet Leaders Programme, which strives to strengthen the global  
Internet community and to ensure the continued growth of the Internet.

The first two Internet Leaders programmes to benefit from the funding  
will be the Internet Society Fellowships to the Internet Engineering  
Task Force (IETF) and the ISOC Internet Governance Forum (IGF)  
Ambassadors Programme. The programmes aim to diversify the voices that  
participate in global forums for Internet standards and policy, and  
help developing countries participate more fully in the Internet's  
development.

About the Two Leaders Programmes:	
The ISOC Fellowships to the IETF aim to identify and nurture  
technologists and potential Internet leaders from developing regions,  
as well as diversifying the input and experience represented at IETF  
meetings. The IGF Ambassadors Programme aims to give voice to local  
and regional stakeholders, as well as identify regional challenges and  
local solutions to policy related issues.

The Internet Society encourages the two-way sharing of knowledge and  
information between local and global Internet communities. Both  
programmes require that participants complete outreach and advocacy  
work in their local area and report back to ISOC.

Lynn St Amour, CEO of the Internet Society comments: "The Internet  
Society is committed to fostering the continued responsible growth and  
development of the Internet. Our Internet Leaders programme helps  
achieve that by supporting talented individuals as they strengthen  
their local communities, and by bringing local Internet-related issues  
and ideas to the global stage."

Jonathan Welfare, Chairman of Nominet Trust Board comments "The ISOC  
Internet Leaders programme aligns with and reinforces Nominet Trust's  
aim to assist the development of the Internet in developing countries  
to relieve financial hardship and advance education. Projects within  
the programmes directly impact the development of the Internet,  
introducing diverse voices to the forum of Internet standards  
development and governance issues."

Lord Steven Carter, Communications Minister said: "I am pleased to see  
that Nominet Trust has funded projects that will have a quick and  
positive impact on the UK and global Internet landscape. Nominet Trust  
will make a positive difference by funding worthy projects in online  
education and inclusion to help to ensure the responsible growth of an  
inclusive Internet."
More information about the Internet Society's Internet Leaders  
programme can be found at: http://www.isoc.org/leaders

Notes to Editors

About Nominet Trust

Nominet Trust is a charity that provides funds for innovative  
projects, which strive to improve and encourage the development of a  
safe, educational and inclusive Internet.

The Trust will provide grants to organisations that can demonstrate  
vision and execution for Internet-related projects that make a  
tangible difference in developing a safe, educational and inclusive  
Internet in the UK and other countries.

Initial funding comes from Nominet, the Internet registry for .uk  
domains, one of the world's largest domain name registries.

For further information, please contact:
Blaise Hammond / Gemma Griffiths / Sian Aherne
Racepoint Group UK
Tel: 020 8752 3200
Email: nominettrust at racepointgroup.co.uk