[Chapter-delegates] IGF Ambassadorship Open

[Glenn McKnight]

The call for IGF Ambassadors has opened for  IGF Mexico.

Note the limitations
Selection criteria

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:

   - *between the ages of 20 and 40*
   - a member of the Internet Society
   - able to present a strong motivation for attending the IGF meeting
   - able to demonstrate interest and expertise in issues on the IGF agenda
   - able to demonstrate experience in leading Internet governance
   discussions at the international level and in multi-cultural environments
   - capable of appropriately represent the Internet Society and its views
   and policies as an Ambassador during the IGF
   - capable of  continuing to work with the Internet Society locally after
   the IGF.

I am curious  how  the  *Internet is for  Everyone, *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

I wonder how many previous candidates actually worked with the local
chapters after the IGF.

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.

Does anyone else feel  that  ISOC's  ambassador program suffers from ageism?

Glenn

Glenn

Glenn McKnight
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