[Chapter-delegates] IGF Ambassadorship Open

[Richard Hill]

I will submit Nadira’s proposal below to the Chapters Advisory Council Working Group on Improving Support for Chapters. It seems to me to fit in well with one of the areas that was discussed at the first meeting of that working group.


Best,

Richard

 

From: Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Nadira Alaraj
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 09:40
To: Narelle Clark
Cc: ISOC Chapter Delegates
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] IGF Ambassadorship Open

 

Yes, Narelle, applicants from all countries are eligible to the IGF Ambassador fellowship. However, it is good to push through to initiate a new fellowship program, open to all, as suggested on this thread.  In the new fellowship program it must not only be directed to attending the IGF, but to all fora/meetings that are part of IG ecosystem and partially sponsored by ISOC. 

On Jul 10, 2016 6:09 AM, "Narelle" <narellec at gmail.com> wrote:

 

Hi Glenn

My understanding is that First Nations peoples from developed countries are eligible.

 

This is a change I pushed through. It may be an oversight in the latest call.

 

 

Narelle 

 

On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 14:36 Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com> wrote:

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

 

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