[afnog] Fw: [ISOC] Now accepting applications [ISOC Fellowship to the IETF]

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--- On Wed, 7/1/09, Connie Kendig <kendig at isoc.org> wrote:

> From: Connie Kendig <kendig at isoc.org>
> Subject: [ISOC] Now accepting applications [ISOC Fellowship to the IETF]
> To: isoc-members-announce at elists.isoc.org
> Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 10:19 AM
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> The Internet Society has announced that it is seeking
> applications
> for the next round of the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF 
> program. The
> program offers engineers from developing countries
> fellowships that
> fund the cost of attending an Internet Engineering Task
> Force (IETF)
> meeting.
> 
> As you know, 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.
> 
> Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive
> application
> process. The Internet Society is currently accepting
> fellowship
> applications for the next two IETF meetings:
> 
>     * IETF 76 being held in Hiroshima, Japan,
> 8-13 November 2009
>     * IETF 77 being held in Anaheim, USA, 21-26
> March 2010
> 
> Up to six fellowships will be awarded for each IETF
> meeting.
> 
> Full details on the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF, including
> how to
> apply, are located on the ISOC website at :
> 
>     http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship
> 
> Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by
> 31 July 2009.
> 
> The Internet Society formally launched the ISOC Fellowship
> to the
> IETF program in January 2007 after successfully piloting
> the program
> during 2006 at IETF 66 in Montreal and IETF 67 in San
> Diego. Forty seven
> individuals from 29 countries have participated in the
> program since
> its inception.
> 
> I encourage you to pass information about this program to
> individuals
> involved in your regional operators' groups that have a
> keen interest
> in the Internet standardisation activities of the
> IETF.  You also may
> consider being a reference for the applicant.
> 
> If you have questions, please do not hesiate to contact
> Connie Kendig
> <kendig at isoc.org>
> or Mirjam Kuehne <mir at isoc.org>.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Connie J Kendig
> ISOC
> 
> 
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