ICANN Fellowship Program

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+Program Goals

+ Awareness: Engage representatives from developing nations

+ Participation: Build capacity within ICANN community

+ Contribution: Create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents

ICANN Fellowship Program – Join Us!

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What does ICANN do?

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+Domain Name System (DNS)

+Internet Protocol (IP) Address Allocation

+Protocol-Parameter Registry

+Root Server Systems

+Generic Top-Level Domain Names (gTLD) system management

+Country-code Top-Level Domain Name (ccTLD) DNS

+Time Zone Database Management

Functions that ICANN Coordinates

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Multi-stakeholder Model

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+Support grants for individuals from developing economies to attend ICANN meetings

What is the Fellowship Program?

+Fast-track experience encourages participants to find their niche at ICANN

+Provides community and staff networking opportunities

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+New to ICANN community OR engaged at some level but not fully participating

+Limited ability to attend ICANN meetings without support

+Citizen of low, lower-middle or upper-middle income economy as determined by World Bank

+Citizen of SIDS (small island developing states) classified as developing and least developed by United Nations

Who is eligible?

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+Successful applicants demonstrate:

+ Ability to use experience to become future leader

+ Role or interest in Internet

+ Interest in contributing to:

+ ICANN policy development

+ ICANN security and stability / DNS operations

+ Fellowship alumni network

+ Stimulating local interest in ICANN

+ Joining Supporting Organization, Advisory Committee or Stakeholder Group

Online Application

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Process and Regions 171

Applications Received

39 Qualified

27 Accepted

23 Attended

Fellowship Program Statistics

Latin America

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Asia Pacific5

Europe4

Africa7

Western Asia

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Participants

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+Diverse, rotating Independent panel evaluates all applications against criteria

+Preference given to those meeting minimum requirements and from region ICANN meeting is held in

+About 25 Fellowships are awarded for each of ICANN’s International meetings

Selection Process

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+ICANN 48 in Buenos Aires, Argentina is 17-21 November 2013

+ Application round opens 1 May 2013 at 23:59 UTC

+ Closes 14 June 2013 at 23:59 UTC

+ Fellows announced 2 August 2013

+Current Application information can be found on the ICANN Fellowship website

Next Application Period Begins Soon

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+Open to entire Internet ecosystem

+Receive updates via MyICANN.ORG

+Join public comment forum on ICANN’s web site

+Attend ICANN’s public meetings in person or online

+Join one of ICANN’s Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees or Stakeholder Groups

Participation in ICANN

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One world.One internet.

Thank You & Questions?