All - If you have young colleagues in emerging economic zones with an interest in Internet protocols, please pass this along. Thanks - Lucy
From my colleague Connie Kendig, Sponsored Programs and Grants Manager for ISOC.
----- Dear Colleagues, The Internet Society has announced that it is inviting applications for its latest Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF, part of its Next Generation Leaders (NGL) programme (www.InternetSociety.org/Leaders). The Fellowship programme allows engineers from developing countries to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the next two IETF meetings: * IETF 80, 27 March - 1 April, Prague, Czech Republic * IETF 81, 24 - 29 July, Quebec City, Canada http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship/index.php Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by 17 December 2010. I encourage you to pass on information about this program to individuals involved in your network that have a keen interest in the Internet standardisation activities of the IETF. The Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF are sponsored by Afilias, Google, Microsoft, and Intel. The Internet Society’s Next Generation Leaders programme is sponsored by Nominet Trust, the Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (AFNIC), and the European Commission. If you have questions, please do not hesiate to contact Connie Kendig <kendig[at]isoc[dot]org>. Kind Regards, Connie J Kendig Internet Society