[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-18-en ________________________________ Los Angeles Fellowship Participants Selected 18 July 2014 50 fellows from 39 countries have been selected to participate in ICANN's Fellowship program at the 51st Public Meeting in Los Angeles, 12-16 October 2014. 17 of the fellows are alumni from at least one of the past 22 programs who will mentor newcomers as well as engage with community, 25 are first-time attendees to an ICANN meeting, and 8 have attended meetings in past but are fellows for the first time. The fellows represent all sectors of society including civil, government, academia, business, not-for-profit and user groups. The country code supporting groups are also represented. Here is the list of selected fellows: Ahlam Abu-Jadallah – Jordan – Gov't Mayyad Ihmidan – Jordan – Not For Profit Ibrahim Alfayoumi – State of Palestine – Technical Community Mohamed Adas – State of Palestine – End User Osama Tamimi – State of Palestine – Business Hanane Boujemi – Morocco – Not For Profit Shabnam Shafiei – Islamic Republic of Iran – End User Mehrzad Azghandi – Islamic Republic of Iran – Civil Service Arsene Tungali Baguma – The Dem. Republic of the Congo – End User Ann Ibrahim – Egypt – Gov't Hanen Idoudi – Tunisia – Academic James Mutandwa Madya – Zimbabwe – Gov't Oluwaseun Samson Ojedeji – Nigeria – Academic Anna Secka Saine – Gambia – Business Patricia Marie Thérèse Gnilane Senghor – Mauritius – Not For Profit Roger Oteng Baah – Ghana – Business / IETF Wisdom Kwasi Donkor – Ghana – Gov't Sarah Kiden – Uganda – Academic Fawaz Saleem Bokhari – Pakistan – Academic Igor Mkrtumyan – Armenia – Not For Profit Ganeswar Sahoo – India – Academic / NCUC Omar Mansoor Ansari – Afghanistan – Business Shakeel Ahmed – Pakistan – Not For Profit Geoffrey Harris – Nauru – Gov't Amata Kabua – Marshall Islands – Technical Community Md. Jahangir Hossain – Bangladesh – Not For Profit Sonam Penjor – Bhutan – Academic – Gov't Sourakatou Ramanou Biaou – Benin – Academic Pierre Dovonou Lokossou – Benin – Not For Profit Ephraim Percy Kenyanito – Kenya – Not For Profit Souop Soufo Bruno Serges – Cameroon – Business Aida Mahmutović – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Not For Profit Inga Cucer – Republic of Moldova – Government Yuriy Kargapolov – Ukraine – Business Sergey Povalishev – Belarus – Business Denis Otvalko – Belarus – Business Dorian Bodiu – Republic of Moldova – Gov't Marilia Monteiro – Brazil – Gov't Everton Teles Rodrigues – Brazil – End User Julian Esteban Lescano Cameriere – Argentina – Business Gloria Patricia Meneses Portilla – Columbia – Civil Service Alejandra Reynoso Barral – Guatemala – Academc Bruno Marcel Duarte Coscia – Paraguay – Not For Profit Allan Carlton Soogrim – Trinidad and Tobago – Academic Kamica Fortune – Trinidad and Tobago – Gov't Joseph Marc Antoine Ridore – Haiti – End User Wanda Miguelina Pérez Peña – Dominican Republic – Business Bionda Fonseca-Hoeve – Aruba – Business Krishna Kumar Rajamannar – India – Not For Profit Wen Zhai – China – Not For Profit ICANN received 355 fellowship applications for the Los Angeles meeting; an independent selection committee assesses applications for each meeting. Priority is given to applicants who meet minimum program requirements, are current residents of developing and least developed nations in the five ICANN regions, and who are interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, advisory committees or stakeholder groups. Click here to find out more about the fellowship program and how to apply: http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowships-2012-02-25-en>