Colleagues, Somewhat off-topic in the current stream of threads, but you may perhaps know of individuals interested in this within your organisation(s), which does cover a diverse group. Regards, R. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ISOC Fellowship to the IETF Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:16:54 +1200 From: Rajnesh D. Singh <rajnesh@pacificit.org> Dear Colleagues, The Internet Society announces 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 72 being held in Dublin, Ireland, 27 July - 1 August 2008 * IETF 73 being held in Minneapolis, 16 - 21 November 2008 Up to five 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 2 May 2008. 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. Fifteen individuals from 12 countries have participated in the program since its inception. We encourage you to pass information about this program to individuals involved in your regional operators' groups and others 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 hesitate to contact Karen Rose <rose@isoc.org> or Mirjam Kuehne <mir@isoc.org> or me at <singh@isoc.org>.