I am a two-time ICANN fellow and a one-time Fellowship coach. As someone who offered feedback at ICANN60 in person as well as during the call for feedback leading up to this call, I am very pleased with how the feedback was recieved and implemented. I think the new policy outlined in the "Draft Proposal of the New Fellowship Program Approach" adequately addresses all the key points of change needed for the Fellowship Program.

I also appreciate the "Draft Summary of Findings from the Community Consultation to Review the Current Fellowship Program." I think it also captured the community's feedback, and I only had two comments:

1. I do think the program would benefit from a size reduction (i.e., the number of fellows selected for each meeting). This would also make the selection process more competitive.

 

2. I encourage everyone interested in becoming a fellow or simply getting involved in ICANN to join mailing lists for as much as year before attending the first ICANN meeting (as I did, for instance). This helps establish context, familiarity, and the pertinent topics of discussion (as well with the politics surrounding them).