Dear all, ICANN has announced the the start of their Fellowship Application Round for its 41st Public Meeting to be held Amman, Jordan on 19-24 June 2011.

From the announcement at http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14jan11-en.htm :

"Priority in selection is given to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations and constituencies, or are representatives in the Business, Academic and Private sector looking to find support and gain information on how to have their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online at http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ or email at fellowships@icann.org regarding any questions about this process or program." "The Fellowship program will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend for those individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANN’s meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend." The deadline for submitting Fellowship Applications for the meeting in Jordan is February 26 2011 Kind Regards, Dev Anand Teelucksingh LACRALO Secretariat