HI All,
Please pass this announcement on to everyone you know. Applications deadline is August 14 and can be done online. Thanks
Judith
Announcing the
Inaugural At-Large
Tribal Ambassador Fellowship to the ICANN 57 Meeting in
India
The At-Large Tribal Ambassadors Project addresses the digital divide throughout indigenous communities and specifically aims to generate increased awareness and understanding of Internet governance development within un-served and under-served Tribal communities. The Tribal Ambassadors, in representing indigenous groups in the US and Canada, will be assigned a Coach with a goal to gain overall ICANN experience and understanding of the Internet multi-stakeholder community. Additional details and requirements are available on the At-Large Tribal Ambassadorship Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw ).
The
Fellowship covers travel, hotel, transportation costs, and a
stipend to
Hyderabad, India for the duration of the ICANN meeting for two
Tribal
Ambassadors from November 3-9, 2016. Applicants
will need a passport and Visa for travel. Visa fees will be
covered by the
Tribal Ambassadorship Fellowship as part of the travel
support.
Applications can be found at this link, https://goo.gl/forms/gz9XQs7vzM5V4L693. The
application deadline is August 14, 2016.
The At-Large Tribal Ambassadors Project is a complement to the current ICANN Fellowship program that has a goal to create a broader and more regionally diverse base of knowledgeable constituents to build capacity within the ICANN Multi-stakeholder Model. Participation in the program at an ICANN Meeting is a "fast track" experience of engagement into that community model, with presentations designed to facilitate understanding of the many pieces and parts of ICANN while providing opportunities to network and promoting interaction with staff and community leaders.
The Project is targeted at
individuals who
identify with, or are part of an indigenous group in the US
and Canada. These
people are either new to the ICANN environment, are familiar
with ICANN but
have yet to attend a face-to-face meeting, or have started
participating in
ICANN by other means but are in need of travel funding in
order to broaden
their knowledge and deepen their engagement. Priority will be
given to
constituent members of Native Public Media (NPM), Indigenous
members of other
NARALO At-Large Structures in the US or Canada and to NARALO
unaffiliated
members. Other Indigenous individuals, not in NARALO, are also
encouraged and
welcome to apply. The only requirement is that these
individuals must NOT be
involved in other ICANN supported travel programs at time of
selection.
Tribal Ambassador Project
Fellowships are
awarded by an independent selection committee based on a mix
of criteria
including applicant experience and references. The Selection
Committee names
are listed on this webpage as well as a description of the
project (see: https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw
).
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