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<pre><font size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2 color=navy
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Internet Society has announced that it is seeking applications <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>for the next round of the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF program. The <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>program offers engineers from developing countries fellowships that <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>fund the cost of attending an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>networks. IETF participants represent an international community of <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>of Internet architecture.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>applications for the next two IETF meetings:<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> * IETF 70 being held in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Vancouver</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> on December 2-7 2007, and<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> * IETF 71 being held in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> on March 9-14, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Up to five fellowships will be awarded for each IETF meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Full details on the ISOC Fellowship to the IETF, including how to <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>apply, are located on the ISOC website at :<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <a
href="http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship">http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by 7 September <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2007.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Internet Society formally launched the ISOC Fellowship to the <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>IETF program in January 2007 after successfully piloting the program <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>during 2006 at IETF 66 in <st1:City
w:st="on">Montreal</st1:City> and IETF 67 in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">San Diego</st1:place></st1:City>. Fifteen <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>individuals from 12 countries have participated in the program since <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>its inception.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I encourage you to pass information about this program to individuals<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>involved in your regional operators' groups that have a keen interest<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>in the Internet standardisation activities of the IETF. You also may<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>consider being a reference for the applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>If you have questions, please do not hesiate to contact Karen Rose<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="mailto:rose@isoc.org"><rose@isoc.org></a> or Mirjam Kuehne <a
href="mailto:mir@isoc.org"><mir@isoc.org></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mirjam Kuehne<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>ISOC<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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<p class=p1><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:
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<p class=p1><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:
9.0pt'>President, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sudan</st1:place></st1:country-region>
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<p class=p1><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:
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<p class=p1><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:
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Domains Organization-AfTLD"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=p1><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:
9.0pt'>ICANN ccNSO Council Member<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=p1><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:
9.0pt'>""Life lies not in never falling, but in rising when you
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