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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FYI… This is for those from Africa. Please see conditions below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Wednesday, August 26, 2015 1:51 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowships for AFRINIC-23 is Open<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Dear Colleagues,<br><br>The Call for Fellowships for the AFRINIC-23 meeting, being held from 28 November to 4 December in Pointe Noire, Congo is now open.<br><br>The AFRINIC Fellowships are reserved for individuals representing organisations, universities, and media, who are actively involved in Internet operations, Internet development, or ICT policies in their countries.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><br>Selected candidates are expected to actively contribute to IP address management awareness in the AFRINIC service region. <br> <br>To qualify for a fellowship, you: <br><br>• Must be a resident of an African nation<br>• Don't need to be an AFRINIC member<br>• Should have a technical (IT, Computer Science) background<br>• Must not have benefited from previous AFRINIC fellowships<br>• Must be willing to report on how the Fellowship benefited you/your organisation/country within an agreed timeframe<br><br>Upon selection, candidates will be notified and will have eleven (11) days to respond to the offer.<br><br>A public announcement of the Fellowship awardees will be made after the acceptance of the selected candidates has been received.<br><br>Please find below the schedule for the Fellowship process: <br><br>• Call closes on: 26 September 2015<br>• Selected fellows contacted on: 6 October 2015<br>• Deadline for Fellowship acceptance: 17 October 2015<br>• Fellows list announced on: 21 October 2015<br><br>The Fellowship includes:<br><br>• Assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue<br>• Hotel accommodations for participation at the event during the plenary session days<br>• Daily stipend<br><br>If you think you meet the criteria stated above, please fill in the <a href="http://registration.afrinic.net/events/node/5/">Fellowship application form here</a> and submit it with requested information before 27 September 2015.<br><br>Good luck and we look forward to receiving your applications!<br><br>AFRINIC Team<span style='color:#1061C8'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>