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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">The Internet Society is inviting<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>applications<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). The Fellowship program allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">The IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community
of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture.<br>
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<b><u>FELLOWSHIP ROUND</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">** IETF 104, 23-29 March, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic **</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">INFORMATION</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Information about the fellowship for First-Time and Returning Fellows can be found at the below link:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#0432FF"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/leadership/fellowship-to-ietf/"><span style="color:#0432FF">https://www.internetsociety.org/leadership/fellowship-to-ietf/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Below are the direct application links for First-Time and Returning Fellows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">First-Time Fellows:
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0432FF"><a href="https://goo.gl/QS6TXp"><span style="color:#0432FF">https://goo.gl/QS6TXp</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0432FF"><a href="https://goo.gl/51E5hN"><span style="color:#0432FF">https://goo.gl/51E5hN</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:red">Before applying for the Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF 104 Meeting in Prague, please read the</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://isoc.box.com/s/7bijvl39fpzhmq5d9nsfgdkfspk7pn12"><b><span style="color:#954F72">self-assessment
guide</span></b></a><b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:red">and ensure that you are able to satisfy all the requirements.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">SELECTION TIMELINE</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">12 November, 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> Open Call for Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">02 December, 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> Close Call for Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">21 December, 2018</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">
Notify Successful Candidates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">We encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the program to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the open<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>standards
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#0432FF"><a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org"><span style="color:#0432FF">harper@isoc.org</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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