[AfrICANN-discuss] Fellowship Program Selection for ICANN Meeting 37 Announced names follow announcement

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

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http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18dec09-en.htm
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 Fellowship Program Selection for ICANN Meeting 37 Announced

18 December 2009

Global input and ideas will be on the rise at the 37th International Public
Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers thanks to
ICANN's on-going Fellowship program.

"The Fellowship program is a real testament to the importance ICANN places
on global engagement through increased participation from the developing and
least developed world," said Theresa Swinehart , ICANN's Vice President,
Global and Strategic Partnerships. "Reaching out to the global community, we
saw a desire to be a part of the key discussions that take place at our
meetings, but some countries and Internet users just didn't have the
resources to attend. The Fellowship program helps bridge that gap."

As a reminder about the process, applications for each meeting are assessed
by an independent selection committee, and priority is given to applicants
who are current residents of developing and least developed nations in the
region in which the meeting is to be held, who are interested in
participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, such as the
Governmental Advisory Committee, the Country Code Names Supporting
Organization, and the Generic Names Supporting Organization.

Additionally, all confirmed fellowship participants must comply with the
terms and conditions of the Fellowship program, as outlined at
http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/terms-and-conditions.htm. As stated
within these terms and conditions, ICANN is a California non-profit public
benefit corporation incorporated in the United States and must therefore
comply with all the laws and regulations of California and the United
States. Fellows are responsible for obtaining all travel visas once accepted
into the program. ICANN will only purchase tickets for Fellows after all
necessary documentation has been obtained and Fellows demonstrate that they
have obtained all necessary travel visas.

Once all of the requirements for travel are met, the Fellowship program
arranges airfare and hotel, as well as provides a stipend to assist with
some meeting costs incurred, following successful completion of the
Fellowship program. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in
and contribute to ICANN processes during and after the meeting. As always,
registration for ICANN's meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. The
Nairobi meeting will be held from 7-12 March 2010.

For the Nairobi meeting, 26 Fellows have been selected from 21countries,
chosen amongst the 119 applications received from 56 countries. 10 of the
Fellows are alumni from at least one of the past eight programmes; 14
Fellows are first-time attendees to any ICANN meeting and 2 have attended
past meetings, but are first time Fellows. There is representation from all
sectors including civil, government, academia, and from business or user
groups. Included in these sectors are representatives of country code
supporting groups. You will find the current list of participants at
http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/.

The 38th ICANN International Public Meeting will be held in Brussels,
Belgium from 25-30 June 2010. Applications for the Brussels Fellowship class
will be available online, 11 January 2010, on the ICANN Fellowship webpage.

"We have seen the fellowship recipients in action since our first meeting in
San Juan in June 2007 — and they have grown in their level of understanding
and participation in the ICANN process and community." Swinehart added.
"ICANN is in the middle of major initiatives around new top-level domains,
the introduction of internationalized domain names, to name just two, and
the Fellowship program has a key role in making sure we get the broadest
possible input on these matters."
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The following 26 individuals have been selected to participate in the ICANN
37 Meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya this March 7-12.

   - Mohab Altlaity - Egypt
   - Berry Amol - Papua New Guinea
   - Blaise Arbouet - Haiti
   - Fouad Bajwa - Pakistan
   - María Antonieta Chavarria Quesada - Costa Rica
   - Jawet Chiguvare - Pakistan
   - Ntamushobora Pierre Claver - Rwanda
   - Hago Elteraifi Mohamed Dafalla - Sudan
   - Amr Elsadr - Egypt
   - Vitus Foli Aborogu - Ghana
   - Charles Kaniah Gaye - Liberia
   - Timur Hasanov - Tajikistan
   - Sarmad Hussain - Pakistan
   - Annabel Sake Kangombe - Zambia
   - Eva Kebarakile Kentshitswe - Botswana
   - Assa Simbara Mariko - Mail
   - Shefqet Meda - Albania
   - Guebre Moussa - Burkina Faso
   - Abibu Rashid Ntahigiye - United Republic of Tanzania
   - Towela Nyirenda-Jere - Malawi
   - Peters Omoragbon - Nigeria
   - Carlos Rodrigo Saucedo Linares - Bolivia
   - Dwi Simanungkalit - Indonesia
   - Nelly Stoyanova - Bulgaria
   - Khoudia Gueye Sy - Senegal
   - Alioune Badara Traore - Mali


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