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ensures global representation at ICANN’s International Public Meetings</span></p>
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September 2009</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">MARINA DEL REY,
Calif.</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: The
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has launched the ninth
round of fellowship program applications for its 37th International Public
Meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 7-12 March 2009.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“Just like the Internet,
ICANN is global in scope in its operations,” said Theresa Swinehart , ICANN's
Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships. “Our fellowship program,
through the contribution of alumni from the previous 7 meetings, continues to
experience success in making sure global voices are heard in the wide variety
of public forums that it holds.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For the upcoming Seoul
Meeting, there are 35 fellows selected from 27 countries, chosen from 132
applications received. 10 of the fellows are alumni from at least one of the
past seven programmes; 21 fellows are first-time attendees to any ICANN meeting
and 4 have attended past meetings, but are first time fellows. Priority is
given to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed
nations and 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. The fellowship
will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend. Recipients will be
expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes. As
always, registration for ICANN’s meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applications for the meeting
in Nairobi will be accepted from now until 1200 PDT (UTC -7) on 6 November
2009. More information, as well as a link to the application for a fellowship,
is available online at: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/">http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/</a></span></p>
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