<p id="yui_3_2_0_18_1328949196807196"></p> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Ilda Simao <<a href="mailto:simao@isoc.org">simao@isoc.org</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:isoc-members-announce@elists.isoc.org">isoc-members-announce@elists.isoc.org</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 10, 2012 3:25 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [ISOC] Community Grants Programme – info sessions<br> </font> </div> <br>
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<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal">I apologize for any cross-posting<br>
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Dear Internet Society members :
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal">The Internet Society will be accepting
applications for the June 2012 round of the Community Grants
Programme from 1 March to 30 March 2012, (note that applications
will close at midnight pacific time). <span style> </span>Award
decisions will be made in mid-June. <br>
</p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal">To prepare for this application round, we will
be holding two information sessions via WebEx on 21 February at
1030 and 2000 UTC.<span style> </span>More information on
the Q&A sessions can be found at <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/events/chapter-events?p=1460">http://www.internetsociety.org/events/chapter-events?p=1460</a>
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<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>If you plan to attend,
please sign up for one of the two meeting times using the doodle
poll link below : </span><a href="http://www.doodle.com/3tbfvagaq2piwnx8">http://www.doodle.com/3tbfvagaq2piwnx8</a><span style> <br>
</span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal"><span style>Session notes will be made
available on the Chapter Meeting webpage for those who are
unable to attend. <br>
</span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>Programme information
is available on the Internet Society website, for your review
at: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/grants/community-grants">http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/grants/community-grants</a>
(note that this information will soon be available in French and
Spanish). <br>
</span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>Those participating in
a conference call are urged to read over the programme webpages
in advance of the meeting. <br>
</span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>**New to the
programme** <br>
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<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>In
a continuous effort to improve the programme, a new intuitive
online grant application system has been implemented. As a
result :</span></p>
<ul id="yui_3_2_0_18_1328949196807194"><li><span class="yui_3_2_0_18_1328949196807131" style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style><span style="font:7pt"> </span></span></span>Online
applications will be easier to complete</li><li><span class="yui_3_2_0_18_1328949196807137" style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style><span style="font:7pt"> </span></span></span>The
entire grants process will be web-based</li><li><span class="yui_3_2_0_18_1328949196807143" style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style><span style="font:7pt"> </span></span></span>A
step-by-step tutorial on how to submit your application will be
available at all times.</li></ul>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>More information will
soon be available in our website.</span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style> **Programme Updates **
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style>The
Internet Society Strategic Objectives have recently changed:
<a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/mission/strategic-objectives">http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/mission/strategic-objectives</a></span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style><br>
The current, preferred Focus Areas for project applications
remain:</span></p>
<ul id="yui_3_2_0_18_1328949196807195" style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt;margin-bottom:0.1pt"><span style>IPv6</span></li><li class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt;margin-bottom:0.1pt">
<span style>Local content creation (encouraging
demand for and use of the Internet for a specific community)</span></li><li class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt;margin-bottom:0.1pt"><span style>Encouraging the multi-stakeholder
approach to technical and policy issues</span></li><li class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt;margin-bottom:0.1pt"><span style>Interconnection and traffic exchange</span></li></ul>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style> </span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style>It is
important to note, that the above Focus Areas may provide
direction in formulating project ideas. T</span><span style>hese
are preferences only, so other project topics will be accepted.
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>Any questions regarding
the Community Grants Programme, please send them to
projects[at]<a target="_blank" href="http://isoc.org/">isoc.org</a>. <br>
</span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal"><span style>We look forward to your
participation.</span></p>
<p id="yui_3_2_0_18_1328949196807205" class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>Ilda Simao<br>
Grants Coordinator<br>
Internet Society<br>
<a rel="nofollow" class="yiv266077966moz-txt-link-abbreviated" target="_blank" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/">www.InternetSociety.org</a>
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<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>Would you like to see
what your peers are doing to breaking barriers?</span></p>
<p class="yiv266077966MsoNormal" style><span style>Watch the trailer : <a href="http://internetsociety.org/breaking-barriers-harlem-internet-computer-access-program#overlay-context=itr">http://internetsociety.org/breaking-barriers-harlem-internet-computer-access-program#overlay-context=itr</a></span></p>
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