<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>[on behalf of the Internet Society]</div><div><br></div>Dear Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>This is a good opportunity for technologists, engineers and researchers<br>in Africa who are interested in open standard development.<br><br>The Internet Society is hereby inviting applications for its latest<br>Fellowship to the IETF. The Fellowship programme allows technologists,<br>engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to<br>attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.<br><br>As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body,<br>responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks.<br>IETF participants represent an international community of network<br>designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical<br>operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet<br>architecture.<br><br>Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process.<br>The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for<br>IETF 96 in Berlin, Germany:<br><br>* IETF 96, 17-22 July 2016, Berlin, Germany.<br><br>Information about the programme and links to apply can be found at:<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/fellows-ietf">http://www.internetsociety.org/fellows-ietf</a><br><br>Fellowship applications will close on 3 April 2016.<br><br>Please complete the self-assessment<<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/ietf-92-fellowship-self-assessment">https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/ietf-92-fellowship-self-assessment</a>><br>and review the selection criteria<<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/node/9476">https://www.internetsociety.org/node/9476</a>> before applying for<br>the Fellowship.<br><br>I also encourage you to pass the information about the program to<br>colleagues, friends, and individuals involved in your network that have<br>a keen interest in the Internet protocol development activities of the IETF.<br><br>The Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF are sponsored by Afilias,<br>Google, NBCUniversal, Microsoft, and Verisign.<br><br>If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper<br><<a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org">harper@isoc.org</a><<a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org">mailto:harper@isoc.org</a>>>.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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