<html><head><style>body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px}</style></head><body style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div id="bloop_customfont" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><a name="_MailOriginalBody" style="font-size:12px"><font face="Helvetica">Hello All,</font></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">The Internet Society is inviting applications for its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Fellowship programme allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">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><br>Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following:</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">* IETF 102, July 14-20, 2018, Montreal, Canada</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">Information of the IETF fellowship programme (including expectations, selection criteria, etc.) can be found at: <a href="http://bit.ly/2xtyGSE" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">http://bit.ly/2xtyGSE</a></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">PLEASE USE THE BELOW LINKS TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAMME:</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"><a href="https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107&limited=1743" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107limited=1743</a></span></font></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"><a href="https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107&limited=1744" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107limited=1744</a></span></font></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="color:red">Before applying for the Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF 102 Meeting in Montreal, please read the</span> <a href="https://isoc.box.com/s/8z9ohrmqwwzq9f16fvs5i3lm17d0bu55" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">self-assessment guide</a> <span style="color:red">and ensure that you are able to satisfy the requirements of the checklist.</span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">Applications will close on 1 April, 2018 and successful candidates will be notified on 20 April, 2018.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">We encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the open standards development activities of the IETF.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at <a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">harper@isoc.org</a>.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px">Regards,</span></font><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4"></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica">-----------------------------</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica"><b>Niel Harper</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica">Director, Next Generation Leaders</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica">Internet Society</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica">1775 Wiehle Avenue</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica">Reston, VA 20190</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica">Email: <a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">harper@isoc.org</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Helvetica">Skype: OlokunBB</font></p></div><br><div id="bloop_sign_1522390404989555712" class="bloop_sign"></div></body></html>