<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:110%" text="#000000"><table name="HLMsgOuter" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0"><tbody><tr><td>Hello everyone,<br><br>FYI<br><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><table cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><p><span style="font-size:110%">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><br></p>
<p>As you know, 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.</p>
<p>Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following:</p>
<p> <strong>* IETF 101, March 17-23, 2018, London, United Kingdom</strong></p>
<p>Information of the IETF fellowship programme (including expectations, selection criteria, etc.) can be found at: <strong><a href="http://bit.ly/2xtyGSE" title="http://bit.ly/2xtyGSE" target="_blank">bit.ly/2xtyGSE</a></strong></p>
<p>The application links for the Fellowship are as follows:</p>
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<li><strong><a href="https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107&limited=1351" title="https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107&limited=1351" target="_blank">First-Time Fellows (individuals who have never been awarded an Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF)</a></strong><strong> </strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107&limited=1353" title="https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2107&limited=1353" target="_blank">Returning Fellows (individuals who have previously been awarded an Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF)</a></strong></li>
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<p><strong>Before applying for the Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF 101 Meeting in London, please <a href="http://bit.ly/2zSr5iT" title="http://bit.ly/2zSr5iT" target="_blank">read the self-assessment guide</a> and ensure that you are able to satisfy the requirements of the checklist.</strong></p>
<p>Applications will close on 3 December, 2017 and successful candidates will be notified on 22 December, 2017.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at: <span style="font-size:110%"><a href="mailto:niel@isoc.org">niel@isoc.org</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:110%">Wishes</span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br>
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