Hello ladies<div><br></div><div>FYI: Those interested can apply for fellowship to the IETF. </div><div><br></div><div>Kindly reach out if you need any guide. </div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes</div><div><br></div><div><br><u></u>






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 ROUND</u></b></span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following:</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">** IETF 104, 23-29 March, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic **</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">INFORMATION</span></u></b><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Information about the fellowship for First-Time and Returning Fellows can be found at the below link:</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#0432ff"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/leadership/fellowship-to-ietf/" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/leadership/fellowship-to-ietf/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0432ff">https://www.internetsociety.or<wbr>g/leadership/fellowship-to-iet<wbr>f/</span></a></span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">APPLICATION LINKS</span></u></b><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Below are the direct application links for First-Time and Returning Fellows.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">First-Time Fellows:<span> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0432ff"><a href="https://goo.gl/QS6TXp" title="https://goo.gl/QS6TXp" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0432ff">https://goo.gl/QS6TXp</span></a></span></b><span style="color:bla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 TIMELINE</span></u></b><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">12 November, 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">      Open
 Call for Applications</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">02 December, 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">      Close Call for Applications</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><span>21 December, 2018</span></b><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">     Notify Successful Candidates</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">We encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the program to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the open<span> </span>standards development activities of the IETF.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#0432ff"><a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org" title="mailto:harper@isoc.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0432ff">harper@isoc.org</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">===</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Hind"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#0c1c2c">-- </span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#3a82e4">Victor Ndonnang</span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#0c1c2c">Chapter Development Manager, Africa</span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#0c1c2c">Mobile: +1 770-837-7634 – Skype: Ndonnang</span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#002060;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="96" height="32" style="width:1.0in;height:.3333in" src="https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/INTERNETSOCIETY/MessageImages/38b1111fd63e41fe81ecc492002b2fdd.png" alt="image001.png@01D422CF.67B7A410"></span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#002060"></span></i></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#0c1c2c">The Internet is for Everyone</span></i></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#0c1c2c"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0c1c2c">https://www.internetsociety.or<wbr>g</span></a> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bo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 next generation. Check the Internet Society 2018 Action Plan at: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/2018/" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/action-plan/2018/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0c1c2c">https://www.internetsociety.or<wbr>g/action-plan/2018/</span></a>  - #ShapeTomorrow</span></p></div>

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