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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#262626'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#262626'>*<b>Sorry for any cross-posting.</b>*</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#262626'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#262626'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#262626'>Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting applications for the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#262626'>* IETF 97, November 13-18, 2016, Seoul, South Korea<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#262626'>Information about the programme and links to apply can be found at: <a href="http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5"><span style='color:#3576BE'>http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#262626'>Applications will close on 31 July, 2016 and successful candidates will be notified on 19 August, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FB0007'>We encourage you to pass this information about the program to your chapter members and other networks that have a keen interest in the open standards development activities of the IETF.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#262626'>If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at <a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org"><span style='color:#3576BE'>harper@isoc.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Victor.</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span><span style='font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Victor Ndonnang<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Chapter Development Manager, Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.internetsociety.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Skype ID: Ndonnang<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mobile: +1 770-837-7634</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>