LOS ANGELES - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened the Fellowship Program application round for ICANN68. According to the Corporation, this round is open only to those who have previously completed an ICANN Fellowship because ICANN68 is a Policy Forum. The meeting will be held June 22–25, 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The deadline to apply is December 15, 2019. Successful candidates will be announced on February 24, 2020 on https://icann.org/.
ICANN Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program seeks out individuals who are interested in, or already engaged in, the various aspects of ICANN's work in policymaking, the operation of the Domain Name System (DNS), and the security and stability of the global Internet. The goal of the ICANN Fellowship Program is to strengthen the diversity of the multistakeholder model by fostering opportunities for individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities to become active participants in the ICANN community.
Since its creation in 2007, the Fellowship Program has built a strong group of individuals who are actively participating in the ICANN community and other Internet governance entities within the Internet ecosystem. Participation covers a range of activities, including:
• Writing articles and blogs
• Giving online or in-person public comments about bottom-up policymaking
• Participating in Internet conferences and panel discussions
• Joining working groups
• Mentoring newcomers
• Assisting our regional leaders
• Personal leadership development
ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.