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<p class="">Dear Colleagues,</p>
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<p class="">The Internet Society has announced that it is inviting applications for its latest Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF. Â The Fellowship programme allows engineers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.</p>
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<p class="">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>
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<p class="">Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the IETF 91 in Honolulu, Hawaii:</p>
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<p class="">* IETF 91, November 09-14, 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.</p>
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<p class="">Information and links to apply can be found at:Â <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/fellows-ietf"><span class="">http://www.internetsociety.org/fellows-ietf</span></a></p>
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<p class="">Fellowship applications will close on 31Â July, 2014.</p>
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<p class="">I encourage you apply or pass this information about this program to individuals involved in your network that have a keen interest in the Internet protocol development activities of the IETF.</p>
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<p class="">The Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF are sponsored by Afilias, Google, Microsoft, and Verisign.</p>
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<p class="">If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper <<a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org"><span class="">harper@isoc.org</span></a>>.</p>
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<p class="">Regards,</p>
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<p class="">Niel Harper</p>
<p class="">Senior Manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes</p>
<p class="">Internet Society</p>
<p class="">1775 Wiehle Avenue</p>
<p class="">Reston, VA</p>
<p class=""><span class="">Email:Â <a href="mailto:harper@isoc.org"><span class="">harper@isoc.org</span></a></span></p>
<p class="">Skype:Â OlokunBB</p>
<p class=""><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/nielharper">http://www.linkedin.com/in/nielharper</a></p></div>