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<span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Are you working to strengthen Internet access and resilience, digital inclusion, Indigenous connectivity, or community-centered connectivity?</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Then this is for you:</b> The
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowship/tracks/#:~:text=Pre%2DFellowship%20Training-,Internet%20Connectivity,-The%20Internet%20Connectivity" target="_blank" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowship/tracks/#:~:text=Pre%2DFellowship%20Training-,Internet%20Connectivity,-The%20Internet%20Connectivity" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-attrib-id="link-4a886eea-5f69-43f8-a6ac-9f57964cc446" data-outlook-id="bd41cfbd-a18c-4227-b8f9-097b3af45f03" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
Internet Society Fellowship Program's Peering sub-track</a> is designed for members of the peering community who want to learn and apply technical expertise to create meaningful Internet impact.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>The Internet Society Fellowship Program's Peering sub-track</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Through this program, participants receive:</span></p>
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<p role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">Specialized training in network operations and Internet exchange points (IXPs)</span></p>
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<p role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">Training in how policies can enable peering and help build strong digital economies</span></p>
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<p role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">Mentorship from experienced practitioners</span></p>
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<p role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">Opportunities to engage in technical community discussions</span></p>
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<p role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">The opportunity to apply for up to
<b>USD $5,000</b> in project funding to implement connectivity initiatives</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Participants develop the skills to strengthen local peering and interconnection, such as:</span></p>
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<p role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;"><b>IXP Planning and Development:</b> Support the planning, development, and revitalization of community-run Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), particularly in underserved areas or where existing exchanges
need support.</span></p>
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<p role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;"><b>Enabling Peering and Interconnection:</b> Promote policies and practices that strengthen local peering and traffic exchange through advocacy, events, research, and engagement with decision-makers.</span></p>
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<p role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;"><b>Technical Training and Capacity Building:</b> Build the skills of local network operators and engineers through hands-on training, train-the-trainer programs, and educational resources on peering,
BGP, and IXP operations.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The journey begins NOW with free online training that is open to everyone. Participants who complete the coursework (approximately 40 hours)
and develop a project proposal may then apply for selection into the 2027 Fellowship cohort.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img src="cid:00DCB31B-E095-42AD-9C3D-AA6E85EABB24" alt="Image" id="img-b6c37a3e-f8ce-435b-9ab9-170f968b5a6e" data-box-shared-link="" data-box-file-id="" data-file-name="Fellowship-step-by-step-email-1.png" data-placeholder-state="" data-child-id="045bae50-3723-4549-9f17-3741e004089d.png" style="max-width: 718px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you’re passionate about creating change through your technical expertise, we encourage you to apply.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Learn more and enroll in training:</b> <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowship/tracks/#internet-policy" target="_blank" title="https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowship/tracks/#internet-policy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-attrib-id="link-e27f72ea-f012-4c1d-877a-7519308fefad" data-outlook-id="623e4291-96ed-44de-81d9-646c5977de52" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Internet
Society Fellowship Program Tracks - Internet Society</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please share this opportunity with people and organizations in your peering community.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: Aptos; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best regards,</span></p>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-transform: none;">Russ</span></div>
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