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Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN72 Fellowship

07-Jul-2021 | Source : The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) | Visits : 3023

LOS ANGELES - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organization (org) announced in a press release that 34 people from 27 countries have been selected to participate in the ICANN Fellowship Program at ICANN72.

The successful candidates represent all sectors of society including civil, government, country code top-level domain (ccTLD) operations, academia, business, technical, security, and end-user groups.

The Fellowship Program seeks individuals who are interested or already engaged in the various aspects of ICANN's work, such as policy building, 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 creating opportunities for individuals from under-served and under-represented communities to become active participants in the ICANN community.

The ICANN org received 202 applications for the ICANN72 Fellowship Program. If ICANN72 meeting will be held virtually, all the key elements of the Fellowship Program and participation will also be held virtually.

Tarek Kamel Fellowship Recognition
The ICANN Fellowship Program Selection Committee also awarded the Tarek Kamel Fellowship Recognition to Isaac Maposa from Zimbabwe, who is one of the ICANN72 Fellowship Program participants.

The Tarek Kamel Fellowship Recognition is a tribute to Dr. Tarek Kamel, who served as ICANN's senior advisor to the president and senior vice president of Government and Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Engagement. This recognition acknowledges the outstanding contributions of fellows in furthering ICANN's capacity development efforts in their respective regions, is integrated into the existing Fellowship Program, and is separate from the Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building. 

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