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| '''ICANN Fellow''' refers to an individual who is a member of the Internet community and recipient of a grant provided by the ICANN Fellowship Program. | | '''ICANN Fellow''' refers to an individual who is a member of the Internet community and recipient of a grant provided by the ICANN Fellowship Program. |
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− | The '''ICANN Fellowship Program''' provides financial grants to 25-42 eligible individuals to attend a given [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN meeting]] as to actively contribute to ICANN processes, the [[Multistakeholder Model]] and to become part of the future leaders of the Internet governing body. The grant covers the economy class airfare, hotel accommodation, and a stipend needed to attend an ICANN conference.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ ICANN fellowship Program]</ref> An effort is made to include more fellows from the region a given meeting is being held in. | + | The '''ICANN Fellowship Program''' provides financial grants to 25-42 eligible individuals to attend a given [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN meeting]] to actively contribute to ICANN processes, the [[Multistakeholder Model]] and to become part of the future leaders of the Internet governing body. The grant covers the economy class airfare, hotel accommodation, and a stipend needed to attend an ICANN conference.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ ICANN fellowship Program]</ref> An effort is made to include more fellows from the region a given meeting is being held in. |
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| ===Background=== | | ===Background=== |
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| ===Mission=== | | ===Mission=== |
− | The ICANN Fellowship Programs aims to achieve the following objectives:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/learning/presentation-fellowship-program-28apr10-en.pdf Mission]</ref> | + | The ICANN Fellowship Program aims to achieve the following objectives:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/learning/presentation-fellowship-program-28apr10-en.pdf Mission]</ref> |
| * Strengthen the knowledge base of ICANN constituents by reaching out to less economically developed countries | | * Strengthen the knowledge base of ICANN constituents by reaching out to less economically developed countries |
| * Build the capacity of existing ICANN constituency groups | | * Build the capacity of existing ICANN constituency groups |
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| * Selection of fellows from all the applicants based on the criteria set forth in the application and evaluation process | | * Selection of fellows from all the applicants based on the criteria set forth in the application and evaluation process |
| * Provide information and feedback to the ICANN Board and Staff about the planning, implementation and evaluation of the fellowship program | | * Provide information and feedback to the ICANN Board and Staff about the planning, implementation and evaluation of the fellowship program |
− | * Conduct outreach to support the program and to create a list of potential members of the selection committee in the future | + | * Conduct outreach to support the program and create a list of potential members of the selection committee in the future |
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| Current FC members include:<ref> | | Current FC members include:<ref> |
− | [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/committee-2012-02-25-en ICANN Fellowship Selction Committee. Retrieved 15 May 2017.]</ref> | + | [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-selection-committee Fellowship Selection Committee Members]</ref> |
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− | * [[Christine Arida]] – Western Asia | + | * [[Stephen Deerhake]] – [[ccNSO]] |
− | * [[Sorina Telenau]] – Europe | + | * [[Taiwo Peter Akinremi]] – [[GNSO]] |
− | * [[Carolina Aguerre]] - Latin America | + | * [[Mistura Aruna]] – [[GAC]] |
− | * [[Nadira Alaraj|Nadira Al-Araj]] - Western Asia | + | * [[Gaurav Kansal]] – [[RSSAC]] |
− | * [[Aftab Siddiqui]] – Asia Pacific | + | * [[Laura Margolis]] – [[ALAC]] |
− | * [[Dustin Phillips]] - North America
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| ==Criteria== | | ==Criteria== |
| Individuals may be eligible to receive a grant from the ICANN Fellowship Program if the following criteria are met:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ Criteria]</ref> | | Individuals may be eligible to receive a grant from the ICANN Fellowship Program if the following criteria are met:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ Criteria]</ref> |
− | * Applicant must be a citizen of a low, lower-middle of upper-middle income country based on World Bank Economic classification | + | As of March 2023, fellowship eligibility included<ref>[https://www.icann.org/fellowshipprogram/#eligibility Eligibility, Fellowship Program] Accessed 28 March 2023</ref> candidates from all regions and sectors who are or have |
− | * Able to practice the knowledge and experiences gained from the fellowship program to become part of ICANN's future leadership | + | * at least 21 years of age |
− | * Displays contributions to the Internet community or interest in ICANN policy development, fellowship alumni network, stimulating local interest in ICANN and ICANN supporting organizations or advisory committee. | + | * interested or engaged in ICANN's work in policy building, the Domain Name System, or the security and stability of the global Internet |
| + | * completed mandatory ICANN Learn course(s) |
| + | * not currently involved in ICANN-supported travel programs at the time of selection |
| + | * successfully completed an ICANN Fellowship (only for Policy Forum applicants) |
| + | * received no more than two fellowships |
| + | * have proof of their involvement and engagement in one of the ICANN communities (second and third-time fellows). |
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| + | Previous eligibility criteria required applicants to be |
| + | * a citizen of a low, lower-middle, or upper-middle-income country based on the World Bank Economic classification |
| + | * able to practice the knowledge and experiences gained from the fellowship program to become part of ICANN's future leadership |
| + | * able to display contributions to the Internet community or interest in ICANN policy development, fellowship alumni network, stimulating local interest in ICANN and ICANN supporting organizations or advisory committees. |
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| ==Fellowship Program Participants== | | ==Fellowship Program Participants== |
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| + | === [[ICANN 79]] - San Juan, Puerto Rico === |
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| + | * [[Abraham Selby]] - Ghana - Academia, Business and Commerce, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Alyza Josef]] - Netherlands - Academia, Civil Society, Security |
| + | * [[Amina Ramallan]] - Nigeria - Technical |
| + | * [[Caron Maria David]] - Trinidad and Tobago - Business and Commerce, ccTLD Operations, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Security |
| + | * [[Ejikeme Egbuogu]] - Canada - Civil Society, Technical |
| + | * [[Emilia Hanna Zalewska-Czajczyńska]] - Poland - ccTLD Operations, Civil Society, Security |
| + | * [[Emmanuel Adewale Adedokun]] - Nigeria - Academia, Civil Society, Technical |
| + | * [[Ephraim Percy Kenyanito]] - Kenya - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Esau Lepa]] I Matangi Tupou - Tonga - Security |
| + | * [[Eva Nadège N'cho Epse Hie]] - Côte d'Ivoire - Technical |
| + | * [[Fatou Sarr]] - Senegal - Academia, Business and Commerce, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Federica Tortorella]] - Dominican Republic - ccTLD Operations, Technical |
| + | * [[Guillermo Pereyra]] - Uruguay - Civil Society, Technical Security |
| + | * [[Hafiz Farooq]] - Saudi Arabia - Business and Commerce, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Heidy Hernández]] - Guatemala - ccTLD Operations |
| + | * [[Ignacio Sánchez González]] - Chile - Academia, Business and Commerce |
| + | * [[Jahongir Jabborov]] - Tajikistan - Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers |
| + | * [[James Kunle Olorundare]] - Nigeria - Technical |
| + | * [[Kathleen Scoggin]] - United States of America - Academia |
| + | * [[Kennedy Wangila Wabuge]] - Kenya - Civil Society, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Krislin Goulbourne-Harry]] - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Academia, Business and Commerce, Technical |
| + | * [[Melchizedek Alipio]] - Philippines - Academia, Technical |
| + | * [[Muhammad Umair Ali]] - Pakistan - Academia, Business and Commerce, Civil Society, Technical |
| + | * [[Naima Naseer Awan]] - Pakistan - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Natálie Terčová]] - Czech Republic - Academia |
| + | * [[Nirupam Dhoj Karki]] - Nepal - Business and Commerce, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Oier Albizuri]] - Spain - Business and Commerce, ICANN Contracted Party |
| + | * [[Pedro de Perdigao Lana]] - Brazil - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari]] - India - Academia, Civil Society, Intellectual Property |
| + | * [[Senka Hadzic]] - South Africa - Civil Society, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical |
| + | * [[Shanelle McPherson]] - Jamaica - Academia, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Takehiko (Russell) Harada]] - Papua New Guinea - ccTLD Operations, Technical |
| + | * [[Tamara Yael Zylbersztejn]] - Argentina - Business and Commerce, ccTLD Operations, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers |
| + | * [[Vesmira Harutyunyan]] - Armenia - Civil Society, Internet End User |
| + | * [[Vinod Kumar]] - India - ccTLD Operations, Technical, Security, Government |
| + | * [[Waqar Ahmad]] - Canada - Internet End User, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical |
| + | * [[Willie/Nembo Meck]] - Papua New Guinea - Operations, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Xinwen (Evelyn) Xu]] - China - Business and Commerce, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, ICANN Contracted Party, Technical |
| + | * [[Yanira Zoe Filomeno Vazquez]] - United States of America - Academia, Business and Commerce, Civil Society, Security |
| + | * [[Yasir Zunair]] - Germany - Academia, Business and Commerce, Civil Society |
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| + | ===[[ICANN 78]] - Hamburg, Germany<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/icann78-fellowship-participants-2023-06-23-en]</ref> === |
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| + | * [[Abdirashid Ibrahim Abdirahman]] - Somalia - Academia, Civil Society, Intellectual Property |
| + | * [[Adebunmi Akinbo]] - Nigeria - Civil Society, Recipient of Paul Muchene Fellowship Award |
| + | * [[Ankhzaya Tseden]] - Mongolia - ccTLD Operations |
| + | * [[Athanase Bahizire]] - Congo, The Democratic Republic of the - Academia, Civil Society, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Barkha Manral]] - India - Technical |
| + | * [[Bibk Silwal]] - Nepal - Civil Society, Internet End User |
| + | * [[Chuma Akana]] - United States of America - Academia, Business and Commerce, ICANN Contracted Party |
| + | * [[Cristina Mercedez Arrieta Gonzalez]] - Puerto Rico - Academia, Business and Commerce, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Edwin Sandys]] - Fiji - ccTLD Operations, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[El-Hoima Barthelus]] - United States of America - Academia, Civil Society, Intellectual Property, Technical |
| + | * [[Elif Güldüz Gürel]] - Türkiye, Republic of - ccTLD Operations, Intellectual Property |
| + | * [[Eunice Alejandra Perez Coello]] - Mexico - Academia, Recipient of Tarek Kamel Fellowship Recognition |
| + | * [[Gerardo Martinez Hernandez]] - Mexico - Academia, Civil Society, Internet End User |
| + | * [[Hannah Frank]] - Argentina - Academia, Civil Society, Internet End User |
| + | * [[Houda Chihi]] - Tunisia - Internet service providers and connectivity providers |
| + | * [[Jelena Suh]] - Serbia - Academia, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical |
| + | * [[Jemesa Robarobalevu]] - Fiji - ccTLD Operations, ICANN Contracted Party, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Jesse Nathan Kalange]] - Uganda - Academia, Civil Society, Security |
| + | * [[Joel Naoki Ernesto Christoph]] - Italy - Academia, Civil Society, Internet End User |
| + | * [[Letitia Adeline Masaea]] - Solomon Islands - Civil Society, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Lourdes Leon]] - Peru - Civil Society, Intellectual Property |
| + | * [[Marianna Kaninets]] - Ukraine - Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers |
| + | * [[Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot]] - Ghana - Academia, Civil Society, Technical |
| + | * [[Naima Awan]] - Pakistan - Academia, Civil Society, Internet End User |
| + | * [[Nancy Wachira]] - Canada - Technical, security |
| + | * [[Neli Odishvili]] - Georgia - Academia, Civil Society, Security |
| + | * [[Norman Angel Agong]] - Uganda - Academia, Civil Society, Technical |
| + | * [[Norman Warput]] - Vanuatu - Business and Commerce, ccTLD Operations |
| + | * [[Noveck Gowandan]] - Trinidad Tobago - Civil Society, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Oscar Giudice]] - Uruguay - Academia, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Paulo Marcos Gampel Drewiacki]] - Brazil - ccTLD Operations, ICANN Contracted Party |
| + | * [[Phyo Thiri Lwin]] - Myanmar, Republic the Union of - Civil Society, Internet End User |
| + | * [[Romia Lasmin]] - United Kingdom - Business and Commerce, ICANN Contracted Party, Intellectual Property |
| + | * [[Sara Ali Ahmed Mohamed]] - Sudan - Civil Society, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers |
| + | * [[Sarai Faleupolu Tevita]] - Samoa - Academia, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Shita Laksmi]] - Indonesia - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Tamas Leval]] - Hungary - Academia |
| + | * [[Tidjani Mahamat Adoum]] - Chad, Republic of - ccTLD Operations, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical |
| + | * [[Tracy Johnson]] - New Zealand - Business and Commerce, ccTLD operations, Internet service providers and connectivity providers, Security |
| + | * [[Vesmira Harutyunyan]] - Armenia - Civil Society, Internet End User |
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| + | === [[ICANN 77]] - Washington, D.C.=== |
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| + | * [[Abdullah Cemil AKÇAM]] - Turkey - ccTLD Operations, Technical |
| + | * [[Abigael Guirlande Francisque]] - Haiti - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Aleksandar Ichokjaev]] - North Macedonia - Civil Society, Intellectual Property |
| + | * [[Allan Magezi]] - Uganda - Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical |
| + | * [[Ashirwad Tripathy]] - Nepal -Civil Society |
| + | * [[Ayaovi Olevie Agbenyo KOUAMI]] - Senegal - Civil Society, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Ayesha Iftikhar]] - Pakistan - Academia, Civil Society, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Chancelle Mbara NKOUSSOU]] - Congo, Republic of - ccTLD Operations, Technical |
| + | * [[Clement Genty]] - France - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Edowaye Makanjuola]] - Nigeria - Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical |
| + | * [[Emmanuel Elolo Agbenonwossi]] - France - Civil Society |
| + | * [[Fuatai Purcell]] - Samoa - Civil Society, Internet Service Providers Connectivity Providers, Technical |
| + | * [[Hafiz Farooq]] - Saudi Arabia - Academia, Internet Service Providers Connectivity Providers, Technical, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Jackline Akello]] - Kenya - Academia, Civil Society, Intellectual Property |
| + | * [[Jacob Kwaku Odame-Baiden]] - Ghana - Civil Society |
| + | * [[Juliana Harsianti]] - Indonesia - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Kossi Amessinou]] - Benin - Academia |
| + | * [[Liubomir Nikiforov]] - Spain - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[MD Imran Hossen]] - Bangladesh - Business & Commerce, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[MD Jahangir Hossain]] - Bangladesh - Civil Society, Internet Service Providers Connectivity Providers, Technical, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Mansur Mirzoev]] - Tajikistan - Intellectual Property, Internet Service Providers Connectivity Providers, Technical |
| + | * [[Megan Raine]] - Kenya - Academia |
| + | * [[Mouloud Khelif]] - Switzerland - Academia, Business & Commerce |
| + | * [[Muhammad Altaf]] - Pakistan - Academia, Technical |
| + | * [[Muhammed Emin Çelik]] - Turkey - Academia, Business & Commerce, Intellectual Property |
| + | * [[Naeem Uddin]] - Pakistan - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Namra Naseer]] - Pakistan - Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Nojus Saad]] - Iraq -Civil Society, Security |
| + | * [[Plamena Popova]] - Bulgaria - Academia |
| + | * [[Priyatosh Jana]] - India - Academia, Technical |
| + | * [[Radhika Cherie Narayan]] - Fiji - Civil Society, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Robert Nkambwe]] - Uganda - Academia, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Romulo Chacin Gonzalez]] - United States of America - Academia, Security |
| + | * [[Samik Kharel]] - Nepal Academia, Civil Society |
| + | * [[Samwel Kariuki]] - Kenya - Academia, Technical, Security |
| + | * [[Shadrach Ankrah]] - Ghana - Technical |
| + | * [[Shah Rahman|Shah Zahidur Rahman]] - Bangladesh - Business & Commerce, Technical, Internet End User |
| + | * [[Shreedeep Rayamajhi]] - Nepal - Academia, Civil Society |
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| === [[ICANN 76]] - Cancún, Mexico<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/icann76-fellowship-participants-2022-11-07-en ICANN 76 Fellows]</ref> === | | === [[ICANN 76]] - Cancún, Mexico<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/icann76-fellowship-participants-2022-11-07-en ICANN 76 Fellows]</ref> === |
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| * [[Victor Ryan Biran]] - Trinidad and Tobago - Intellectual Property, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical | | * [[Victor Ryan Biran]] - Trinidad and Tobago - Intellectual Property, Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers, Technical |
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| * [[Abakar Abdramane Moustapha]] - Chad, Republic of - Civil Society (Participate Virtually) | | * [[Abakar Abdramane Moustapha]] - Chad, Republic of - Civil Society (Participate Virtually) |