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    <p>HI All,</p>
    <p>Please pass this announcement on to everyone you know. 
      Applications deadline is August 14 and can be done online. Thanks</p>
    <p>Judith<br>
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            style="font-size:13.5pt;color:windowtext">Announcing the
            Inaugural At-Large
            Tribal Ambassador Fellowship to the ICANN 57 Meeting in
            India</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p><span style="color:windowtext">The At-Large Tribal Ambassadors
          Project
          addresses the digital divide throughout indigenous communities
          and specifically
          aims to generate increased awareness and understanding of
          Internet governance
          development within un-served and under-served Tribal
          communities.  The
          Tribal Ambassadors, in representing indigenous groups in the
          US and Canada,
          will be assigned a Coach with a goal to gain overall ICANN
          experience and
          understanding of the Internet multi-stakeholder community. 
          Additional
          details and requirements are available on the At-Large Tribal
          Ambassadorship
          Workspace (see: </span><a
          href="https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw"><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw</span></a><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext">
          ).</span></p>
      <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
          style="color:windowtext">The
          Fellowship covers travel, hotel, transportation costs, and a
          stipend to
          Hyderabad, India for the duration of the ICANN meeting for two
          Tribal
          Ambassadors from November 3-9, 2016. <span
            style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Applicants
            will need a passport and Visa for travel. Visa fees will be
            covered by the
            Tribal Ambassadorship Fellowship as part of the travel
            support</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
          style="color:windowtext"><br>
          Applications can be found at this link, </span><a
          href="https://goo.gl/forms/gz9XQs7vzM5V4L693">https://goo.gl/forms/gz9XQs7vzM5V4L693</a><span
          class="MsoHyperlink">. </span><span style="color:windowtext"><span
            style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b
            style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">The
            application deadline is August 14, 2016. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <h3><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman"">About the Pro</span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";color:windowtext">ject</span><span
          style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
      <p>Th<span style="color:#1F497D">e </span><span
          style="color:windowtext">At-Large
          T</span>ribal Ambassadors Project is a complement to the
        current <a href="http://bit.ly/2avhLDF">ICANN Fellowship
          program</a> <span style="color:windowtext">that has a </span>goal
        to create a broader and more
        regionally diverse base of knowledgeable constituents to build
        capacity within the
        ICANN Multi-stakeholder Model. Participation in the program at
        an ICANN Meeting
        is a "fast track" experience of engagement into that community
        model,
        with presentations designed to facilitate understanding of the
        many pieces and
        parts of ICANN while providing opportunities to network and
        promoting
        interaction with staff and community leaders.</p>
      <h3><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";color:windowtext">Who
          may apply for and be awarded a Tribal Ambassadors Project
          fellowship?<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
      <p><span style="color:windowtext">The Project is targeted at
          individuals who
          identify with, or are part of an indigenous group in the US
          and Canada. These
          people are either new to the ICANN environment, are familiar
          with ICANN but
          have yet to attend a face-to-face meeting, or have started
          participating in
          ICANN by other means but are in need of travel funding in
          order to broaden
          their knowledge and deepen their engagement. Priority will be
          given to
          constituent members of Native Public Media (NPM), Indigenous
          members of other
          NARALO At-Large Structures in the US or Canada and to NARALO
          unaffiliated
          members. Other Indigenous individuals, not in NARALO, are also
          encouraged and
          welcome to apply. The only requirement is that these
          individuals must NOT be
          involved in other ICANN supported travel programs at time of
          selection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <h3><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";color:windowtext">How
          are the Tribal Ambassador Project fellowships awarded?<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
      <p><span style="color:windowtext">Tribal Ambassador Project
          Fellowships are
          awarded by an independent selection committee based on a mix
          of criteria
          including applicant experience and references. The Selection
          Committee names
          are listed on this webpage as well as a description of the
          project (see: </span><a
          href="https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw"><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;
            font-family:Calibri">https://community.icann.org/x/vw6bAw</span></a><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext">
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_________________________________________________________________________
Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO
Hellerstein & Associates
3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008
Phone: (202) 362-5139  Skype ID: judithhellerstein
E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Judith@jhellerstein.com">Judith@jhellerstein.com</a>   Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.jhellerstein.com">www.jhellerstein.com</a>
Linked In: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/">www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/</a>
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