Hi Grace,<div><br></div><div>I do not doubt your well-meaning intent. My idea is to, <i>wapende au wasipende</i>, provoke ecosystem newcomers to the stalk reality of walking into this US law-based, global internet regulatory entity. Where I am coming from, page 24 on <a href="http://www.alainet.org/publica/494-en.phtml">http://www.alainet.org/publica/494-en.phtml</a></div>

<div><br></div><div>Getting the travel funding is great, but what do they give back? -- especially to Wanjiku :-)<br></div><div><br></div><div>See you,</div><div><br></div><div>Alex</div><div><br></div><div>On Monday, April 21, 2014, Grace Githaiga &lt;<a>ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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<div><div dir="ltr">Karibu Gakuru. The idea of sharing is to have as many Kenyans apply for this fellowship and I hope they do. <div><br></div><div>Rgds</div><div>Grace<br><div><br><br>Hi Grace,<br><div><br></div><div>I find clause 3(f) on terms and conditions fodder for thought....</div>



<div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">3. <strong>National laws and legislation</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><b><br></b><strong></strong></span><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">&quot;f. </abbr><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted">ICANN</abbr> is a California non-profit public benefit corporation incorporated in the United States and must therefore comply with all of the laws and regulations of California and the United States.&quot;</span></div>




</div></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for sharing,</div><div><br></div><div>Alex</div><div><br>On Saturday, April 19, 2014, Grace Githaiga &lt;<a>ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>

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<div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><span style="font-size:12pt">The 51st </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-size:12pt">ICANN</abbr><span style="font-size:12pt"> meeting in Los Angeles will be held 12-16 October 2014</span></div>




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	<li>Application Round opens: 18 April 2014 </li>
	<li>Application Round closes: 30 May 2014 </li>
	<li>Selected Fellows announced: 18 July 2014</li></ul></div><div>More information at <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18apr14-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18apr14-en.htm</a> </div>




<div>ICANN Felloship terms and conditions   <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships/terms-conditions" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships/terms-conditions</a> </div>




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