[On Behalf of Connie J Kendig, Internet Society-ISOC]

Dear Colleagues,

The Internet Society has announced that it is inviting applications 
for its latest Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF, part of its 
Next Generation Leaders (NGL) programme (www.InternetSociety.org/Leaders)
. The Fellowship programme allows engineers from developing countries 
to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.

As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, 
responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based 
networks. IETF participants represent an international community of 
network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the 
technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of 
Internet architecture.

Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. 
The Internet Society is currently accepting fellowship applications 
for the next two IETF meetings:

* IETF 80, 27 March - 1 April, Prague, Czech Republic
* IETF 81, 24 - 29 July, Quebec City, Canada

http://www.isoc.org/educpillar/fellowship/index.php

Fellowship applications for both IETF meetings are due by 17 December 
2010.

I encourage you to pass on information about this program to 
individuals involved in your network that have a keen interest in the 
Internet standardisation activities of the IETF.

The Internet Society Fellowships to the IETF are sponsored by Afilias, 
Google, Microsoft, and Intel.

The Internet Society’s Next Generation Leaders programme is sponsored 
by Nominet Trust, the Association Française pour le Nommage Internet 
en Coopération (AFNIC), and the European Commission.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Connie Kendig 
<kendig[at]isoc[dot]org>.

Kind Regards,
Connie J Kendig
Internet Society