LOS ANGELES – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) announced in a press release upcoming changes to the New Fellowship Program Approach
following the end of its public comment period. ICANN Supporting Organizations (SO) and Advisory Committees (AC) are
invited to contribute as follows:
Set two-year outreach and promotion goals
As part of the revised Fellowship Program, the ICANN organization will
implement targeted outreach and promotion. SOs/ACs are being asked to provide
guidance on diversity goals for the program. These may include, but are not
limited to, skills and experience, stakeholder group affiliation, region,
gender, and language. ICANN org will use this list of goals to inform the
program’s outreach and promotion strategy. Input is welcome on any specific
local, regional, or global events where promoting the Fellowship Program would
help identify strong candidates. These goals will be revised by the SOs/ACs
every two years.
Nominate ICANN Fellowship Program Selection Committee Members for
two-year terms
The revised program will feature a new ICANN Fellowship Program
Selection Committee starting on October 26, 2018. The Selection Committee will
be composed of seven members, one from each participating SO/AC.