Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the successful candidates selected to participate in the ICANN Fellowship Program at the ICANN75 Annual General Meeting. A total of 37 applicants from 32 countries will take part in the 17–22 September 2022 meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The successful candidates represent all sectors of society including civil, government, country code top-level domain operations, academia, business, technical, security and end-user groups.
The Fellowship Program seeks individuals who are interested or already engaged in the various aspects of ICANN's work, such as policy building, the operation of the Domain Name System, and the security and stability of the global Internet. The goal of the ICANN Fellowship Program is to strengthen the diversity of the multistakeholder model by creating opportunities for individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities to become active participants in the ICANN community.
The ICANN organization received 103 eligible applications for the ICANN75 Fellowship Program. If ICANN75 is held virtually, the Fellowship Program will also be held virtually.
Click on this link to see the list of selected candidates.
To learn more about the ICANN Fellowship Program, click here.