Twenty-one fellows participated in the37th ICANN International Public Meeting held March 7-12 in Nairobi, Kenya.
There were 33 candidates who met the program criteria, and of those 26 were originally selected to attend, from a pool of 119 applications that were received for this meeting. Five individuals were deferred to the Brussels meeting this June, 1 gentleman was unable to attend at the last minute due to personal circumstances, and 2 alternates were able to fill available spots within the allotted timeframe. Of the participating fellows, there were 7 alumni of the fellowship program, 1 first time fellowship who had attended at least 1 ICANN meeting previously, and 13 first time ICANN meeting attendees.
All of the ICANN regions were represented, though per the Fellowship Program specifications the emphasis for representation was on the Africa region, and the following are the countries from which the fellows hail: Costa Rico, Paraguay, Papa New Guinea, Pakistan, Egypt, Bulgaria, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Zambia, Mali, Tanzania, Botswana, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa.
The focused morning meeting workshops, which are a mainstay of the program and mandatory for all participants to attend, covered the following topics: ICANN 101-the Basics, overview of the ccNSO, AFTLD and .KE, with emphasis on registry best practices, informational sessions on NomCom, ISOC and the At-Large organization, Internet Governance and ICANN Global Partnerships. In addition, there were 4 presentations from Fellowship Alumni covering IDN Fast Track, the GAC, expectations for the week ahead and goals for the participants when they return home in order to continue to promote the work of ICANN and its constituent groups. The sessions are highly interactive, as they provide a small group opportunity to get questions answered by experienced members of staff and the community.
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