<div><div dir="auto">Dear colleagues,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Please see this call for mentor for Global Indigenous Ambassador Program. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Happy holidays! </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Kind regards,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sarah </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: ICANN At-Large Staff <<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>><br>Date: Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 10:32<br>Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alerts -- ICANN Seeking Mentor for Global Indigenous Ambassador Program for ICANN61<br>To: ALAC Announce <<a href="mailto:alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org">alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">ICANN Seeking Mentor for Global Indigenous Ambassador Program for ICANN61
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20 December 2017<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>LOS ANGELES – 20 December 2017 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced a call for a volunteer to serve as a mentor for the Global Indigenous Ambassador Program during ICANN61.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>ICANN announced the creation of the Global Indigenous Ambassador Program in June 2017. The program establishes two Indigenous Ambassadors, which will be selected from underrepresented indigenous communities, as well as one mentor. Through the inclusion of
a broader and more diverse base of knowledgeable constituents, ICANN will be better equipped to support the next generation of the global Internet community.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>ICANN is now accepting applications for anyone interested in serving as a mentor for the two Global Indigenous Ambassadors during ICANN61. Mentors must be familiar with ICANN and At-Large, and have been active in one of the constituencies. Mentors must also
meet a number of criteria listed on this <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1E1idwhPVdASTKz-2DGz7zmb-2D-2DxXsDoIzSdGqF4yE9WRQs_edit&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=veRma39hnX87srtnZavLKe_VnoxY9ahteH4r8ysjtXA&s=KcyAnpB2KCUXG7iAuqPrGmmkieDeBMvyGtfH1-WJNN4&e=" target="_blank">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">webpage</span></strong>[docs.google.com]</a> and follow the requirements for coaches as described in the
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN Fellowship handbook</span></strong>[docs.google.com]</a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>The selected mentor will receive travel and hotel accommodations, as well as a per diem, for ICANN61 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which will be held from 10-15 March 2018.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The deadline for submitting applications is 8 January 2018. Applications are available
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here[docs.google.com]</a></span></strong>.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>ICANN encourages anyone who is qualified to apply for this special opportunity!<u></u><u></u></p>
<h3>About ICANN<u></u><u></u></h3>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device.
That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from
all over the world.</span></em><u></u><u></u></p>
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