<div dir="ltr">Currently despite  our  efforts the only locations  outside Continental US and Canada we don&#39;t have a single  US  territory as a ALS.  The new  revised  fellowship may change this.  We have recorded all the  ICANN fellowship for the past 10 years.   Moving forward  these  15 US territories can apply for the fellowship except the next round which is restricted to only Alumni.  Perhaps  we can encourage fellowship in those regions we can gain a foothold.  Many of the fellows became active, some became leaders and others became ICANN Staff. <div><br></div><div>Glenn</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype  gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 2:21 PM, Javier Rua <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:javrua@gmail.com" target="_blank">javrua@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><br></div><div id="m_-1099796942309104762AppleMailSignature">@John And I thought you &quot;<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">really, d(id) not want to get into this parochial political fight&quot;!</span></div><span class=""><div id="m_-1099796942309104762AppleMailSignature"><br>Javier Rúa-Jovet<div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a href="tel:(787)%20396-6511" value="+17873966511" target="_blank">+1-787-396-6511</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">twitter: @javrua</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">skype: javier.rua1</span></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/javrua" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/<wbr>javrua</a> </font></div><div><br></div></div></div></span><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Jan 17, 2017, at 3:17 PM, John R. Levine &lt;<a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com" target="_blank">johnl@iecc.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><span>With the exception of U.S. VI we don&#39;t have ALSes from the other territories, and we have tried to recruit them...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>For some of the Pacific territories, APRALO said &quot;hands off&quot; I think</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>They better not have -- Guam and Saipan are as American as PR and the USVI.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 1/17/17 12:51 PM, John R. Levine wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This  is the self identified  view of all three of the PR  reps that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>provided feedback on the card.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I believe it, but it is not the view of the American reps, and PR is in NARALO because it is part of the United States.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>If we separately call out Puerto Rico, we *must* also call out the US Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, and American Samoa, since their status as part of the US is the same as that of Puerto Rico.  This is not negotiable.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>R&#39;s,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>John</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:06 PM, John R. Levine &lt;<a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com" target="_blank">johnl@iecc.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I like it, although I would not describe myself as an American (or a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Canadian, of course). ...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I really, really, do not want to get into this parochial political fight.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Puerto Ricans are US citizens, they have US passports, and they can travel</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>freely to and from the rest of the US just like any other US citizens.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>There are surely some Puerto Ricans who wish it were otherwise, but the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>facts are what they are.  PR is part of NARALO beause PR is part of the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>U.S., not because of its physical location.  Cuba and the Bahamas are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>closer to the mainland US than PR is, but they&#39;re in the LAC region because</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>they&#39;re not part of the U.S.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On the other hand, if we&#39;re going to call out Puerto Rico separately, we</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>need also call out the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Saipan, and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>perhaps Hawaii, all of which are in NARALO because they&#39;re part of the U.S.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>even though they&#39;re physically located in other regions.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>John Levine, <a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com" target="_blank">johnl@iecc.com</a>, Primary Perpetrator of &quot;The Internet for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dummies&quot;,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. <a href="https://jl.ly" target="_blank">https://jl.ly</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>NA-Discuss mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.<wbr>icann.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss" target="_blank">https://atlarge-lists.icann.<wbr>org/mailman/listinfo/na-<wbr>discuss</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Visit the NARALO online at <a href="http://www.naralo.org" target="_blank">http://www.naralo.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>John Levine, <a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com" target="_blank">johnl@iecc.com</a>, Primary Perpetrator of &quot;The Internet for Dummies&quot;,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. <a href="https://jl.ly" target="_blank">https://jl.ly</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>NA-Discuss mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.<wbr>icann.o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