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    <p>HI All,</p>
    <p>Just reminding all that the deadline to apply to be a mentor to
      one of our two Global Indigenous Ambassadors closes on January 8. 
      If you intend to apply please make sure you get your application
      in before it closes. <strong><span
          style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
          Applications are available
          <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://goo.gl/forms/rqqRaKdybsFbCE5f1">https://goo.gl/forms/rqqRaKdybsFbCE5f1</a></span></strong>. More
      info is available in the announcement below<br>
    </p>
    <p>Best,</p>
    <p>Judith<br>
    </p>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="80">_________________________________________________________________________
Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO
Hellerstein & Associates
3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008
Phone: (202) 362-5139  Skype ID: judithhellerstein
Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517
E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Judith@jhellerstein.com">Judith@jhellerstein.com</a>   Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.jhellerstein.com">www.jhellerstein.com</a>
Linked In: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/">www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/</a>
Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide

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            <td>[ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alerts -- ICANN Seeking
              Mentor for Global Indigenous Ambassador Program for
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 07:32:26 +0000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>ICANN At-Large Staff <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org"><staff@atlarge.icann.org></a></td>
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            <td>ALAC Announce
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            <h2>News Alert<o:p></o:p></h2>
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            <h2 style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">ICANN
              Seeking Mentor for Global Indigenous Ambassador Program
              for ICANN61
              <o:p></o:p></h2>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">20
              December 2017<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></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
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              and follow the requirements for coaches as described in
              the
              <a
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1gnvbPazTXGttXjFUHnMrD9brs7cZ6hKzRubUKD6qWlY_edit&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=veRma39hnX87srtnZavLKe_VnoxY9ahteH4r8ysjtXA&s=IssSka2Q4-2XDCtZQXQ-OnOXW4weZ2BZIuK_dHcdeu8&e="
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                <strong><span
                    style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN
                    Fellowship handbook</span></strong>[docs.google.com]</a>.<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p><strong><span
                  style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
                  deadline for submitting applications is 8 January
                  2018. Applications are available
                  <a
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                    here[docs.google.com]</a></span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></p>
            <p>ICANN encourages anyone who is qualified to apply for
              this special opportunity!<o:p></o:p></p>
            <h3>About ICANN<o:p></o:p></h3>
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                  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><o:p></o:p></p>
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