Internet Society Extends IETF Fellowship to Emerging Markets

The Internet Society is inviting applicants from the emerging markets to partake in its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) 2017.

The Fellowship programme allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting.

The IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks.

According to Niel Harper, senior manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes at the Internet Society, the IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture.

Harper said that the Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process.

The Internet Society is currently accepting applications via http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5, as applications will close on 6 August, 2017 and successful candidates will be notified on 28 August, 2017.

ISOC highlighted benefits of the programme to include to exposes and encourages participation in the IETF process from emerging and developing economies; creates connections between new and established open Internet standards developers and reinforces the importance of multi-disciplinary leaders in fostering the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet.

It will also empower Internet professionals by broadening their experience and enabling their participation in open Internet standards development; provides opportunities for Fellows to participate in the global Internet ecosystem and to interact and engage with the broader Internet engineering community and increases the visibility of Fellows and prepares them to deliver more meaningful impacts at the local and regional level.

The IETF (along with its related organizations) is a large, open, international community of network designers, operators, vendor experts, researchers, and other interested technologists.

While much of the IETF’s work takes place through mailing lists, there are three physical IETF meetings each year.

The in-person experience of IETF meetings can help promote a stronger understanding of the standardization process, encourage active involvement in IETF work, and facilitate personal networking with others who have similar technical interests.