<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-78ef76b5-69d7-60d8-4afc-0860b3ede119"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Colleagues,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">On behalf of the North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) and the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), I would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the 2015 Postel Network Operator's Scholarship.</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">The Postel Network Operator's Scholarship targets personnel from developing countries who are actively involved in Internet development, in any of the following roles:</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Engineers (Network Builders)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Operational and Infrastructure Support Personnel</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Educators and Trainers</font></span></p></li></ul><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">This is not a postgraduate fellowship or academic scholarship.</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Individuals may nominate themselves for the Scholarship via email or online form. The Scholarship will be awarded annually to a recipient selected by a committee comprising representatives from the NANOG Board of Directors and the ARIN Board of Trustees. The selection committee will "whimsically" select the annual recipient exclusively in response to the question: "What Would Jon Do?" if he were asked to select a recipient.</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">The successful applicant will be provided with transportation to and from the NANOG and ARIN joint meeting October 5-9, 2015, in Montreal, Quebec Canada, and a reasonable (local host standard) allowance for food and accommodation. In addition, all fees for participation in both meetings' events will be waived. The final grant size is determined according to final costs and available funding.  The chosen recipient will be advised at least 2 months prior to the fall meeting date.</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Applications from qualified individuals are now being accepted.  The deadline for application is July 31, and the awardees will be informed by August 10, 2015.</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Please read full information about the scholarship at:</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.nanog.org/scholarships/postel.php" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#0b5394">http://www.nanog.org/scholarships/postel.php</font></span></a></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">To apply, please complete the web-based application form that is linked from that page. Optionally, you may submit your application in PLAIN ASCII in the BODY of the message, not as an attachment nor as a Word document, PDF, or any other form, to </span><a href="mailto:PostelNOS@nanog.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">PostelNOS@nanog.org</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></font></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Please be sure to include the following:</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Full name and contact info</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Your brief biography, including current and recent jobs held</font></span></p></li></ul><font color="#000000"><br></font><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">A description of why you need and deserve this Scholarship to attend the NANOG and ARIN meetings</font></span></p></li></ul><font color="#000000"><br></font><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">A description of how you plan to leverage your attendance at the meetings in your work</font></span></p></li></ul><font color="#000000"><br></font><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Verdana;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:24px;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">A brief abstract of a presentation you would give at the NANOG and/or ARIN meetings, if selected as a Scholarship winner</font></span></p></li></ul><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Kind regards,</font></span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">Betty Burke on behalf of the Postel Scholarship Selection Committee</font></span></p><div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(68,16,78);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div>------------------------------------------------</div></span><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Betty J. Burke<div>NANOG Executive Director</div><div><div>2864 Carpenter Rd., Ste 100</div><div>Ann Arbor, MI 48108</div></div><div>+1 866-902-1336<br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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