Postel Network Operator's Scholarship 2011 Call for Applicants

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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 2011 Postel Network Operator's
Scholarship.

The Postel Network Operator's Scholarship targets personnel from
developing countries who are actively involved in Internet development,
in any of the following roles:

*	Engineers (Network Builders)
*	Operational and Infrastructure Support Personnel
*	Educators and Trainers

This is not a postgraduate fellowship or academic scholarship.

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. 

The successful applicant will be provided with transportation to and from
the NANOG and ARIN joint meeting 9-15 October 2011, in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, USA, 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.

Applications from qualified individuals are now being accepted.  The
deadline for application is 1 June 2011, and the awardees will be
informed by 3 July 2011.

Please read full information about the scholarship at:

http://www.nanog.org/scholarships/postel.php

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 PostelNOS at nanog.org. 

Please be sure to include the following: 

* Full name and contact info 
* Your brief biography, including current and recent jobs held
* A description of why you need and deserve this Scholarship to
  attend the NANOG and ARIN meetings
* A description of how you plan to leverage your attendance at
  the meetings in your work
* A brief abstract of a presentation you would give at the NANOG
  and/or ARIN meetings, if selected as a Scholarship winner

Kind regards,

-Rob Seastrom, on behalf of the Postel Scholarship Selection Committee