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The 7th Asia Pacific Next Generation Camp

Fellowship Program

Overview

The Asia Pacific Next Generation(APNG) Camp will have its 7th camp activity in Taipei, Taiwan.

The APNG Camp is:

- Where future Internet leaders in the AP Region meet together.
- Where AP Seniors and the Next Generation learn & work together.
- Where AP perspective of the Internet is shared and discussed.

Since its 5th Camp, APNG Camp Committee has incorporated a Fellowship Program to provide oppoutunities to developing country personnel to participate in 6th APNG Camp. This program provides basic assistance to successful fellows to cover registration fee, local accomodation and meal expenses, and a portion of fellow's roundtrip airfare.

The APNG Camp Committee now cordially invites suitable applicants to apply for fellowship funding to participate in 7th APNG Camp in Taipei, Taiwan.

Who can participate?

The APNG Camp Fellowship Program targets personnel from developing countries who are actively involved in Internet development, in any of the following roles:

- Young network architects/developers/engineers
- Young decision makers in government, educational, non-government, commercial, non-profit sectors related to Internet development in respective countries and economies
- Young on-line activists in (yet not limited to) social, business, environmental, gender equivalence, entertainment, etc.

Award Package

Successful applicants will award fellowship for registration fee, local accommodation and meal expenses, and roundtrip airfare. The final grant size is determined according to final costs and available funding, and will inform all successful applicants.

Criteria for Selection

The 7th APNG Fellowship Committee will select the fellows according to following criteria.

A. Residency in a developing country
B. Full-time student of a university or college(public or private), or
C. Employed by Internet-related companies and in the age less than 35 years old
D. Willingness to return to APNG Camp as a presenter or trainer in future

E. Willingness to work with working groups
F. Wiliness and capability to present your country's culture/heritage/traditions/costume
G. Presentation materials submitted for APNG Camp "Call for Presentation"

Applicants from any part of the world will be considered, however it is expected that the majority of fellows selected will be from the Asia-Pacific region.

All members of APNG Camp Committee will review all application forms in the first place. APNG Fellowship Selection Committee will review who meet the above selection criteria as final decision. The 2005 APNG Fellowship Selection Committee chaired by Tommy Matsumoto and constituted by APNG Steering Committee and APNG Camp Committee.

Schedules

The following deadlines will apply to the APNG 7th Camp Fellowship Program:

-	Public Announcement:	18th April, 2005
-	Applications:	18th May, 2005
-	Notification:	01st June, 2005

The applicant may wish, and is encouraged to submit the presentation material for speech opportunity in the APNG Camp. The information regarding the "Call for Presentation" for details.

Application

Please kindly fill the application in English:

-	Name and affiliation:
-	Age:
-	Gender:
-	Nationality:
-	Contact email address:
-	A short biography of your qualifications and/or experience (limit to 100 words)
-	Why do you want to join APNG Camp and how would you like to contribute to the APNG Camp? (limit to 500 words)
-	How you would present your countries ethnicity in 7th APNG: * Note that this is not as a formal presentation (with slides). You will get opportunities at the dinner time/in the afternoon/after the sessions/on the travelling time/at the site seeing/etc. You should entertain others :-)
-	Key terms or topic of presentation:
-	Description of presentation (between 250 and 500 words) * Authors should aim for presentations of 25 to 35 minutes duration, including question time.

A formal paper is not required but we would expect to make the PowerPoint material available to delegates.
To apply, please submit your Application Form with full details to the APNG Camp Committee, by email to <camp-fp@apng.org>.