1. INTRODUCTION

APRICOT is a forum that facilitates knowledge sharing among Internet
builders in the Asia Pacific region, with peers and leaders from the
Internet community worldwide.

APRICOT was first held in 1996, and is now the major annual Internet
operations conference of this region. It is also the only such
conference which operates on a non-profit basis for the benefit of
Internet development in the Asia Pacific.

The APRICOT Fellowship Programme supports attendance at APRICOT by key
participants from developing countries, who may otherwise not be able to
attend. It provides part funding and free registration for selected
applicants, who are encouraged to participate fully in APRICOT
workshops, tutorials and conference sessions.

This brochure provides details of the programme for APRICOT 2002,
including application details for candidates wishing to apply for
support.

2. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

The APRICOT 2002 Fellowship Committee will select fellows according to
the following criteria. The criteria are designed to provide support to
those applicants with most potential to benefit, as well as fairness and
transparency in the selection process.

Candidates are sought from developing countries, who play any of the
following roles in their countries:

- Network builders (designers, engineers and support staff)
- Internet educators (teachers and lecturers at secondary and tertiary
levels)
- Top decision makers in Government, education, NGO and commercial
sectors

While it is expected that the majority of candidates will be selected
from the Asia Pacific region, candidates from other regions may also
apply.

The Fellowship Committee will favour candidates who demonstrate their
potential to benefit by participation in APRICOT 2002. It is expected
that successful candidates will contribute to APRICOT in future as
participants, presenters or trainers; and also by nominating suitable
applicants for the Fellowship Programme in future years.

3. BENEFITS FOR FELLOWS

The Programme will provide an allowance to cover reasonable
accommodation and meal expenses during the event, and will waive all
conference, tutorial and workshop registration fees for the selected
fellows.

Airfares and other expenses are not covered by the programme.

4. FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE

The Fellowship Committee includes the follow individuals, all of whom
have had a long association with APRICOT and with Internet development
in the region:

- Dr. Byung-Kyu Kim, Asia Pacific Outreach, Korea (chair)
- Dr. Pichet Durongkaweroj, Thailand
- Dr. Kanchana Kanchanasut, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
- Mr. Vijay Parmar, APDIP, Malaysia
- Dr. Kwan Siththani, Thailand
- Mr. Paul Wilson, APNIC, Australia
- Prof. Xing Li, APNG, China

The role of the Committee is:

- to develop the APRICOT2002 Fellowship Programme;
- to attract funders and sponsors to support the programme;
- to determine the number of fellows and the funding allocations to each;
- to select the successful candidates;
- to prepare for the next Fellowship Programme.

The Fellowship Programme and Committee are supported by the APRICOT 2002
Secretariat, NECTEC, the National Electronics and Computer Technology
Center of Thailand.

5. FUNDING

The APRICOT 2002 Fellowship Program will be supported by volunteer
sponsors. The number of fellows will be decided by the Committee
according to the size of the total fellowship funding. The Committee may
try to get more sponsors for the Fellowship Program.

6. DEADLINES AND APPLICATIONS

The relevant deadlines for this programme are:

Public announcement:                  8 Nov 2001
Application deadline (first round):  13 Jan 2002
Selection deadline (first round):    20 Jan 2002
Application deadline (first round):   1 Feb 2002
Selection deadline (first round):     8 Feb 2002

The email address for the Committee is: <fellowcom@apricot2002.net>

An application form is attached below, and is also available on the
APRICOT 2002 website at  http://www.apricot2002.net.

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APPLICATION FORM OF THE APRICOT' 2002 Fellowship Program

(1) Name :

(2) Email :

(3) Address :

(4) Position :

(5) Motivation to participate :
        -  relevant experiences related to the IT industry
        -  what you intend to contribute to further the aims of APRICOT and
            the APRICOT Fellowship Programme in future years.

(6) One page A4 Biography/CV (needed attached file - only text or word
file )
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