APSIG-APrIGF 2022 selected Fellows Announced!
List of selected Fellows for APSIG-APrIGF 2022 is as follows;
Engagement Requirements of Fellows
Pre-Conference
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1. Attend online introductory
course(s) on Internet Governance as designated.
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2. Attend the pre-conference
preparation webinars for Fellows.
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3. Join the 2022 Fellows mailing
list discussions.
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4. Register for the conference.
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5. Coordinate with the assigned
buddy group and attend group coordination calls.
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6. Participate in APrIGF Synthesis
Document development process.
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7. Make use of your connections and social
media presence to promote the event, sessions and activities, by actively
sharing information to your community, or creating and sharing posts online.
During Conference
1. Participate in the capacity
building sessions.
2. Attend all sessions in 3 days of the
APSIG program.
3. Coordinate within the assigned
buddy group and at least 50% of all sessions during the 3-day APrIGF main
conference.
4. Attend Fellows-Mentors meet-up
sessions and report to the mentor about the sessions they have attended.
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5. Join in various activities with
the assistance of Mentors/Fellowship Committee. For example (but not limited
to):
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a. To contribute to a session as a
panelist / speaker / contributor.
b. To organize with other Fellows a
short session on a particular IG topic.
c. To coordinate and work among the
buddy group to provide a summary report in a dedicated session. (**Returning
Fellows are required to serve as buddies and help coordinate the buddy group on
the rapporteur work.) Details of activities will be discussed and coordinated with the Fellowship
Committee and among your buddy groups.
6. Participate in the APrIGF
Synthesis Document development process.
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7. Help promote APrIGF and APSIG!
For example, live tweet the event to increase engagement and draw attention to
the conferences and events in real time; create posts/ blogs/ videos to share
your learnings and opinions after attending sessions, etc.
Post Conference
1. Share your key takeaways or the
issues highlighted from APrIGF and APSIG in any popular format, e.g. blog post,
video log, recording, etc.
2. Share it online with your community and send a link to the Secretariat within 2
weeks after the conference.
3. Complete a fellowship feedback
survey within the specified deadline.
4. Participate in the
post-conference buddy group call to review the program experience.
5. Consent to be added to the
Fellows alumni network mailing list and social media groups.
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6. Join the MSG as an Observer
Member for 1 year at least.
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7. Engage in local community
development initiatives.
Requirements for Selected Fellows (Must Read)
Vaccination
All in-person Fellows are required to
be fully vaccinated as defined by Singapore before arrival. Once you have
accepted the Fellowship offer, you will be asked to submit proof of full
vaccination to the portal before the trip. Failure to provide vaccination proof
will not be granted sponsorship for flights and accommodation.
Requirements and list of accepted vaccinations for entry into
Singapore
Travel Insurance
All in-person
Fellows are required to purchase travel insurance which covers a certain level
of Covid-19 related costs for their trip at their own expense before arriving
in Singapore. Once you have accepted the offer to be an onsite Fellow, you
shall purchase travel insurance and upload details to the portal as soon as
your flight is booked. Failure to obtain travel insurance will not be granted
sponsorship for flights and accommodation.
Travel insurance
companies recommended by Singapore authority:
Insurer Product
Name & Application Page
AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd. Singapore Travel Assist
Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited SG Travel Insured
HL Assurance Pte. Ltd. ChangiAssure Covid Insurance
Passport & Visa
Please check if you
have a valid passport until the end of trip, and whether you will require a
valid visa to enter Singapore. Selected fellows travelling to Singapore shall
apply for visa (if necessary) at their own expense. We will be happy to assist
in case you need any supporting documents for the application.
Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority – Visa
Requirements
We recommend you to
make use of this tool which helps you to check the latest Covid restrictions
particularly for your trip:
International SOS – COVID Trip Planner
If you have any issue with the application process, please contact at contact@apsig.asia
Fellowship Committee Members
Babu Ram Aryal, Chair
Srinivas Chendi
Sagarika Wickramasekera
Dr. N.Sudha Bhuvaneswari
Unggul Sagan
Jahangir Hossain
Kashif Adeel
The
APSIG Conference Program is meant to identify candidates who deserve
support for participating major conferences on Internet and Digital
Governance including Internet Governance Forum. The program, supported
by APSIG and others, started in 2016.
The APSIG Finance Committee will handle the Conference Fellowships. The Committee will use the following procedure to identify candidates:
1- Candidates submit a Conference Fellowship application with the workshop proposal, session proposal or paper with or without the acceptance letter from the relevant conference.
2- Preference will be given to candidates with the accepted workshop proposals, session proposals or the paper from developing countries.
3- After the conference, the selected fellows are required to submit a report to APSIG.
Why APSIG Conference Fellowship Program?
We would like to see many Internet governance leaders and experts in Asia Pacific to participate IGF and other major Internet/Digital governance conferences actively.
Unfortunately, financial supports to participate these conferences are very limited. We decided to create Amazon/APSIG Fellowship Program for active participation to IGF.
Later, we changed the name to APSIG Conference Fellowships. APSIG focuses more on APSIG alumni.
We also recommend all national SIGs and IGFs to sustain active participation to IGF among other major conferences to develop good SIG curriculum and IGF program as well as developing global human networks through active participation to the conferences.