For us at the Internet Society, the role that people play in our community is vital to carrying our message in favor of an open and trusted Internet for all. We rely on the contributions, knowledge, and experience of our members. For this reason, the Chapters of the Latin American and Caribbean region have come together to offer and implement a pilot training program for their members.

Active participation of people in their local chapter is one of the main objectives of the program. The people involved will contribute to the four focus areas of the Internet Society’s 2019 Action Plan and will adopt our narrative and tone of voice. The sessions of the program will have facilitators from the LAC region with extensive knowledge on the topics addressed. In addition there will be special sessions with participation of experts from Internet Society staff.

180 seats are available to be distributed among Chapters of the LAC region. The selected candidates will have the opportunity to be trained in Internet Governance; community networks and access; Internet technical security; or the Internet of Things and Public Policy. The general criteria for participating is published here, although it is important to emphasize that each Chapter will define specific selection criteria, as well as the people selected from their community.

Participation is easy. Just fill in the online form, which will remain open until April 24 at
18:00 UTC. The selected people will be notified between May 13 and 15, while
the training will take place from May 27 to July 5. At the end of the training,
each person should share their knowledge with their community. This can be
through a short video or the realization of a virtual or face-to-face seminar.

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