The Internet Society will be accepting applications for the June 2012 round of the Community Grants Programme from 1 March to 30 March 2012, (note that applications will close at midnight pacific time).  Award decisions will be made in mid-June. To prepare for this application round, we will be holding two information sessions via WebEx on 21 February at 1030 and 2000 UTC. More information on the Q&A sessions can be found at http://www.internetsociety.org/events/chapter-events?p=1460 If you plan to attend, please sign up for one of the two meeting times using the doodle poll link below : http://www.doodle.com/3tbfvagaq2piwnx8 Session notes will be made available on the Chapter Meeting webpage for those who are unable to attend. Programme information is available on the Internet Society website, for your review at: http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/grants/community... (note that this information will soon be available in French and Spanish). Those participating in a conference call are urged to read over the programme webpages in advance of the meeting. **New to the programme** In a continuous effort to improve the programme, a new intuitive online grant application system has been implemented. As a result :   Online applications will be easier to complete  The entire grants process will be web-based  A step-by-step tutorial on how to submit your application will be available at all times. More information will soon be available in our website.  **Programme Updates ** The Internet Society Strategic Objectives have recently changed: http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/mission/strategic-objectives The current, preferred Focus Areas for project applications remain: IPv6 Local content creation (encouraging demand for and use of the Internet for a specific community) Encouraging the multi-stakeholder approach to technical and policy issues Interconnection and traffic exchange It is important to note, that the above Focus Areas may provide direction in formulating project ideas. These are preferences only, so other project topics will be accepted. Any questions regarding the Community Grants Programme, please send them to projects[at]isoc.org. We look forward to your participation. Ilda Simao Grants Coordinator Internet Society www.InternetSociety.org Would you like to see what your peers are doing to breaking barriers? Watch the trailer : http://internetsociety.org/breaking-barriers-harlem-internet-computer-access... _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.