Curriculum

Onboarding

The fellowship onboarding is comprised of:

• An overview of the NDSS Symposium fellowship, in which the Internet Society team presents the program’s structure, deliverables, and the range of support mechanisms available to the fellows. 
• An introduction to the Internet Society, its values, mission, and current priorities. 

Powering Your Public Persona and Writing Skills

We use the Internet every day to do amazing, emotional things, yet writing about Internet-related research can sometimes be pretty dry. But it doesn’t have to be. In this course, fellows learn the fundamentals of writing different types of content—including news stories, personal blogs, and editorials—for the public, with impact.

The course will also hone fellows’ ability to speak in public and build your self-confidence and ability to position yourself and your expertise as an NDSS Symposium fellow. This session will be delivered by Jen Ross.

Symposium Preparation

Before traveling to the symposium, this session will help the fellows make the most out of their time at the NDSS Symposium. Fellows will go over agendas and key sessions focused on shared NDSS Symposium and Internet Society priorities.

Research Consulting

What happens after the research? Over the course of 3 weeks, fellows will have the opportunity to consider their research and communicate how it effects people’s day-to-day lives. The module will address models that can be adapted and extended, suitable for commercial/academic/advocacy contexts. 

Fireside Chats

Fellows will have the opportunity to engage with and hear from select voices and professionals in the NDSS and greater Internet Society community over a series of curated topics in the lead up to the Stakeholder forum.

The Internet Society’s NDSS Symposium Fellowship Stakeholder Forum

After the conclusion of the NDSS Symposium and the modules covered, the fellows have an opportunity to share insights from their time in the fellowship, progress on their research, and new discoveries, and to engage with established network and distributed systems security professionals and other key stakeholders.