The fellows were chosen from 125 applicants (65 percent of the fellows and 68 percent of applicants had never attended an ICANN meeting), the group said in a press release. Ten more fellows were approved but opted to take part in ICANN's upcoming Los Angeles meeting instead.

Fellows have their hotel rooms and airfare to the meeting paid for, as well as a $300 stipend to cover incidental expenses. According to ICANN, the cost of the fellowship project for San Juan was roughly $95,000 -- but I'm sure the opportunity to witness Internet policy being shaped was priceless.