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− | ==Career History==
| + | '''Dietmar J. Stefitz''', who was involved in entrepreneurial Internet projects since 1994, passed away on December 4, 2020. He was well known for growing [[Domaining Europe]] and guiding its merger with [[NamesCon]] to become [[NamesCon Europe]]. |
− | Mr. Dietmar J. Stefitz has been involved in entrepreneurial Internet projects since 1994. He founded BemarNet Management in 1995, and Inverdom in 2008. Since 2008 he is organizing the yearly held [http://www.domainingeurope.com Domaining Europe ]conference in Valencia. He has been VicePresident of ANPROTEL which has been a founding member of EUROISPA. In 1999 he helped to aquire 4 [[ISP's|ISP]]'s for PSINET USA.
| + | ==Career== |
− | Recently he founded [http://thename.show The Name SHOW S.L.] and organizes awareness conferences all over Europe. This events are dedicated to niches, like Startups and Domains, [http://brandsand.domains Brands and Domains],
| + | He founded [[BemarNet Management]] in 1995, [[NewGtld.biz]] in 2012, and [[Inverdom]], an investment and service company in the Internet domain sector, in 2008. From 2008 to 2018, Stefitz organized and hosted the annual domainer conference [http://www.domainingeurope.com] in his hometown Valencia, Spain. He was Vice President of [[ANPROTEL]], which was a founding member of [[EUROISPA]]. |
− | Academia and Domains. For 2017 he is Ambassador for Europe for TheDNA.org
| + | In 1999, Stefitz helped acquire four [[ISPs|ISP]]s for [[PSINET USA]]. |
| + | In 2016, Stefitz founded and became Chief Executive Officer of [http://thename.show The Name SHOW S.L.] and organized awareness-raising conferences all over Europe. These events are dedicated to niches, such as start-ups, and Domains, [http://brandsand.domains Brands and Domains], |
| + | academia, and domains. In 2017, he was Ambassador for Europe for [[TheDNA.org]]. |
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| + | ==ICANN Involvement== |
| + | In 2015, Stefitz and [[Ramón Rautenstrauch]] organized a virtual headquarters in L'Eliana, Valencia, Spain, for interested individuals to participate in [[ICANN53]], which was taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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| + | ==Education== |
| + | He studied at Berufsschule Klagenfurt from 1968 to 1971 and Industrial Merchandising at Handelsakademie Klagenfurt from 1971 to 1974. |
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| + | ==Personal Life== |
| + | Stefitz was born and raised in Austria. |