− | '''Alexander Schubert''' was the first person to propose the idea of the [[.gay]] TLD to [[ICANN]] in June, 2009. <ref>[http://www.dotgay.com/team.html dotgay.com team page]</ref> He was also a founder of the [[.berlin]] initiative, along with [[Dirk Krischenowski]];<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/dotgay Linkedin]</ref> thus, he has been involved in the [[gNSO]] process for the approval of new [[gTLD]]s, and has been attending [[ICANN]] meetings since 2004. He founded [[.berlin]] in 2005, and [[.gay]] in 2009. | + | '''Alexander Schubert''' is heavily involved in new [[gTLD]]s, both as a consultant and as an Internet entrepreneur.<ref>[http://www.dot-miami.org/dotmiami-team/ Dot-Miami.org]</ref> He was the first person to propose the idea of the [[.gay]] TLD to [[ICANN]] in June, 2009. <ref>[http://www.dotgay.com/team.html dotgay.com team page]</ref> He was also a founder of the [[.berlin]] initiative, along with [[Dirk Krischenowski]];<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/dotgay Linkedin]</ref> thus, he has been involved in the [[gNSO]] process for the approval of new [[gTLD]]s, and has been attending [[ICANN]] meetings since 2004. He founded [[.berlin]] in 2005, and [[.gay]] in 2009. |
− | Alexander is also responsible for [[.miami]] and [[.florida]] iniatives, [[.florida]] is the first [[gTLD]] initiative that is specifically designed for a US state.<ref>[http://www.dot-miami.org/dotmiami-team/ Dot-miami.org]</ref> | + | Alexander is also responsible for [[.miami]] and [[.florida]] iniatives, [[.florida]] is the first [[gTLD]] initiative that is specifically designed for a US state.<ref>[http://www.dot-miami.org/dotmiami-team/ Dot-Miami.org]</ref> |
− | Both .gay and .florida plan to return 2/3 of their profits back to the communities that they represent; the LGBT community and Floridian community.<ref>[http://www.dot-miami.org/dotmiami-team/ Dot-miami.org]</ref> | + | Both .gay and .florida plan to return 2/3 of their profits back to the communities that they represent; the LGBT community and Floridian community.<ref>[http://www.dot-miami.org/dotmiami-team/ Dot-Miami.org]</ref> |