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| |portrait = AlexanderSchubertPortrait.jpg | | |portrait=AlexanderSchubertPortrait.jpg |
| |caricature = AlexanderSchubertCaricature1.jpg | | |caricature=AlexanderSchubertCaricature1.jpg |
| |country = Germany | | |country=Latvia |
| |born = September 1965
| | |email=alexander [at] schubert.berlin |
| |email = alexander [at] schubert.info | | |websitename=schubert.berlin |
| |website = [http://www.schubert.info/ schubert.info] | | |website=http://www.schubert.berlin/ |
| |twitter = domainakquise | | |linkedin=http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderschubert |
| |facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/dotgay Alexander Schubert]
| | |userbox={{Template:UBX-CARD48}} |
| |linkedin = [http://lv.linkedin.com/in/alexanderschubert Alexander Schubert] | |
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| | '''Alexander Schubert''' is heavily involved in new [[gTLD]]s, both as a consultant and as an Internet entrepreneur.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderschubert Alexander Schubert, LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2016 May 19.]</ref> Alexander has been working as a domain consultant since 1997. He was the first person to propose the idea of the [[.gay]] TLD to [[ICANN]] in June, 2009. He was also a founder of the [[.berlin]] initiative, along with [[Dirk Krischenowski]]; 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 (co-)founded [[dotBERLIN|.berlin]] in mid 2005, and [[.gay]] in mid 2009. [[Dotgay LLC]] plans to return 2/3 of their profits back to the gay community. |
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| '''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><ref>[http://www.schubert.info/html/consulting.htm Schubert.info]</ref> Alexander has been working as a domain consultant since 2000.<ref>[http://gaytld.org/main/alexander/index.htm GayTLD.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.
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| | | Alexander is also a regular attendee of [[domaining]] conferences, such as NamesCon. He attends most ICANN meetings. |
| Alexander is also responsible for the [[.miami]] , [[.florida]], and [[.riga]] iniatives;<ref>[http://www.dotriga.org/contact/ DotRiga.org]</ref> [[.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>
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| === Philanthropy ===
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| 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> DotMiami also aims to run on the same philanthropic entrepreneur model.<ref>[http://www.newdomains.org/newTLDs/dot-miami NewDomains.org]</ref>
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| Alexander is also a regular attending of [[domaining]] conferences, such as [[T.R.A.F.F.I.C.]], the [[Domain Roundtable]], and [[DOMAINfest]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/dotgay LinkedIn]</ref> He attends some 12 Internet related conferences per year, including all ICANN meetings.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/rfi-domaintasting/msg00015.html forum.icann.org]</ref>
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| === Education === | | === Education === |
| Mr. Schubert has a masters degree in Aviation and Space Engineering. <ref>[http://www.dotgay.com/team.html dotgay.com team page]</ref> | | Mr. Schubert has a masters degree in Aviation and Space Engineering. |
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