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'''Dirk Krischenowski''' is the founder and originator of the .berlin top-level domain and also partner and CEO of [[dotBerlin]] GmbH & Co. KG, Partner at [[HOTEL]] Top-Level-Domain GmbH ([[.hotel]]), and Founder and Partner at [[DOTZON]].<ref>[http://de.linkedin.com/in/krischenowski LinkedIn]</ref>

'''Dirk Krischenowski''' is the founder and originator of the .berlin top-level domain and also partner and CEO of [[dotBERLIN]] GmbH & Co. KG, Partner at [[HOTEL]] Top-Level-Domain GmbH ([[.hotel]]), and Founder and Partner at [[DOTZON]].<ref>[http://de.linkedin.com/in/krischenowski LinkedIn]</ref>

== Career History ==

== Career History ==

Dirk started his career in various marketing and sales positions, leading national and international pharmaceutical companies. Apart from his marketing duties, he focused on developing global e-business solutions and developing business models for health portals while working for leading European media companies like Bertelsmann.<ref>[http://www.nationbranding.de/site_english/experts/dirk-krischenowski.php NationBranding.de]</ref><ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=2010PanelistBioView&wspid=71 intgovforum.org]</ref> He was also a member of the European Commission e-Business W@tch Advisory Board. He is a frequent speaker at e-Business and domain strategy conferences and teaches on a regular basis about virtual communities at the Institute of Electronic Business in Berlin (IEB).

Dirk started his career in various marketing and sales positions, leading national and international pharmaceutical companies. Apart from his marketing duties, he focused on developing global e-business solutions and developing business models for health portals while working for leading European media companies like Bertelsmann.<ref>[http://www.nationbranding.de/site_english/experts/dirk-krischenowski.php NationBranding.de]</ref><ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=2010PanelistBioView&wspid=71 intgovforum.org]</ref> He was also a member of the European Commission e-Business W@tch Advisory Board. He is a frequent speaker at e-Business and domain strategy conferences and teaches on a regular basis about virtual communities at the Institute of Electronic Business in Berlin (IEB).

==TLD initatives==

==TLD initatives==

===dotBerlin===

===dotBerlin===

In 1999, Dirk started working on the idea of a top level domain for the community of Berlin, [[.berlin]], and in 2005 he founded [[DotBerlin|dotBERLIN GmbH & Co. KG]] with [[Alexander Schubert]].<ref>[http://www.citymayors.com/marketing/city-domains.html citymayors.com]</ref>

In 1999, Dirk started working on the idea of a top level domain for the community of Berlin, [[.berlin]], and in 2005 he founded [[dotBERLIN|dotBERLIN GmbH & Co. KG]] with [[Alexander Schubert]].<ref>[http://www.citymayors.com/marketing/city-domains.html citymayors.com]</ref>

In 2009, together with the top-level domain initiatives of the City of Paris, the City of Barcelona and initiatives in New York and Hamburg, Dirk founded the [[cityTLD Interest Group]] also called [[DOTCITIES]], which aims to become a registered interest group at international forums and city organizations such as Metropolis, [[UCLG]] and [[ICANN]]. CityTLD initiatives from Rome, Cologne, London, Tokyo and Seoul have joined the group.<ref>[http://www.nationbranding.de/site_english/experts/dirk-krischenowski.php nationbranding.de]</ref>

In 2009, together with the top-level domain initiatives of the City of Paris, the City of Barcelona and initiatives in New York and Hamburg, Dirk founded the [[cityTLD Interest Group]] also called [[DOTCITIES]], which aims to become a registered interest group at international forums and city organizations such as Metropolis, [[UCLG]] and [[ICANN]]. CityTLD initiatives from Rome, Cologne, London, Tokyo and Seoul have joined the group.<ref>[http://www.nationbranding.de/site_english/experts/dirk-krischenowski.php nationbranding.de]</ref>