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| [http://www.xing.com/profile/Dirk_Krischenowski XING Profile] | | [http://www.xing.com/profile/Dirk_Krischenowski XING Profile] |
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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). |
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| ==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> |
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| 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> |