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Country:	Spain
Email:	djs [at] bemarnet.es
Website:	Dietmar Stefitz
Blog:	http://www.unoaldia.net
Facebook:	Dietmar Stefitz
LinkedIn:	Dietmar Stefitz
Twitter:	@bemarnet

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.

Career

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 [1] in his hometown Valencia, Spain. He was Vice President of ANPROTEL, which was a founding member of EUROISPA. In 1999, Stefitz helped acquire four ISPs for PSINET USA. In 2016, Stefitz founded and became Chief Executive Officer of 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, Brands and Domains, academia, and domains. In 2017, he was Ambassador for Europe for TheDNA.org.

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.

Education

He studied at Berufsschule Klagenfurt from 1968 to 1971 and Industrial Merchandising at Handelsakademie Klagenfurt from 1971 to 1974.

Personal Life

Stefitz was born and raised in Austria.

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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]].
+==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.
+==Education==
+He studied at Berufsschule Klagenfurt from 1968 to 1971 and Industrial Merchandising at Handelsakademie Klagenfurt from 1971 to 1974.
+==Personal Life==
+Stefitz was born and raised in Austria.