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| − | + | '''PuntoGal Association''' is an organization that plans to apply to [[ICANN]] for a new [[TLD]], [[.gal]], to represent the Galician community in Spain and abroad. The goal is to reinforce the community that uses and represents this ethnicity and language.<ref>[http://www.nationalia.info/en/news/42 Nationalia]</ref> They were Inspired by [[.cat]], which was suc (registered to Catalan community by [[ICANN]]) Galicians are striving to have more visibility of their language and culture on the internet.<ref>[http://www.puntogal.org/xeral.php?txt=arbore_web2&lg=ing PuntoGal]</ref> | |
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PuntoGal association was created in 2006 to realize the dream of having [[.gal]] domain.<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/reynolds.pdf ICANN-Studienkreis]</ref> For the past 5 years, the association is active in [[ICANN]] activities and meetings to better represent their proposal.<ref>[http://www.puntogal.org/actualidade/documento.php?id=25&lg=ing PuntoGal]</ref> PuntoGal presented their agenda on 10th [[ICANN]] [[Studienkreis]] meeting held in January 2010 in Barcelona.<ref>[http://www.puntogal.org/actualidade/nova.php?id=377&lg=ing PuntoGal]</ref> | PuntoGal association was created in 2006 to realize the dream of having [[.gal]] domain.<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/reynolds.pdf ICANN-Studienkreis]</ref> For the past 5 years, the association is active in [[ICANN]] activities and meetings to better represent their proposal.<ref>[http://www.puntogal.org/actualidade/documento.php?id=25&lg=ing PuntoGal]</ref> PuntoGal presented their agenda on 10th [[ICANN]] [[Studienkreis]] meeting held in January 2010 in Barcelona.<ref>[http://www.puntogal.org/actualidade/nova.php?id=377&lg=ing PuntoGal]</ref> | ||
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| Type: | non-profit |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2006 |
| Headquarters: | Apartado de Correos 55 15780 Santiago de Compostela |
| Country: | Spain |
| Email: | info[at]puntogal.org |
| Website: | PuntoGal.org |
| Facebook: | PuntoGal, PuntoGal |
| Twitter: |  @puntogal
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| Key People | |
| Manuel Gonzalez, President Camilo Regueiro, Vice President | |
PuntoGal Association is an organization that plans to apply to ICANN for a new TLD, .gal, to represent the Galician community in Spain and abroad. The goal is to reinforce the community that uses and represents this ethnicity and language.[1] They were Inspired by .cat, which was suc (registered to Catalan community by ICANN) Galicians are striving to have more visibility of their language and culture on the internet.[2]
PuntoGal association was created in 2006 to realize the dream of having .gal domain.[3] For the past 5 years, the association is active in ICANN activities and meetings to better represent their proposal.[4] PuntoGal presented their agenda on 10th ICANN Studienkreis meeting held in January 2010 in Barcelona.[5]
Supporters
The dotGal initiative is being supported 12000 people around the world so far. Besides the organizations supporting the project are:
- Galician Royal Academy.
- Galician Council of Culture.
- University of Santiago de Compostela.
- Galician Radio & TV Company.
External Links
- PuntoGal news channel.