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|email=alexander [at] schubert.berlin

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|linkedin   = [http://www.linkedin.com/in/dotgay 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.

'''Alexander Schubert''' is heavily involved in new [[gTLD]]s, both as a consultant and as an Internet entrepreneur. Alexander has been working as a domain consultant since 2000. 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.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/dotgay LinkedIn]</ref>

==Industry Participation==

==Industry Participation==

Alexander is also a regular attendee of [[domaining]] conferences, such as [[T.R.A.F.F.I.C.]], the [[Domain Roundtable]], and [[DOMAINfest]]. He attends some 12 Internet related conferences per year, including all ICANN meetings.

Alexander is also a regular attendee of [[domaining]] conferences, such as NamesCon. He attends most ICANN meetings.

=== Education ===

=== Education ===