| keypeople = [[Caspar von Veltheim]] and [[Antony Van Couvering]], Managing Directors
| keypeople = [[Caspar von Veltheim]] and [[Antony Van Couvering]], Managing Directors
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'''Bayern Connect''' is a company based in Germany appointed by the State Government of Bavaria to apply for the .bavaria (.bayern) top level domain name (TLD) with the [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers|ICANN]].[[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] (TLDH) has a majority holdings in the company. Bayern Connect was established by [[Caspar von Veltheim]] in 2009. He serves as managing director of the company together with [[Antony Van Couvering]]. Minds + Machines will provide back-end registry solutions to the proposed .bavaria (.bayern) TLD. <ref>[http://htl.li/1gPHZr Minds+Machines Works with .bayern]</ref> <ref>[http://www.bayernconnect.com/blog/ Bavaria accepts the tender for this job, marketing and operation of the new Top-Level Domain]</ref> The .bavaria (.bayern) is classified as a [[GeoTLD|geographic TLD]] representing the country of Bavaria.
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==Leadership==
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Bayern Connect's leadership include: <ref>[http://www.bayernconnect.com/uber-uns/ About Us]</ref>
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* Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Patron
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* Caspar von Veltheim, Managing Director
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* Antony Van Couvering, Managing Director
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* Jacob Pranter, Assistant Manager
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* Elaine Pruis, Technical Director
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* Peter Dengate Thrush, Executive Chairman TLDH
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* Dr. Andreas Schulz, Partners of the Firm Lawyers KLAKA
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* Dr. Ralf Hackbarth, Partners of the Firm Lawyers KLAKA
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==ICANN Involvement==
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Since its establishment Bayern Connect actively participates in the different activities within the ICANN Community. The company attends ICANN meetings such as the [[ICANN 38]] meeting in Brussels and [[ICANN 36]] meeting in Seoul. <ref>[http://www.bayernconnect.com/blog/ Bayern Connect at ICANN meeting in Brussels]</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.bayernconnect.com/blog/page/3/ Bayern Connect at ICANN Conference in Seoul]</ref>