Changes

Since May 2017, Dirk is a member of the [[ECO|eco Association]] Names & Numbers Steering Committee.<ref>[https://international.eco.de/2017/news/eco-association-names-numbers-steering-committee-starts-its-work.html Press Release eco Association]</ref>

Since May 2017, Dirk is a member of the [[ECO|eco Association]] Names & Numbers Steering Committee.<ref>[https://international.eco.de/2017/news/eco-association-names-numbers-steering-committee-starts-its-work.html Press Release eco Association]</ref>

==TLD initatives==

==TLD initiatives==

===.berlin===

===.berlin===

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>