<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><mce:style><!--
--></mce:style><style mce_bogus="1"></style></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">What: Planning New York City's dotNeighborhoods
<br><br>When: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:30 PM<br><br>Where: Neighborhood
Preservation Center, 232 E 11th Street (near Second
Avenue)<br><br>-----------</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">We've all become familiar with Top Level Domains
like .com, .org, .edu, and .gov. New York City will soon have its own, the .nyc
TLD. </font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial">Tuesday's meeting will focus on a special
part of the .nyc Top Level Domain, the dotNeighborhood name-set. With
.nyc's activation (perhaps as early as next year) 300+ domain names like
GreenwichVillage.nyc, BayRidge.nyc, JacksonHeights.nyc, Harlem.nyc, Astoria.nyc,
Chelsea.nyc, and Melrose.nyc will become available to serve their neighborhoods.
</font><font size="2" face="Arial">If thoughtfully developed, these dotNeighborhoods
will be places where neighbors can connect with one another to address problems
and explore opportunities. </font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial">This is our third dotNeighborhoods meeting
and our focus will be on governance and accountability: How do we assure that
Corona.nyc serves the needs of Corona residents and not the beer company?
</font><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">See our <a href="http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/traditional-neighborhood-names" mce_href="http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/traditional-neighborhood-names" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="Arial">dotNeighborhoods wiki
pages</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial"> for background.</font></font></font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> </font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial">We'll also hear from the Hunter College Graduate School of Urban
Affairs Workshop which just completed a project entitled: <b>A Case Study -
Neighborhoods in a Digital Era</b>. The researches will describe their process
and findings. You can read the report's Executive Summary <a href="http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/dotneighborhoods-hunter-college-urban-affairs-report" mce_href="http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/dotneighborhoods-hunter-college-urban-affairs-report"><font size="2" face="Arial">here</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial">.</font></font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> </font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial">Connecting.nyc Inc. advocates for the .nyc TLD's development as a
public interest resource and sees these neighborhood names as perhaps the most
significant name-set. For </font><font size="2" face="Arial">more on this and the
other name-sets, see our </font><a href="http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/the-nyc-namespace" mce_href="http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/the-nyc-namespace" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="Arial">Domain Name Allocation
Plan</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial">.</font></div></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial">RSVP to </font><a href="mailto:info@connectingnyc.org" mce_href="mailto:info@connectingnyc.org"><font size="2" face="Arial">info@connectingnyc.org</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial">.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Tom Lowenhaupt</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial">Thomas Lowenhaupt, Founder &
Chair</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial">Connecting.nyc Inc.</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:tom@connectingnyc.org" mce_href="mailto:tom@connectingnyc.org"><font size="2" face="Arial">tom@connectingnyc.org</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial">
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