Empowering New York City's Neighborhoods

The de Blasio administration initiated a program to license operators of 385 neighborhood domain names - Astoria.nyc, Bensonhurst.nyc, Corona.nyc, DUMBO, Elmhurst.nyc, Flatbush.nyc, GreenwichVillage.nyc, Harlem.nyc...

On Tuesday, March 22 at 7 PM we're going to review that licensing program and explore ways to connect the (potentially) 385 independent operators of those domain names, enabling them to share ideas and best practices.

Agenda:

o Update on the city’s licensing program for the neighborhood domain names.

o Hear the experiences and expectations of applicants for neighborhood names.

o Discussion: What organizational structure will enable operators of these “dotNeighborhoods” to share best practices and be represented before city and other regulatory entities? How can these operations collaborate to create open-source modules like bulletin boards, neighborhood calendars, etc.?

Sponsors: Connecting.nyc Inc., The New York Internet Society.

What: Empowering Neighborhoods
Where: The Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street
When: Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 - 8:30 PM

The facility has 20 seats. Reserve one here or email tomL@communisphere.com. Light refreshments will be provided.

Can't make it? The meeting will be recorded by the New York Internet Society. Keep an eye on the Connecting.nyc (http://connecting.nyc) blog for updates.

Interested in operating a neighborhood name? Begin your exploration on our Adding Internet Mojo To Neighborhoods (http://www.connectingnyc.org/neighborhoods-home/) pages.

Best,

Tom Lowenhaupt, Director
Connecting.nyc Inc.