<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">As you may know, it was the Jackson Heights Community Board way back a dozen or so years ago that originally floted the desire for a .NYC top level domain, and it was Tom L. who not only kept the flame alive, but made sure names were reserved for neighborhood use. Now, finally, the day has arrived! So what are they going to do with it?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">If you are in the area, drop by. RSVP is optional.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u>
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joly posted: "Connecting.nyc Inc.’s founding director Tom Lowenhaupt will present an overview of his organization’s development plans for the JacksonHeights.nyc domain on Thursday, January 12, at 8 PM. The presentation will be made at the Jackson Heights Jewish Center," </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><b></b><b><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/jacksonheights/" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="m_761707357508638982size-full m_761707357508638982wp-image-8896" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jacksonheights_170x255.png" alt="Livestream" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>Connecting.nyc</b> Inc.’s founding director <b>Tom Lowenhaupt</b> will present an overview of his organization’s development plans for the <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.jacksonheights.nyc/" target="_blank"><b>JacksonHeights.nyc</b></a> domain on <b>Thursday, January 12, at 8 PM</b>. The presentation will be made at the <b>Jackson Heights Jewish Center, 37-06 77th St.</b>, a short walk from the Roosevelt Avenue – Jackson Heights subway stop on the E, F, M, and R trains, and the 7 train’s 74th Street station. The occasion will be the regular monthly meeting of the<b> <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.facebook.com/newvisionsdems/" target="_blank">New Visions Democratic Club</a></b>. All are welcome to this free event.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">Tom's presentation will begin with a description of the .nyc TLD and the city’s hopes for its neighborhood names licensing program. Then, after a project history and timeline, he’ll describe the system’s initial features – a neighborhood resource directory and common calendar – and the ways neighbors and organizations may join in developing and using them. He’ll then speak of the long term potential as social and civic features are developed and introduced.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">He’ll conclude with a discussion of the ways existing neighborhood organizations might benefit, and of the plans to transition control of the endeavor from Connecting.nyc to neighborhood residents.</p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Joly MacFie</div><div>President - Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY)</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://isoc-ny.org" target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a> </span>218 565 9365</div></div></div>
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