A roundtable session I did at GovCampNSW 2011
Notes:
How Does it Look?
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sydney.com => visit.sydney
whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au => whatson.sydney
digitalsydney.com => digital.sydney
paddysmarkets.com.au => paddysmarkets.sydney
therocks.com => therocks.sydney
mix1065.com.au => mix1065.sydney
Timeline
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Circa 2010
* NSW DPC convened a Environmental Scan and Scoping Study
Oct 2011
* NSW gov released RFP to appoint Registry Operator for the preparation and operation of .sydney, .melbourne, .victoria, and possibly .nsw
Jan – April 2012
* ICANN New Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) application window
Q1 2013
* We may see .sydney approved (and operational)
Full Disclosure
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I work at http://www.CloudRegistry.net who submitted a JV bid for the RFP. However, participating as a genuinely concerned Sydneysider
and reaching out to communities to let them know.