20(b) Explain the applicant's relationship to the community identified in 20(a)

Prototypical answer:

* RELATIONSHIP TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS *

Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH has worked closely with the Hamburg Government and its relevant different departments since 2007 on the topic of .HAMBURG. The Letter of Support issued by the Senate of Hamburg (see #21 f) is also an explicit expression of a long-standing relationship to the City of Hamburg.

Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH is an active member of relevant Hamburg-specific organizations representing the majority interests of the Community of Hamburgers like

- IHK zu Hamburg (Hamburg Chamber of Trade and Commerce), http:⁄⁄www.hk24.de⁄en
- Hamburg@work, http:⁄⁄www.hamburg-media.net⁄
- Initiative dotHamburg e.V.

Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH is also an active member of other organizations representing interests of the Community of Hamburgers and others:

- eco - Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V. (the association for the German Internet economy), www.eco.de
- Hamburg@work, http:⁄⁄www.hamburg-media.net⁄

Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH is a Hamburg-based company; its founder and CEO was born in Hamburg as a 4th generation citizen. This reflects a deep and intense relationship to the Community as well.

* RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMMUNITY PARTS *
The founder and CEO of Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH is a native Hamburger in the 4th generation. The applicant’s organization, Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH, was founded in 2007 in Hamburg and is located in Hamburg. The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is a shareholder of Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH.

Please review the attachments in #20f for more details.

* ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS *

1. Annual Reports
Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH is obliged by the Government of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg to publish monthly reports on the application and operations of the .HAMBURG top-level domain and to inform the public annually on other relevant developments in the .HAMBURG name space.

2. Steering Committee
Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH and the Government of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg have established a steering committee that oversees the management of the .HAMBURG top-level domain. Its tasks include the adoption of new developments, the management of reserved names lists, the discussion of policies and many other topics.

include the adoption of new developments, the management of reserved names lists, the discussion of policies and many other topics.

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