dotBERLIN’s advisory board has a consultative and supporting position for the approval activities and for the subsequent operation of the top-level domain .berlin. The advisory board also helps to anchor, in a socially responsible way, the top-level domain .berlin in the Berlin community made up of political, commercial, cultural, social and individual interests. It also advises dotBERLIN on the issuing of domains, taking account of the various interests fairly and transparently. The heterogeneous composition of the advisory board can make use of a variety of experience, knowledge and contacts. The advisory board includes (in alphabethic order):
- Dr. Markus Bahmann - Maiwald Lawyers, Berlin/Munich; Chair im "Registration Practice and DNS Administration Subcommittee of the Internet Committee" der International Trademark Association INTA, Chairman of the Advisory Board of dotBERLIN
- Dr. Andreas Broeckmann - Director for arts, Medienkunstlabor TESLA, Berlin
- Peter Dittler - CEO Internet Society German Chapter e.V. (ISOC), Grasbrunn; CEO BRAINTEC Netzwerk-Consulting GmbH, Karlsruhe; Advisory Board member of PIR (.org)
- Richard Wein - CEO Nic.at (.at ccTLD), Viennat
- Susanne Engel - Managing Director BFB Best4MediaBerlin GmbH (Yellow Pages), Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Martin Grothe - Lecturer at the Institute of Electronic Business (IEB) at the University of Arts (UdK), Berlin; Managing Director Complexium GmbH, Berlin
- Dr. Jeanette Hofmann - Internet/ICANN expert at Science Center Berlin for Social Research - WZB, Berlin; Member of Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forums (IGF) of the United Nations, Member of Enquete Commission Internet of the German Bundestag
- Annette Mühlberg - Head of E-Government at ver.di Headquarter, Berlin; until March 2007 Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) at ICANN; Member of Enquete Commission Internet of the German Bundestag
- Constantin Rehlinger - CEO Berlin-Brandenburg Craftsmen Guild Association, Spokesman Berlin Guild Association
- Prof. Michael Rotert - Chairmann of the Board of eco - German Internet Business Association e.V., Cologne; President EuroISPA (European Internet Service Provider Association), Brussels
- Uwe Stache - Managing Director BB-ONE.net Ltd., Berlin
- Burkhard Kieker - Director of Berlin Marketing & Kongress GmbH, Berlin
- Christian Mueller - CTO of Strato AG, Berlin