Paris Mayor Bertrand Delano...

Deputy Mayor of Paris Jean-Louis Missika, sporting the official .PARIS badge, takes a look at the .PARIS support website. Photo INDOM.

Jean-Louis Missika discusses .PARIS with a few of the 1,000 guests attending the City of Paris event in the prestigious Paris town hall. Photo INDOM.

A .PARIS supporter signs the online form using one of the dedicated terminals set-up in the Paris town hall. Photo INDOM.

A special event was held last night in one of the Paris town hall's prestigious rooms to highlight the city's bid for a .PARIS TLD.

Organised as part of the Web09 show, a showcase for innovation on the Internet, the brought together over 1,000 people.

Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë was in attendance and Deputy Mayor Jean-Louis Missika gave a speech, in English, on the .PARIS initiative.

Attendees were able to use specially set-up computer terminals to surf the dedicated .PARIS website and show their support for the TLD by signing the web form. Nearly 400 people have already signed.

INDOM is assisting the City of Paris on the .PARIS initiative and was one of the event's official partners.