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==The First .nxt Conference==

==The First .nxt Conference==

The first .nxt conference was focused on the business of new [[gTLD]]s and the future of the internet.It was held in San Francisco on February 8-10, 2011 with 176 participants.<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/sf-con-0211 New Internet Extension Conference]</ref>

The first .nxt conference was focused on the business of new [[gTLD]]s and the future of the Internet. It was held in San Francisco on February 8-10, 2011 with 176 participants.<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/sf-con-0211 New Internet Extension Conference]</ref>

The topics during the inaugural conference were about integrating with registrars, developing effective and winning marketing strategies, innovative business models, community outreach and the importance of choosing an expert and stable registrar as well well as policy and implementation rules to profit from new gTLDs.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/blogs/roland-laplante/nxt-conference-inspires-and-informs-new-gtld-debate .nxt Conference Inspires and Informs New gTLD Debate]</ref>

The topics during the inaugural conference were about integrating with [[registrars]], developing effective and winning marketing strategies, innovative business models, community outreach and the importance of choosing an expert and stable registrar as well well as policy and implementation rules to profit from new gTLDs.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/blogs/roland-laplante/nxt-conference-inspires-and-informs-new-gtld-debate .nxt Conference Inspires and Informs New gTLD Debate]</ref>

The keynote speakers during the conference were [[Juan Diego Calle]], President of [[.co]] and [[Kurt Pritz]], Senior Vice President, [[ICANN]] Stakeholder Relations.

The keynote speakers during the conference were [[Juan Diego Calle]], President of [[.co]] and [[Kurt Pritz]], Senior Vice President, [[ICANN]] Stakeholder Relations.

[[Michael Berkens]], CEO of [[Worldwide Media]]; [[John Berryhill]], Attorney at [[John Berryhill LLC]]; [[Mason Cole]], Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations [[Oversee.net]], [[Chris Disspain]], CEO of [[auDA]]; [[Jothan Frakes]], Owner [[Jothan.com]]; Cade Metz, US editor of The Register; [[Derek Newman]], Attorney at law of [[Newman & Newman]] and [[Kieren McCarthy]] served as Moderators in the Conference.

[[Michael Berkens]], CEO of [[Worldwide Media]]; [[John Berryhill]], Attorney at [[John Berryhill LLC]]; [[Mason Cole]], Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations at [[Oversee.net]]; [[Chris Disspain]], CEO of [[auDA]]; [[Jothan Frakes]], Owner [[Jothan.com]]; Cade Metz, US editor of The Register; [[Derek Newman]], Attorney at law of [[Newman & Newman]]; and [[Kieren McCarthy]] served as Moderators for the Conference.

A second conference is scheduled on August 24-26, 2011 in San Francisco. Topics will be about the role of governments and the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] on new gTLDs, issues surrounding the brand names, Internationalized Domain Names ([[IDN]]s),security/[[DNSSEC]], Intellectual Property ([[IP]]) issues, dispute resolution policies and other important matters regarding registry/registrar operations on new gTLDs.<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/program/session-schedule .NXT Schedule]</ref>

A second conference is scheduled for August 24-26, 2011 in San Francisco. Topics will be about the role of governments and [[ICANN]] on new gTLDs, issues surrounding brand names, [[IDN|Internationalized Domain Names]]s (IDNs),security/[[DNSSEC]], [[IP|Intellectual Property]] (IP) issues, dispute resolution policies and other important matters regarding registry/registrar operations on new [[gTLD]]s.<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/program/session-schedule .NXT Schedule]</ref>

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