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'''NamesCon''', or the '''Domain Name Industry Conference''', is a conference that brings together companies, representatives, and individuals in the [[Domain Name]] industry, especially [[Registries]] and [[Registrar]]s. The first conference was held January 13-15, 2014 in Las Vegas.<ref>[http://namescon.com/ NamesCon.com] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref>
'''NamesCon''', or the '''Domain Name Industry Conference''', is a conference that brings together companies, representatives, and individuals in the [[Domain Name]] industry, especially [[Registries]] and [[Registrar]]s. The first conference was held January 13-15, 2014 in Las Vegas.<ref>[http://namescon.com/ NamesCon.com] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref>
==NamesCon==
One could summarize the NamesCon experience as this: Picture an ICANN meeting, minus politics, policy, and governance discussions. The who's who one might see at the ICANN meeting as a group of people having pure business and opportunity driven dialog about domain names and the domain name industry, including professional/aspiring domain developers, portfolio investors, private equity/venture capitalists, and brand marketing managers from top brands.
One could summarize the NamesCon experience as this: Picture an ICANN meeting, minus politics, policy, and governance discussions. The who's who one might see at the ICANN meeting as a group of people having pure business and opportunity driven dialog about domain names and the domain name industry, including professional/aspiring domain developers, portfolio investors, private equity/venture capitalists, and brand marketing managers from top brands.
NamesCon's extremely reasonable and low cost of attendance, combined with the rich schedule of sessions, compelling content, and networking opportunities are part of the attraction and popularity with attendees and sponsors.
NamesCon is extremely reasonable and has a low cost of attendance, which combined with the rich schedule of sessions, compelling content, and networking opportunities are part of the attraction and popularity with attendees and sponsors.
==NamesCon 2015==
Because of the proximity on the calendar to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (January 6-9, 2015) and Affiliate Summit West (January 18-20, 2015), NamesCon is expected to attract a large number of people who are in Las Vegas who are interested in domain names and learning about the opportunities that may exist within the new domain names being added to the Internet. CES attracts more than 160,000 people to Las Vegas, and a small percentage of those people are expected to have a keen interest in the new TLDs and domain names.
Because of the proximity on the calendar to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (January 6-9, 2015) and Affiliate Summit West (January 18-20, 2015), NamesCon is expected to attract a large number of people who are in Las Vegas who are interested in domain names and learning about the opportunities that may exist within the new domain names being added to the Internet. CES attracts more than 160,000 people to Las Vegas, and a small percentage of those people are expected to have a keen interest in the new TLDs and domain names.
[[File:2015NamesConAndCESTiming.png|512px|left]]
At the 2014 conference in January of 2014 the organizers initially expected 400 attendees, but eventually registrations went over the 600 mark. It may have been the largest [[New gTLD]] conference to date.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15509-namescon-will-be-biggest-new-gtld-show-yet NamesCon will be biggest New gTLD Show Yet, DomainIncite] Retrieved 8 Jan 2013</ref>
At the 2014 conference in January of 2014 the organizers initially expected 400 attendees, but eventually registrations went over the 600 mark. It may have been the largest [[New gTLD]] conference to date.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15509-namescon-will-be-biggest-new-gtld-show-yet NamesCon will be biggest New gTLD Show Yet, DomainIncite] Retrieved 8 Jan 2013</ref>
There are more than 800 people expected for the 2015 NamesCon, which will certainly break any attendance records that might exist for conferences about domain names.
There are more than 800 people expected for the 2015 NamesCon, which will certainly break any attendance records that might exist for conferences about domain names.
===Speakers and Content===
[[Jennifer Wolfe]] and [[Duane Forrester]] have confirmed that they will keynote at the 2015 NamesCon. There will be many major announcements about other participating keynote speakers at the 2015 NamesCon.
NamesCon 2015 will introduce a ramp-up day of content on 1/11 for people who may be new to domain names or the domain name industry, and the conference week will feature innovative content, deep-dive topics, and start-up contests that are focused around the innovation within a TLD. There will be sessions about IDN, Domain Investment, Domain Development, Registry Services, Marketing to the Registrar Channel, TLD CEO Roundtables, Legal and Rights Protections, Aftermarket Sessions, and many, many more topics.
==NamesCon 2014==
==NamesCon 2014==