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− | | dates = January 10-14, 2016 | + | | dates = August 31-September 3, 2022 |
− | | location = Las Vegas, USA | + | | location = Austin, TX, USA |
− | | host = [[Richard Lau]]<br>[[Jothan Frakes]] <br> [[Terri Potratz]] | + | | host = [[Richard Lau]]<br>[[Jothan Frakes]]<br>[[Terri Potratz]] |
− | | venue = Tropicana Las Vegas | + | | venue = [https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/austin-downtown?utm_source=gmblisting&utm_medium=organic Omni Austin Hotel Downtown] |
− | | website = [http://namescon.vegas/ NamesCon.vegas] | + | | website = [http://namescon.vegas/ NamesCon.vegas] |
| | totalregistrants = Over 1000 | | | totalregistrants = Over 1000 |
− | | registration = [http://name.eventbrite.com/ Register Here] | + | | registration = [http://name.eventbrite.com/ Register Here] |
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− | '''NamesCon''', or the '''Domain Name Industry Conference''', is an annual event 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 at the Tropicana Hotel and Convention Centre.<ref>[http://namescon.com/ NamesCon.com] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> The second conference was held in the same location in January 2015. The 2016 NamesCon will be held in the same venue, and will take place on January 10-14, 2016. | + | '''NamesCon''', or the '''Domain Name Industry Conference''', is an annual event that brings together companies, representatives, and individuals in the [[Domain Name]] industry, especially [[Registries]] and [[Registrar]]s. The first 4 conferences were held in Las Vegas at the Tropicana Hotel and Convention Centre, with the first conference occurring January 13-15, 2014,<ref>[http://namescon.com/ NamesCon.com] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> the second conference in January 2015, and the third conference in January 2016, and the 2017 NamesCon in the same venue from January 22-25, 2017<ref>[http://namescon.com/the-date-debate-why-is-namescon-at-the-same-time-as-affiliate-summit-west/ NamesCon Date Debate]</ref>. The 2022 conference was held in a new venue, the Omni Hotel, in Austin, TX from August 31 to September 3.<ref>[https://domainnamewire.com/2022/02/17/namescon-returns-in-person-this-august/ 2022 NamesCon Returns In-Person, Domain Name Wire]</ref> |
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| + | On August 19, 2016, it was announced that [[WHD|WorldHostingDays]] acquired NamesCon for an undisclosed price. <ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160819.htm NamesCon - Has Been Sold to World Hosting Days. Retrieved 22 Aug 2016.]</ref> |
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
− | NamesCon aims to be a prominent Domain Name industry conference for creating business opportunities and networking. The conference does not focus on policy or Internet Governance as [[ICANN Meetings]] do. Attendees include professional and aspiring domain developers, portfolio investors, private equity/venture capitalists, and brand marketing managers from top brands. | + | NamesCon aims to be a prominent Domain Name industry conference for creating business opportunities and networking. The conference does not focus on policy or [[Internet Governance]] as [[ICANN Meetings]] do. Attendees include professional and aspiring domain developers, portfolio investors, private equity/venture capitalists, and brand marketing managers from top brands. |
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| ===Domain Name Association Membership=== | | ===Domain Name Association Membership=== |
| NamesCon is a member of the [[Domain Name Association]], an organization that promotes the domain name industry and includes [[Registrar]]s and [[Registry|Registries]] as its members.<ref>[http://thedna.org/members.html Members] ''TheDNA.org''; Retrieved 09 July 2014</ref> | | NamesCon is a member of the [[Domain Name Association]], an organization that promotes the domain name industry and includes [[Registrar]]s and [[Registry|Registries]] as its members.<ref>[http://thedna.org/members.html Members] ''TheDNA.org''; Retrieved 09 July 2014</ref> |
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| + | ==NamesCon 2019== |
| + | NamesCon 2019 took place January 27-30, 2019 at the Tropicana Las Vegas. |
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| + | ==NamesCon 2018== |
| + | NamesCon 2018 took place January 28-31, 2018 at the Tropicana Las Vegas. |
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| + | ==NamesCon 2017== |
| + | NamesCon 2017 took place January 22-25, 2017 at the Tropicana Las Vegas. |
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| ==NamesCon 2016== | | ==NamesCon 2016== |
− | NamesCon 2016 will take place January 10-14, 2016 at the Tropicana Las Vegas. It begins as CES concludes, and the Affiliate Summit West conference takes place during an overlapping 3 days of NamesCon. Attendance and audience diversity is therefore expected to be magnified in 2016, and conference producers intend to welcome more than 1,000 attendees. | + | NamesCon 2016 took place January 10-14, 2016 at the Tropicana Las Vegas. It began as CES concluded, and the Affiliate Summit West conference took place during an overlapping 3 days of NamesCon. Attendance and audience diversity were expected to be magnified in 2016, and conference producers intended to welcome more than 1,000 attendees. |
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| + | ===Speakers and Content=== |
| + | ====Keynotes==== |
| + | [[Jennifer Wolfe]], [[Stacey King]], [[Cecilia Smith]], [[Frank Schilling]], [[Nat Cohen]], [[Elliot Noss]], [[Solomon Amoako]], [[Colin Campbell]], [[Derek Newman]], [[Akram Atallah]], [[Stephane Van Gelder]], [[Brian Cute]], [[Ron Jackson]], [[Paul Stahura]], [[Hilary van der Meulen]], [[Christian Dawson]], [[Mike McLaughlin]], [[Paul McGrady]], [[Edmon Chung]], [[Pat Kane]] and [[Matt Barrie]] were keynote speakers at the 2016 NamesCon. |
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| + | ====Speakers, Moderators, and Panelists<ref>[http://namescon2016.sched.org/directory/speakers Speakers at NamesCon 2016]</ref>==== |
| + | [[Joe Alagna]], [[Chris Ambler]], [[Nicholas Beizer]], [[John Berard]], [[Michael Berkens]], [[Karen Bernstein]], [[John Berryhill]], [[Lisa Box]], [[George T Bundy]], [[Margot Bushnaq]], [[Monte Cahn]], [[Kelly Campbell]], [[Patrick Carleton]], [[Mike Carson]], [[Paul Carter]], [[Francesco Cetraro]], [[Edmon Chung]], [[Nat Cohen]], [[Mason Cole]], [[Tim Cole]], [[Darren Cornwell]], [[Phil Corwin]], [[Simon Cousins]], [[Christine Cross]], [[Ran Cui]], [[Shane Cultra]], [[Michael Cyger]], [[Christian Dawson]], [[Pervez Delawalla]], [[Sevan Derderian]], [[Krutal Desai]], [[Theodore Develegas]], [[Natasa Djukanovic]], [[Stephanie Duchesneau]], [[Bret Fausett]], [[Amanda Fessenden]], [[Larry Fischer]], [[Jothan Frakes]], [[Samantha Frida]], [[Jeffrey M. Gabriel]], [[Tony Gilharry]], [[Michael Gilmour]], [[Ari Goldberger]], [[Angie Graves]], [[Rob Hall]], [[Statton Hammock]], [[Kelly Hardy]], [[Bill Hartzer]], [[Marco Hoffmann]], [[Tessa Holcomb]], [[Don Hollander]], [[Ron Jackson]], [[Karn Jajoo]], [[Angela St. Julien]], [[Vern Jurovich]], [[Bill Karamouzis]], [[Paul Keating]], [[Jochen Kieler]], [[Ray King]], [[Stacey King]], [[Monica Kirchner]], [[Tony Kirsch]], [[Rubens Kuhl]], [[Andrey Kuzmichev]], [[Chris Lahatte]], [[Rolf Larsen]], [[Richard Lau]], [[Daniel Law]], [[Chris Leggatt]], [[Trish Leighton]], [[Reg Levy]], [[Raymond Li]], [[Stevan Lieberman]], [[Morgan Linton]], [[Bruce Marler]], [[Tiffany Marler]], [[Peter Maxymych]], [[Bill McClure]], [[Scott McCormick]], [[Paul McGrady]], [[Aaron M. McKown]], [[Roelof Meijer]], [[Hilary van der Meulen]], [[Brian Michitti]], [[Frank Michlick]], [[Cory Miller]], [[George Minardos]], [[Jason Miner]], [[Rob Montgomery]], [[Bob Mountain]], [[Mou Mukherjee]], [[Zak Muscovitch]], [[Neha Naik]], [[Michael Navarini]], [[Cybele Negris]], [[Derek Newman]], [[Michele Neylon]], [[Paul Nicks]], [[Elliot Noss]], [[Katrin Ohlmer]], [[Crystal Peterson]], [[Alfredo Pinochet]], [[Braden Pollock]], [[Terri Potratz]], [[Jim Prendergast]], [[Michael Rader]], [[Sandeep Ramchandani]], [[Jodee Rich]], [[Andrew Rosener]], [[Gary Saposnik]], [[Tobias Sattler]], [[Jeanette Söderlund Sause]], [[Frank Schilling]], [[Kamila Sekiewicz]], [[Barbara Sher]], [[Chris Sheridan]], [[Elliot Silver]], [[Cecilia Smith]], [[Wade Smith]], [[John Smrekar]], [[Michael Stricker]], [[Joe Styler]], [[Bill Sweetman]], [[Christa Taylor]], [[Michele Van Tilborg]], [[Sean Tyson]], [[Christian Voss]], [[Amanda Waltz]], [[Michael Ward]], [[Lori Anne Wardi]], [[David Warmuz]], [[Richard Wein]], [[David Weslow]], [[Jay Westerdal]], [[Lance Wolak]] and [[Tony Woodruff]] |
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| ==NamesCon 2015== | | ==NamesCon 2015== |
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− | At the 2014 conference in January of 2014 the organizers initially expected 400 attendees, but 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, the organizers initially expected 400 attendees, but 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> |
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− | NamesCon confirmed that it had acquired [[DOMAINfest]], and that this would be part of NamesCon 2015.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/namescon-acquires-domainfest.html NamesCon acquires DOMAINfest] Retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref> | + | NamesCon confirmed that it had acquired [[DOMAINfest]] and that this would be part of NamesCon 2015.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/namescon-acquires-domainfest.html NamesCon acquires DOMAINfest] Retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref> |
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| There were more than 800 people expected for the 2015 NamesCon, and the conference was able to break any attendance records that might exist for conferences about domain names. | | There were more than 800 people expected for the 2015 NamesCon, and the conference was able to break any attendance records that might exist for conferences about domain names. |
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| [[Jennifer Wolfe]], [[Khaled Fattal]], [[J.Scott Evans]], [[Mike McLaughlin]], [[Howard Lefkowitz]], [[Fiona Alexander]], [[Frank Schilling]], [[Dan Schindler]], [[Akram Atallah]], [[Andrew Allemann]], [[Sal Fuentes]], [[Thunayan K. Al-Ghanim]] and [[Dima Beitzke]] (Dima was a late substitution for [[Solomon Amaoko]]) were keynote speakers at the 2015 NamesCon. | | [[Jennifer Wolfe]], [[Khaled Fattal]], [[J.Scott Evans]], [[Mike McLaughlin]], [[Howard Lefkowitz]], [[Fiona Alexander]], [[Frank Schilling]], [[Dan Schindler]], [[Akram Atallah]], [[Andrew Allemann]], [[Sal Fuentes]], [[Thunayan K. Al-Ghanim]] and [[Dima Beitzke]] (Dima was a late substitution for [[Solomon Amaoko]]) were keynote speakers at the 2015 NamesCon. |
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− | ====Speakers, Moderators, and Panelists==== | + | ====Speakers, Moderators, and Panelists<ref>[http://namescon2015.sched.org/directory/speakers Speakers at NamesCon 2015]</ref>==== |
| [[Yusuke Adachi]], [[THUNAYAN AL-GHANIM]], [[Joe Alagna]], [[Fiona Alexander]], [[Andrew Allemann]], [[Christopher Ambler]], [[Solomon Amoako]], [[Francisco Arias]], [[Akram Atallah]], [[Dima Beitzke]], [[Anthony Beltran]], [[Brian Benko]], [[Matt Bentley]], [[Michael Berkens]], [[Karen Bernstein]], [[James Bladel]], [[Joseph Bollinger]], [[Phil Buckingham]], [[Monte Cahn]], [[Colin Campbell]], [[Patrick Carleton]], [[Dave Chiswell]], [[Edmon Chung]], [[Berry Cobb]], [[Nat Cohen]], [[Philip Corwin]], [[Simon Cousins]], [[Antony Van Couvering]], [[Michael Cyger]], [[Christian Dawson]], [[Sevan Derderian]], [[Theodore Develegas]], [[Adam Dicker]], [[Urs Eroes]], [[John Berryhill|John Berryhill¸ Ph.d. Esq.]], [[J. Scott Evans]], [[Dave Evanson]], [[Khaled Fattal]], [[Bret Fausett]], [[Frederick Felman]], [[Gary Fisher]], [[Tobias Flaitz]], [[Jothan Frakes]], [[Samantha Frida]], [[Sal Fuentes]], [[Jeffrey M. Gabriel]], [[Stephane VAN GELDER]], [[Theresa Geraghty]], [[Michael Gilmour]], [[Ari Goldberger]], [[Jim Grace]], [[Aaron Grego]], [[Matthew Griffith]], [[Rob Hall]], [[Statton Hammock]], [[Damion Hänkejh]], [[Kelly Hardy]], [[Bill Hartzer]], [[George Hong]], [[Page Howe]], [[Ron Jackson]], [[Mark Jeftovic]], [[John Kane]], [[Steven Kaziyev]], [[Paul Keating]], [[Adrian Kinderis]], [[Raymond King]], [[Chris LaHatte]], [[Peter LaMantia]], [[Richard Lamb]], [[Jennie-Marie Larsen]], [[Rolf Larsen]], [[Richard Lau]], [[David Lee]], [[Howard Lefkowitz]], [[Dietmar Lenden]], [[Ryan Leszczynski]], [[Stevan Lieberman]], [[Brent London]], [[Steve Machin]], [[Tyson Mackay]], [[Bruce Marler]], [[Tiffany Marler]], [[Jonathan McCarrick]], [[Kieren McCarthy]], [[Ruth McCartney]], [[Scott McCormick]], [[Paul McGrady]], [[Phil McKegney]], [[Mike McLaughlin]], [[Danny McPherson]], [[Daniel Ruzzini Mejia]], [[Richard Merdinger]], [[Frank Michlick]], [[Bob Mountain]], [[Kevin Murphy]], [[Zak Muscovitch]], [[Yancy Naughton]], [[Michael Navarini]], [[Daniel Negari]], [[Cybele Negris]], [[Jeff Neuman]], [[Derek Newman]], [[Michele Neylon]], [[Kathy Nielsen]], [[Elliot Noss]], [[Matt Overman]], [[Krista Papac]], [[Garrett Pattiani]], [[Crystal Peterson]], [[Kellie Peterson]], [[Victor Pitts]], [[Braden Pollock]], [[Jim Prendergast]], [[Richard Pringle]], [[Kurt Pritz]], [[Sandeep Ramchandani]], [[Angus Richardson]], [[Mike Rodenbaugh]], [[Andrew Rosener]], [[Neil Sackmary]], [[Daliah Saper]], [[Gary Saposnik]], [[Jeff Sass]], [[Frank Schilling]], [[Dan Schindler]], [[Helena Schindler]], [[Jörg Schweiger]], [[Tom Scopazzi]], [[Vladimir Shadrunov]], [[Sean Stafford]], [[Jennifer Standiford]], [[Adam Steck]], [[Thomas Stocking]], [[Bill Sweetman]], [[Christa Taylor]], [[Jonathan Tenenbaum]], [[Marc Trachtenberg]], [[Jim Trevino]], [[Hiro Tsukahara]], [[Jean-Christophe Vignes]], [[Dwayne Walker]], [[Russ White]], [[Brian Winterfeldt]], [[Lance Wolak]], [[Jennifer Wolfe]], and [[Armen Zeynalvand]]. | | [[Yusuke Adachi]], [[THUNAYAN AL-GHANIM]], [[Joe Alagna]], [[Fiona Alexander]], [[Andrew Allemann]], [[Christopher Ambler]], [[Solomon Amoako]], [[Francisco Arias]], [[Akram Atallah]], [[Dima Beitzke]], [[Anthony Beltran]], [[Brian Benko]], [[Matt Bentley]], [[Michael Berkens]], [[Karen Bernstein]], [[James Bladel]], [[Joseph Bollinger]], [[Phil Buckingham]], [[Monte Cahn]], [[Colin Campbell]], [[Patrick Carleton]], [[Dave Chiswell]], [[Edmon Chung]], [[Berry Cobb]], [[Nat Cohen]], [[Philip Corwin]], [[Simon Cousins]], [[Antony Van Couvering]], [[Michael Cyger]], [[Christian Dawson]], [[Sevan Derderian]], [[Theodore Develegas]], [[Adam Dicker]], [[Urs Eroes]], [[John Berryhill|John Berryhill¸ Ph.d. Esq.]], [[J. Scott Evans]], [[Dave Evanson]], [[Khaled Fattal]], [[Bret Fausett]], [[Frederick Felman]], [[Gary Fisher]], [[Tobias Flaitz]], [[Jothan Frakes]], [[Samantha Frida]], [[Sal Fuentes]], [[Jeffrey M. Gabriel]], [[Stephane VAN GELDER]], [[Theresa Geraghty]], [[Michael Gilmour]], [[Ari Goldberger]], [[Jim Grace]], [[Aaron Grego]], [[Matthew Griffith]], [[Rob Hall]], [[Statton Hammock]], [[Damion Hänkejh]], [[Kelly Hardy]], [[Bill Hartzer]], [[George Hong]], [[Page Howe]], [[Ron Jackson]], [[Mark Jeftovic]], [[John Kane]], [[Steven Kaziyev]], [[Paul Keating]], [[Adrian Kinderis]], [[Raymond King]], [[Chris LaHatte]], [[Peter LaMantia]], [[Richard Lamb]], [[Jennie-Marie Larsen]], [[Rolf Larsen]], [[Richard Lau]], [[David Lee]], [[Howard Lefkowitz]], [[Dietmar Lenden]], [[Ryan Leszczynski]], [[Stevan Lieberman]], [[Brent London]], [[Steve Machin]], [[Tyson Mackay]], [[Bruce Marler]], [[Tiffany Marler]], [[Jonathan McCarrick]], [[Kieren McCarthy]], [[Ruth McCartney]], [[Scott McCormick]], [[Paul McGrady]], [[Phil McKegney]], [[Mike McLaughlin]], [[Danny McPherson]], [[Daniel Ruzzini Mejia]], [[Richard Merdinger]], [[Frank Michlick]], [[Bob Mountain]], [[Kevin Murphy]], [[Zak Muscovitch]], [[Yancy Naughton]], [[Michael Navarini]], [[Daniel Negari]], [[Cybele Negris]], [[Jeff Neuman]], [[Derek Newman]], [[Michele Neylon]], [[Kathy Nielsen]], [[Elliot Noss]], [[Matt Overman]], [[Krista Papac]], [[Garrett Pattiani]], [[Crystal Peterson]], [[Kellie Peterson]], [[Victor Pitts]], [[Braden Pollock]], [[Jim Prendergast]], [[Richard Pringle]], [[Kurt Pritz]], [[Sandeep Ramchandani]], [[Angus Richardson]], [[Mike Rodenbaugh]], [[Andrew Rosener]], [[Neil Sackmary]], [[Daliah Saper]], [[Gary Saposnik]], [[Jeff Sass]], [[Frank Schilling]], [[Dan Schindler]], [[Helena Schindler]], [[Jörg Schweiger]], [[Tom Scopazzi]], [[Vladimir Shadrunov]], [[Sean Stafford]], [[Jennifer Standiford]], [[Adam Steck]], [[Thomas Stocking]], [[Bill Sweetman]], [[Christa Taylor]], [[Jonathan Tenenbaum]], [[Marc Trachtenberg]], [[Jim Trevino]], [[Hiro Tsukahara]], [[Jean-Christophe Vignes]], [[Dwayne Walker]], [[Russ White]], [[Brian Winterfeldt]], [[Lance Wolak]], [[Jennifer Wolfe]], and [[Armen Zeynalvand]]. |
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| ===DOMAINFest=== | | ===DOMAINFest=== |
− | NamesCon purchased [[DOMAINfest]] in Late December 2014, and held DOMAINfest @NamesCon on 1/11 for people who may be new to domain names or the domain name industry. The conference week featured innovative content, deep-dive topics and start-up contests focused around TLD innovations. A Chinese Domaining Masterclass <ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20141202.htm Domain Name Journal] Retrieved 15th December 2014.</ref> session about IDN, Domain Investment, Domain Development, Registry Services, Marketing to the Registrar Channel, TLD CEO Roundtables, Legal and Rights Protections, Aftermarket Sessions was extremely popular with attendees. | + | NamesCon purchased [[DOMAINfest]] in Late December 2014, and held DOMAINfest @NamesCon on 1/11 for people who may be new to domain names or the domain name industry. The conference week featured innovative content, deep-dive topics, and start-up contests focused on TLD innovations. A Chinese Domaining Masterclass <ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20141202.htm Domain Name Journal] Retrieved 15th December 2014.</ref> session about IDN, Domain Investment, Domain Development, Registry Services, Marketing to the Registrar Channel, TLD CEO Roundtables, Legal and Rights Protections, Aftermarket Sessions was extremely popular with attendees. |
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| ==NamesCon 2014== | | ==NamesCon 2014== |
− | NamesCon 2014 was hosted by [[Richard Lau]] and [[Jothan Frakes]] at Tropicana Las Vegas, and included sessions, panel discussion and presentations, as well as keynote speeches and networking events. The sessions were categorized into one or more of 3 tracks: [[Registry]], [[Registrar]], and Registrant.<ref>[http://namescon.vegas/sessions/ Session, NamesCon] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> | + | NamesCon 2014 was hosted by [[Richard Lau]] and [[Jothan Frakes]] at Tropicana Las Vegas, and included sessions, panel discussion, and presentations, as well as keynote speeches and networking events. The sessions were categorized into one or more of 3 tracks: [[Registry]], [[Registrar]], and Registrant.<ref>[http://namescon.vegas/sessions/ Session, NamesCon] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> |
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| Session topics were on a wide range of [[Domain Name]] industry topics, with a focus on New [[gTLD]]s as [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] begins delegation of dozens of new [[Domain Name]]s. Topics include Brand Management, [[ccTLD]]s, Domain Hosting, [[DNS]], [[IDN]]s, and more.<ref>[http://name.eventbrite.com/ NamesCon, Eventbrite] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> | | Session topics were on a wide range of [[Domain Name]] industry topics, with a focus on New [[gTLD]]s as [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] begins delegation of dozens of new [[Domain Name]]s. Topics include Brand Management, [[ccTLD]]s, Domain Hosting, [[DNS]], [[IDN]]s, and more.<ref>[http://name.eventbrite.com/ NamesCon, Eventbrite] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> |
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− | The panelists, speakers, keynotes and workshop leaders included [[Matt Mullenweg]], [[Merlin Kauffman]], [[Kurt Pritz]], [[Normand Fortier]], [[Brad Lemire]], [[Daniel Negari]], [[Yannis Li]], [[Lillian Zhang]], [[Lauren Price]], [[Dr. Paul Twomey]], [[Bob Mountain]], [[Alan Ezeir]], [[Fred Krueger]], [[Matt Overman]], [[Ben Crawford]], [[Mike Berkens]], [[Zak Muscovitch]], [[Mike Rodenbaugh]], [[Marcel Trik]], [[Chris Jensen]], [[Andrew Rosener]], [[Shaul Jolles]], [[Paul Keating]], [[Alex Lee]], [[Ray King]], [[Daniel Ruzzini-Mejia]], [[Albert Angel]], [[Dwayne Walker]], [[Paul Nicks]], [[Victor Pitts]], [[Michele Neylon]], [[Amanda Waltz]], [[Ari Goldberger]], [[Kelly Hardy]], [[Aaron Grego]], [[Andrew Allemann]], [[Joe Uddeme]], [[Mark Daniel]], [[Jason Schaeffer]], [[Stavros Anthony]], [[Tim Chen]], [[Bill Arent]], [[Ruth Burr]], [[Tim Cole]], [[Richard Merdinger]], [[Roland LaPlante]], [[Edmon Chung]], [[Statton Hammock]], [[Robbie Birkner]], [[Daliah Saper]], [[Theo Develegas]], [[Mike "Zappy" Zapolin]], [[Jeffrey Gabriel]], [[Lisa Box]], [[Monica Kirchner]], [[George Bundy]], [[Solomon Amoako]], [[Tom Scopazzi]], [[Alan Sullivan]], [[Ken Hansen]], [[Braden Pollock]], [[Derek Newman]], [[Ron Jackson]], [[Bill Doshier]], [[Chris Sheridan]], [[Daniel Schindler]], [[Karen Bernstein]], [[Jonathon Nevett]], [[Kevin Murphy]], [[Jennifer Standiford]], [[John Matson]], [[Colin Campbell]], [[Ching Chiao]], [[Michael Young]], [[Dusty Trevino]], [[Nigel Roberts]], [[Michael Cyger]], [[Anthony Beltran]], [[Joe Alagna]], [[Rob Rozicki]], [[Yancy Naughton]], [[Morgan Linton]], [[Philip Corwin]], [[Larry Fischer]], [[David Weslow]], [[Antony Van Couvering]], [[Monte Cahn]], [[Phil Buckingham]], [[Jason Hennessey]], [[Frank Michlick]], [[Jennie-Marie Larsen]], [[Bill Sweetman]], [[James Morfopoulos]], [[Patrick Carleton]], [[Adam Dicker]], and [[Richard Lau]], [[Jothan Frakes]].<ref>[http://namescon.vegas/speakers/ Speakers, NamesCon] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref>
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| * [[Matt Mullenweg]] of [[WordPress]] | | * [[Matt Mullenweg]] of [[WordPress]] |
| * [[Frank Schilling]], Managing Director of [[Uniregistry]] | | * [[Frank Schilling]], Managing Director of [[Uniregistry]] |
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| * [[Duane Forrester]], Sr. Product Manager at [[Bing]]<ref>[http://namescon.vegas/keynotes/ Keynotes - NamesCon] Retrieved 8 Jan 2014</ref> | | * [[Duane Forrester]], Sr. Product Manager at [[Bing]]<ref>[http://namescon.vegas/keynotes/ Keynotes - NamesCon] Retrieved 8 Jan 2014</ref> |
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− | ===Sessions=== | + | ====Speakers, Moderators, and Panelists==== |
| + | The panelists, speakers, keynotes and workshop leaders included [[Matt Mullenweg]], [[Merlin Kauffman]], [[Kurt Pritz]], [[Normand Fortier]], [[Brad Lemire]], [[Daniel Negari]], [[Yannis Li]], [[Lillian Zhang]], [[Lauren Price]], [[Dr. Paul Twomey]], [[Bob Mountain]], [[Alan Ezeir]], [[Fred Krueger]], [[Matt Overman]], [[Ben Crawford]], [[Mike Berkens]], [[Zak Muscovitch]], [[Mike Rodenbaugh]], [[Marcel Trik]], [[Chris Jensen]], [[Andrew Rosener]], [[Shaul Jolles]], [[Paul Keating]], [[Alex Lee]], [[Ray King]], [[Daniel Ruzzini-Mejia]], [[Albert Angel]], [[Dwayne Walker]], [[Paul Nicks]], [[Victor Pitts]], [[Michele Neylon]], [[Amanda Waltz]], [[Ari Goldberger]], [[Kelly Hardy]], [[Aaron Grego]], [[Andrew Allemann]], [[Joe Uddeme]], [[Mark Daniel]], [[Jason Schaeffer]], [[Stavros Anthony]], [[Tim Chen]], [[Bill Arent]], [[Ruth Burr]], [[Tim Cole]], [[Richard Merdinger]], [[Roland LaPlante]], [[Edmon Chung]], [[Statton Hammock]], [[Robbie Birkner]], [[Daliah Saper]], [[Theo Develegas]], [[Mike "Zappy" Zapolin]], [[Jeffrey Gabriel]], [[Lisa Box]], [[Monica Kirchner]], [[George Bundy]], [[Solomon Amoako]], [[Tom Scopazzi]], [[Alan Sullivan]], [[Ken Hansen]], [[Braden Pollock]], [[Derek Newman]], [[Ron Jackson]], [[Bill Doshier]], [[Chris Sheridan]], [[Daniel Schindler]], [[Karen Bernstein]], [[Jonathon Nevett]], [[Kevin Murphy]], [[Jennifer Standiford]], [[John Matson]], [[Colin Campbell]], [[Ching Chiao]], [[Michael Young]], [[Dusty Trevino]], [[Nigel Roberts]], [[Michael Cyger]], [[Anthony Beltran]], [[Joe Alagna]], [[Rob Rozicki]], [[Yancy Naughton]], [[Morgan Linton]], [[Philip Corwin]], [[Larry Fischer]], [[David Weslow]], [[Antony Van Couvering]], [[Monte Cahn]], [[Phil Buckingham]], [[Jason Hennessey]], [[Frank Michlick]], [[Jennie-Marie Larsen]], [[Bill Sweetman]], [[James Morfopoulos]], [[Patrick Carleton]], [[Adam Dicker]], and [[Richard Lau]], [[Jothan Frakes]].<ref>[http://namescon.vegas/speakers/ Speakers, NamesCon] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> |
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| <b>Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014</b> | | <b>Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014</b> |
| * Keynote by [[Jennifer Wolfe]] | | * Keynote by [[Jennifer Wolfe]] |
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| * The Things a Marketing / Brand Manager Needs to Know | | * The Things a Marketing / Brand Manager Needs to Know |
| * How to Become a [[Registrar]] from [[ICANN]] | | * How to Become a [[Registrar]] from [[ICANN]] |
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| * Keynote by [[Frank Schilling]] | | * Keynote by [[Frank Schilling]] |
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| ===Videos=== | | ===Videos=== |
| [[ICANNWiki]] teamed up with [[Dyn]] and [[CircleID]] to produce a video blog during NamesCon 2014. [[Raymond King]] conducted interviews with various business leaders in the domain industry, including [[Jay Westerdal]], [[John Matson]], [[Daniel Ruzzini Mejia]], and [[Chad Folkening]]. | | [[ICANNWiki]] teamed up with [[Dyn]] and [[CircleID]] to produce a video blog during NamesCon 2014. [[Raymond King]] conducted interviews with various business leaders in the domain industry, including [[Jay Westerdal]], [[John Matson]], [[Daniel Ruzzini Mejia]], and [[Chad Folkening]]. |
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