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| logo = | | logo = NamesCon_Logo_2015.jpg | ||
| dates = January | | dates = January 11-14, 2015 | ||
| location = Las Vegas, USA | | location = Las Vegas, USA | ||
| host = | | host = [[Richard Lau]] / [[Jothan Frakes]] / [[Jodi Chamberlain]] | ||
| venue = Tropicana Las Vegas | | venue = Tropicana Las Vegas | ||
| website = [http://namescon. | | website = [http://namescon.vegas/ NamesCon.vegas] | ||
| totalregistrants = Over | | totalregistrants = Over 600 | ||
| registration = [http://name.eventbrite.com/ Register Here] | | registration = [http://name.eventbrite.com/ Register Here] | ||
| keyappointments = | | keyappointments = | ||
| historicalimport = | | historicalimport = | ||
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'''NamesCon''', or the ''' | '''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> | ||
Organizers initially expected 400 attendees, but eventually registrations went over the | 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. | ||
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> | |||
==NamesCon 2014== | ==NamesCon 2014== | ||
NamesCon 2014 was hosted by [[Richard Lau]] at Tropicana Las Vegas, and included sessions, panel discussion and presentations, as well as key note speeches and evening networking events. The sessions were categorized into one or more of 3 tracks: [[Registry]], [[Registrar]], and Registrant.<ref>[http://namescon. | NamesCon 2014 was hosted by [[Richard Lau]] at Tropicana Las Vegas, and included sessions, panel discussion and presentations, as well as key note speeches and evening 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> | ||
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> | ||
The panelists, speakers, and workshop leaders included [[Jason Hennessey]], [[Frank Michlick]], [[Jennie-Marie Larsen]], [[Bill Sweetman]], [[James Morfopoulos]], [[Patrick Carleton]], [[Adam Dicker]], [[Jothan Frakes]], [[Braden Pollock]], [[Paul Nicks]], [[Richard Lau]], and [[Dusty Trevino]].<ref>[http://namescon. | The panelists, speakers, and workshop leaders included [[Jason Hennessey]], [[Frank Michlick]], [[Jennie-Marie Larsen]], [[Bill Sweetman]], [[James Morfopoulos]], [[Patrick Carleton]], [[Adam Dicker]], [[Jothan Frakes]], [[Braden Pollock]], [[Paul Nicks]], [[Richard Lau]], [[Antony Van Couvering]], [[John Berryhill]], [[Yancy Naughton]], [[Chris Sheridan]], [[Richard Merdinger]] and [[Dusty Trevino]].<ref>[http://namescon.vegas/speakers/ Speakers, NamesCon] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> | ||
===Keynote Speakers=== | ===Keynote Speakers=== | ||
The keynote speakers were: | The keynote speakers were: | ||
* [[Matt Mullenweg]] of [[WordPress]] | |||
* [[Frank Schilling]], Managing Director of [[Uniregistry]] | * [[Frank Schilling]], Managing Director of [[Uniregistry]] | ||
* [[Jeremy Schoemaker]] of [[ShoeMoney.com]] | * [[Jeremy Schoemaker]] of [[ShoeMoney.com]] | ||
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* [[Jodee Rich]], CEO of [[PeopleBrowsr]], [[dotCEO]], [[dotBEST]], and [[dotKRED]] | * [[Jodee Rich]], CEO of [[PeopleBrowsr]], [[dotCEO]], [[dotBEST]], and [[dotKRED]] | ||
* Mayor [[Carolyn Goodman]], Mayor of Las Vegas | * Mayor [[Carolyn Goodman]], Mayor of Las Vegas | ||
* [[Duane Forrester]], Sr. Product Manager at [[Bing]]<ref>[http://namescon. | * [[Duane Forrester]], Sr. Product Manager at [[Bing]]<ref>[http://namescon.vegas/keynotes/ Keynotes - NamesCon] Retrieved 8 Jan 2014</ref> | ||
===Sessions=== | ===Sessions=== | ||
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* Keynote by [[Jeremy Schoemaker]] | * Keynote by [[Jeremy Schoemaker]] | ||
* Premium Domain Case Study: Soothe.com and Christmas.com | * Premium Domain Case Study: Soothe.com and Christmas.com | ||
* Keynote by [[Matt Mullenweg]] - Q&A on WordPress | |||
* Meet the industry Press | * Meet the industry Press | ||
* Keeping it Sexy – How [[Registry|Registries]] can make themselves attractive to [[Registrar]]s in the new TLD landscape. | * Keeping it Sexy – How [[Registry|Registries]] can make themselves attractive to [[Registrar]]s in the new TLD landscape. | ||