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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> The second conference will be held in the same location in January 2015.

==Summary==

==Background==

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 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/aspiring domain developers, portfolio investors, private equity/venture capitalists, and brand marketing managers from top brands.

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 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 2015==

==NamesCon 2015==

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 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==

* Keynote by [[Duane Forrester]]<ref>[http://namescon.com/sessions/ Sessions, NamesCon] Retrieved 8 Jan 2014</ref>

* Keynote by [[Duane Forrester]]<ref>[http://namescon.com/sessions/ Sessions, NamesCon] Retrieved 8 Jan 2014</ref>

==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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