.nxt
.nxt is a series of conferences addressing Internet policy and governance and new gTLDs, a blog featuring commentary on these issues, and a consultancy that assists companies navigate those same areas.[1] It was established by Kieren McCarthy in 2011 to educate and provide relevant information regarding existing opportunities associated with Internet policy and governance. It also aims to strengthen the multi-stakeholder model of decision making.[2]
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| Type: | Privately held |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2011 |
| Founder(s): | Kieren McCarthy |
| Headquarters: | 426B Cole St. San Francisco, 94117 |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | dot-nxt.com |
| Facebook: | Dot-Nxt |
| LinkedIn: | .Nxt |
| Twitter: |  @dotnxtcon
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| Key People | |
| Kieren McCarthy, CEO & General Manager Amy Zelinsky, Conference Producer Christine Hartman, Conference Specialist | |
The First .nxt Conference
The first .nxt conference was focused on the business of new gTLDs and the future of the Internet. It was held in San Francisco on February 8-10, 2011, with 176 participants.[3]
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.[4]
The keynote speakers during the conference were Juan Diego Calle, President of .co, and Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President of 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 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 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, Internationalized Domain Namess (IDNs),security/DNSSEC, Intellectual Property (IP) issues, dispute resolution policies and other important matters regarding registry/registrar operations on new gTLDs.[5]
Subsequent Conferences
The second .nxt Conference was once again held in San Francisco, only 6 months after the first. Moderators and Panelists include: Adrian Kinderis, CEO of AusRegistry; Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos; Antony Van Couvering, CEO of Minds + Machines; Avri Doria, Internet Consultant and ICANN Participant; Ben Crawford, CEO of CentralNic; Chris Disspain, CEO of auDA; Constantine Roussos, CEO of .Music; David Ulevitch, CEO of OpenDNS; Derek Newman, Attorney at Newman & Newman; Desiree Miloshevic, Senior Advisor at Afilias; Eliott Noss, CEO of Tucows; Fred Felman, CMO of MarkMonitor; Jean-Christophe Vignes, CEO of OpenRegistry; Jeff Neuman, VP of Law & Policy at Neustar; Joe Waldron, Verisign; John Berryhill, Attorney; Jose Rasco, Straat Investments; Ken Hansen, Senior Director at Neustar; Lori Anne Wardi, Director of .co Internet; Markus Kummer, VP of ISOC; Mason Cole, Oversee.net; Michael Berkens, Right of the Dot; Monte Cahn, Right of the Dot; Peter Dengate Thrush, Chairman of Minds + Machines; Richard Schreier, CEO of Pool.com; Rob Hall, CEO of Momentous; Roland LaPlante, CMO of Afilias; Sarah Langstone, Verisign; Scott Seitz, CEO of dotGay; Steve DelBianco, Net Choice; Tina Dam, myTLD.com.[6]