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| {{ICANNMeetings| | | {{ICANNMeetings| |
− | | logo = NamesCon_Logo_2014.jpg | + | | logo = NamesCon_Logo_2015.jpg |
− | | dates = January 13-15, 2014 | + | | 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.com/ NamesCon.com] | + | | website = [http://namescon.vegas/ NamesCon.vegas] |
− | | totalregistrants = Over 500 | + | | totalregistrants = Over 600 |
| | registration = [http://name.eventbrite.com/ Register Here] | | | registration = [http://name.eventbrite.com/ Register Here] |
| | keyappointments = | | | keyappointments = |
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− | '''NamesCon''', or the '''Internet Names 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> |
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− | Organizers initially expected 400 attendees, but eventually registrations went over the 500 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> | + | 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. |
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| + | 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> |
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| ==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.ida.co/sessions/ Session, NamesCon] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> | + | 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> |
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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, 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.com/speakers/ Speakers, NamesCon] 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]], [[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> |
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| ===Keynote Speakers=== | | ===Keynote Speakers=== |
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| 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.com/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=== | | ===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. |