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updated to reflect 2016 event
{{ICANNMeetings|
{{ICANNMeetings|
| logo = NamesCon_Logo_2015.png
| logo = NamesCon_Logo_2016.png
| dates = January 11-14, 2015
| dates = January 10-14, 2016
| location = Las Vegas, USA
| location = Las Vegas, USA
| host = [[Richard Lau]]<br>[[Jothan Frakes]] <br> [[Terri Potratz]]
| host = [[Richard Lau]]<br>[[Jothan Frakes]] <br> [[Terri Potratz]]
| venue = Tropicana Las Vegas
| venue = Tropicana Las Vegas
| website = [http://namescon.vegas/ NamesCon.vegas]
| website = [http://namescon.vegas/ NamesCon.vegas]
| totalregistrants = Over 600
| totalregistrants = Over 1000
| registration = [http://name.eventbrite.com/ Register Here]
| registration = [http://name.eventbrite.com/ Register Here]
| keyappointments =
| keyappointments =
| historicalimport =
| historicalimport =
}}
}}
'''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.
'''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 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.
==Background==
==Background==
===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>
==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, so the attendance and audience diversity will be different and better than the previous two years, with more than 1000 attendees expected.
==NamesCon 2015==
==NamesCon 2015==
Because of the proximity on the calendar to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (January 6-9, 2015) and Affiliate Summit West (January 18-20, 2015), NamesCon is expected to attract a large number of people who are in Las Vegas who are interested in domain names and learning about the opportunities that may exist within the new domain names being added to the Internet. CES attracts more than 160,000 people to Las Vegas, and a small percentage of those people are expected to have a keen interest in the new TLDs and domain names.
NamesCon 2015 included DOMAINfest on its first day, and the overall show attracted more than 900 attendees, and had a wildly successful Domain Name Auction. Because of the proximity on the calendar to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (January 6-9, 2015) and Affiliate Summit West (January 18-20, 2015), NamesCon attracted a large number of people who are in Las Vegas who are interested in domain names and learning about the opportunities that may exist within the new domain names being added to the Internet. CES attracts more than 160,000 people to Las Vegas, and a small percentage of those people are expected to have a keen interest in the new TLDs and domain names.
[[File:2015NamesConAndCESTiming.png|512px|right]]
[[File:2015NamesConAndCESTiming.png|512px|right]]
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>
There are more than 800 people expected for the 2015 NamesCon, which will certainly 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.
===Speakers and Content===
===Speakers and Content===
==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.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 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 [[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>
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>
===Keynote Speakers===
===Keynote Speakers===