Domain Roundtable Conference

[Dave Zan]

From domainroundtable.com:

The Premier Domain Name Conference Launches in Seattle May 25th

The world's brightest domain name owners will gain valuable insight at the Domain Roundtable Conference. We will bring together the Domain Name community of: Domain Entrepreneurs, Technical Administrators, Domain Registrars and Resellers, Affiliate Program Managers, Industry Insiders, Search Engine Operators, Intellectual Property Community, Domain Brand Portfolio Managers, Press and Media.

The Domain Roundtable conference is organized by Name Intelligence, Inc. the creator of www.whois.sc (Whois Source). With over 120,000 registered members and millions of users this is your opportunity to network with other like-minded domain owners. You will also be able to meet with the staff behind Whois Source and a lot of other great industry professionals.

100% of the Net Proceeds will be donated to the Tsunami Relief Fund.

Registration
Early Registration is open now, the cost is $620 per participant. Come be a part of this industry event, companies such as Microsoft and Verisign will be attending. Please register early as this event is expected to be sold out.

Who's going?

[Smith]

I'll probably hit it up, and off the top of my head I know 3 others that are looking at going.

[basscaster]

I'm going.

[SigRent.com]

Man great oppertunity unfotunetly im in Aus so it will cost $3,000 to get over there

[NETGEEK]

Great opportunity for sure!!

Looks like there are some big names already signed up to speak and/or attend.

Speakers

[westerdal]

Looks like you guys found our conference, if you have an questions please let me know.

[mike031]

hey jay.. great conference you guys have put together, best of luck

[ParkQuick.com]

Checking out airfares now - but it's a long shot. I like the way it has been put together much better than T R A F F I C. It's not modeled after the adult industry.

Originally Posted by davezan1

From domainroundtable.com:

Who's going?

[GodBlessYou]

Checking out airfares now - but it's a long shot. I like the way it has been put together much better than T R A F F I C. It's not modeled after the porn industry.

Ah man, I even live in Seattle and i'm not going! Go ahead, smack me...

[MediaHound]

Originally Posted by healingsites

It's not modeled after the porn industry.

Hi.
I'm not a fan of rumors and misinformation - your comment about TRAFFIC being modeled after the porn industry is without merits.
It's obvious that you're observing as an outsider, because had you been there you would know that there are no topics of the event that directly relate to the adult industry. If they do relate it's because much of the adult industry happens to be online. The information that you learn at the event and take home with you will not leave an impression of pornography. Many attendees make millions with their domains, whether they are adult or not - but the event is NOT modeled after one niche or another, and topics of pornography hardly came up at the last event - if it did, it was likely in the lobby of the hotel amongst attendee chit-chat, and not in the conference itself.
It's about DOMAINS and TRAFFIC. Whatever domains the attendees or organizers own are not influential on the event itself. It's certainly not another porn event, so please dont mislead people with your opinions.
Looking at www.targetedtraffic.com - you will not see any topics of porn. It's obvious that what it's modeled after is (whats in a name) TRAFFIC.

Here is the conference schedule (not TRAFFIC West, but TRAFFIC 2005). I'll leave it to the readers to decide if it's modeled after porn. And take it a step further, you can decide what Domian Round Table is modeled & copied after.

TUESDAY OCT. 18

NOON - On site registration opens

5 P.M. - Getting to Know You Cocktail Party sponsored by eRealEstate.com and TRAFFIC 2005

WEDNESDAY OCT. 19
8 A.M. - Buffet Breakfast Sponsored by GOOGLE.COM
9 A.M - Exhibits open
9:15 A.M. - WELCOME & Opening General Session
Howard Neu, Rick Schwartz
9:30 A.M. - SUCCESS STORIES OF ATTENDEES TBA
- our panel discusses their personal breakthrus
- actual stories of success and the path that led them to that success
- the school of "Hard knocks" on the way
- possibly the single most inspiring seminar as the stories are GREAT!
11:00 A.M - DOMAINSPONSOR.COM Exclusive Seminar
- Ron Sheridan and others from the company will discuss what's new
- why they are one of the best and why they will make you more money
- This is DomainSponsor.com 2nd year of being the overall sponsor of TRAFFIC. And don't forget to go to their WILD PARTY after the sun goes down
NOON - Luncheon featuring Domain Attorneys Howard Neu, and others TBA
- known as the "3 amigos", Howard Neu will be joined by 2 other top industry attornies to discuss the isses of the day.
- The "Amigo's" give you enough legal advice to pay your admission
- the "Amigo's" may or may not strip at this years event
- they lose it when they give free legal advice to large groups for free
2 P.M. - Seminar - SPYWARE - HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT? (McAFEE or SYMANTEC or MICROSOFT)
- perhaps the single biggest problem as your traffic gets hijacked
- this problem costs every attendee money every single day
- what can be done? how can we educate the surfer?
- what can we do to stop it?
- does anything actually work?
4 P.M. - Seminar - ALPHABET SOUP - WHAT’S BETTER FOR YOU?
Dan Warne (Fabulous.com) Ron Sheridan (DomainSponsor.com)
Eytan Elbez (Google.com) Rep TBA (Overture.com-Yahoo.com)
- the "Showdown" event as the top square off
- the heavyweights have at it. Answering questions while at the same time giving reasons to use their service instead of the others
- This is the one you don't want to miss. the gloves come off and we all become winners by seeing why all 4 are important to your overall success. Lines that may be blurry at the begining will be crystal clear at the end.
6 P.M. - Networking Cocktail Party sponsored by TBA
7:30 P.M. - Dinner with Keynote Speaker
THURSDAY OCT. 20
8 A.M. - Buffet Breakfast sponsored by AFTERNIC.COM
9 A.M - Exhibits open
9:30 A.M. - Domains behind the scene. CHRIS SHERIDAN from VERISIGN.COM,
11:00 A.M - Exclusive Seminar Dan Warner, FABULOUS.COM
NOON - Whie glove lunch sponsored by FABULOUS.COM. Featuring LOBBYIST AGAINST HIJACKING
2 P.M. - Seminar - INCREASING VALUE OF DOMAINS (Merger and Acquisition Companies discuss their methods and what they want in a portfolio. Panelists TBA)
4 P.M. - Panel Discussion on FUTURE DIRECTION OF DOMAINS, TRAFFIC & VALUES. The year past and the year coming. Panelists TBA
6 P.M. - Cocktail Party sponsored by OVERTURE.COM
7:30 P.M. Dinner, TBA
FRIDAY OCT. 21
8 A.M. - Buffet Breakfast presented by TBA
9 A.M - Exhibits open
9:30 A.M. - Seminar - RENEGADE IN ALL DOMAINERS (Psychologist, Analyst)
11:00 A.M - Exclusive Seminar TBA
NOON - Lunch with Speaker presented by TBA
THE DROP GAME - POOL.COM, SEDO.COM, AFTERNIC.COM
2 P.M. -Seminar - SPONSOR BEWARE - ARE WE BEING CHEATED OUT OF COMMISSIONS? Panel Discussion TBA
- the anatomy of a visitor
- why that visitor is valuable
- what makes that visitor tick and what makes him/her buy
- why are sponsors that don't understand visitors....Dangerous
- how to find sponsors that appreciate the business you send
- when will they appreciate the extra sale with no hassles
- which sponsors are cheaters
3:30 P.M. Exhibits Close
4 P.M. - YOU ARE THE COMPANY YOU KEEP - REPUTATION IS EVERYTHING. Panel Discussion TBA
6 P.M. -COCKTAIL PARTY sponsored by POOL.COM
7:30 P.M. Awards Dinner, sponsored by DomainSponsor.com
SATURDAY OCT 22
8 A.M. - Buffet Breakfast presented by TBA
9 A.M. - Closing General Session - Election of Board & Officers - Determination of location of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2006
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If you have gripes with the organizers for one reason or another, it's best to handle them in private and not bash the event, healingsites. The model is NOT porn.

[Mr. Deleted]

I read Duke's version of the event and did not get an impression of any porn event either.

[MediaHound]

That would be this
http://dnjournal.com/columns/cover102604.htm

[mole]

Looks very good, Jay. Thanks for putting this together for the professional domain industry.

[ParkQuick.com]

Rick Schwartz stated on his webmasterradio.fm DomainMasters radio interview that T R A F F I C is modeled after conventions put on by the the "adult" industry. I believe that's where they got the "by invitation only" idea - since most professional organizations don't do things that way. I would not make a statement like that unless there was a reason. It sounds like it was a very worthwhile event for those who attended. I just don't like the "invitation only" model - as I've stated here before.

I'm sorry that my statement took the focus away from the Domain Roundtable conference. They have put together a great program for a much more reasonable fee. I hope there can be more constructive discussion of that particular conference. I certainly won't discuss the other one anymore in this thread, and I apologize for getting off topic.

[I Sold Grandma]

Originally Posted by SigRent.com

Man great oppertunity unfotunetly im in Aus so it will cost $3,000 to get over there

Both China Airlines and Eva Air seem to be offering return east coast Australia to west coast USA in May 05 for $usd1K including taxes, levies, charges and whatever else.

Mind you, Eva air doesn't exactly inspire confidence by the spelling of Syndey (sic) on their web site timetables

Both go via Tapei so its 20 hours plus on a plane . Ouch!!

[Jothan]

I am helping Jay with the Domain Roundtable Event.

Both conferences are trying to do something good for the domain industry, which benefits us all. We respect the folks at traffic and the fact that they are trying to do good things for the domain industry in their way, and we are doing it our way.

Here are some highlights on the Domain Roundtable:
The CEO Roundtable on 5/26 at the Seattle conference looks to be a pretty big deal, and there is an interesting set of sessions on dropping names and the aftermarket each day.

ICANN is going to be in Seattle to discuss current events, and most of the registrars will be present.

Domain Roundtable has participation on a larger scale, and the appeal looks like a much broader crowd. If a person wanted to learn about UDRP or transfer disputes from an acual WIPO panellist, for example.

All in all, the Domain Roundtable Conference is a good place to create new opportunities, meet up with fellow industry players and other sophisticated domain name experts, or to simply learn about the industry or components of the industry that are emerging or changing.

[mole]

Originally Posted by Moe Suffixes

I am helping Jay with the Domain Roundtable Event.

Hi Moe, welcome to DNF and thanks for organizing this to uplift the professionalism in the domain industry, while helping a great charity cause!

Question, why didn't Name Intelligence invite Adam Dicker of this forum to speak?

[actnow]

In Dec/Jan.(?), I briefly considered going to the Domain Roundtable Conference.
I even looked into booking a room at the hotel (Marriott?). And, it was
already filled. It was the deciding point. So, I decided to forget it.

From the original schedule of activities, I got the impression it was
focused more for the other segments of the domain industry.

There is room for a number of tradeshows and conferences for the domain industry
because of the different facets and segments within the internet business.

For example: domains, traffic, software, hosting, servers, advertising/PR, brokering,
venture funding, ecommerce, webdesign, etc, etc.

So, I assume we will start seeing more and more tradeshows and conferences trying to
get our attention within a short period of time.

I will be attending Traffic (East) in Oct.

[Dave Zan]

Impressive list of speakers. The wealth of info to be given by the attorneys is
especially beneficial: with a lot of loonies out there nowadays, it pays to be
able to legally cover your behind.

[hiOsilver]

I signed up. Hope to see a lot of you there.