In a year that's saturated with conferences it initially appeared that Domainermeeting was going to have a difficult time getting numbers and sponsors to support the event. This definitely is not the case! The domainer meeting website is filled with sponsors all wanting to get exposure to the European market. I haven't had a chance to catch up on the numbers of delegates but from all reports Domainermeeting appears to have gained a lot of support from Europe, USA and other international countries (such as Australia). I'm really looking forward to meeting every there!
Backing Domainermeeting right up against ICANN was a great idea as international travelers only had to extend their trip by a couple of days to take in both events. I'm sure that both EuroDNS and Domain Sponsor have pulled out all the stops to ensure that the event will be an outstanding success.So what's on the agenda? As you would expect there is a welcome address by Xavier Buck from EuroDNS followed by Phil Corwin speaking on behalf of the ICA (Internet Commerce Association). The first morning covers new TLDs and ccTLDs and there should be an interesting session on the situation in European parking.
I'm particularly looking forward to Dan Warner's address at 1:45pm which will be covering the topic of Domain Economics.
It will be nice having a late start the following day after the Domain Sponsor party as it will give the panelists on at 9:45 (including yours truly) a chance to get our thoughts together on "building an online brand/domain". A couple of other sessions on the second day stand out for me. The first is the one on tax optimization (a subject close to all our hearts) and domain investing. The auction will then start at 2pm and run until 7pm.
All in all the agenda and the various speakers look really interesting and with the added difference of having a largely European perspective I'm sure that DomainerMeeting will be an outstanding success. After the event I'll write a blog on what I thought the highlights were. Until then I'd better go and pack!
Source: Posted on WhizzBangsBlog by Michael Gilmour -- Reprinted with permission -- June 16, 2008