The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs conference got underway Monday night in Amsterdam, Holland with a welcoming dinner at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel.
Yesterday,the first full day of business got underway with a session featuring representatives from four of Europe's most successful registries, Germany's .de, Great Britain's .co.uk, Austria's .at and the Netherlands' .nl. It was a very interesting overview of each ccTLD, covering their growth rates, nexus requirements and other registry policies that investors need to be aware of.
In the lunch break that followed, Internet Commerce Association President Jeremiah Johnson spoke about new threats facing domain owners, including efforts being undertaken by trademark interests to have the UDRP process replaced with a new system that would make it easier for them to take domain names away from their current owners.
The first afternoon session was an especially informative one that featured five major portfolio owners discussing their ccTLD strategies. The panelists were Rick Latona (USA), Hennie Groot Lipman (Netherlands), Nicco Ziefang (Germany), Alexander Schubert (Germany) and Edwin Hayward.
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