iBreakfast and Smart TLDs will co-host the first conference on the opening up of the new domains since ratification at ICANN Singapore on June 20,2011 .
It will be a one day conference ,to be held in New York on August 3rd,2011 on the new gTLD program .You can read the press release after the jump:
"iBreakfast - the leading forum for Digital Media Companies - and Smart TLDs are co-hosting the first conference on the opening up of the new Domains since ratification at ICANN Singapore on June 20, 2011. Sponsored by Verisign, Afilias, Neustar, Dot Green, Definition6, and Herrick Feinstein LLC.
The "dot com" era is expanding and will soon be joined with a myriad of possibilities. This is the web's new lakefront property frontier. Cities, brands, industries, interest groups, even start-up concepts could be your domain. ICANN's recent ruling to open up the process to apply for and run new domain registries forever will alter the way things are represented online. The implications for SEO and trademark protection are critical, and the opportunities presented to brands, industry associations - even investors - is exploding. This iBreakfast Conference will sort through the opportunities and surrounding issues with industry leaders from around the world.
Confirmed Speakers include: Roland LaPlante, SVP/CMO, Affilias; Ken Hansen, Sen. Dir. Business Development, Neustar; Verisign; Ben Crawford, CEO of CentralNic and dotBrand Solutions; Michael Berkens, Co-Founder, Right Of The Dot and TheDomains.com; Barry Werbin, Trademarks, Herrick Feinstein, LLP.; Edmun Chong, CEO of DotAsia Organisation; Wendy Selzer, Esq., Fellow, Princeton University's Center for IT Policy; Anastasia O'Rourke, Big Room Inc. (.eco applicant); Annalisa Roger, Founder/CEO, DotGreen Registry Corporation (.green applicant, remote); Scott Seitz, CEO of DotGay LLC. (.gay applicant, remote); and Dirk Kirchenowski, Founder of Dot Berlin GMBH (.berlin applicant, remote).
"The Master of Your Domain?" Event will have an opening keynote followed by three panels contemplating the different major sectors of the New TLDs. chronologically on Brand TLDs; Public Interest and Non-Profit TLDs; and City and Generic TLDs.
The event will be livestreamed, with Social Media DJ™ Jonathan Accarrino, Director of Social Media, Definition 6.
The Master of Your Domain TLD Conference is a must-attend event for big and small business, cities, brands, industries, advertisers, marketers, interest groups, investors, and digital professionals. Gain insight, share thoughts and network together as we explore this game-changing shift in the digital media world. "