Entre el 12 y el 15 de este mes se celebra en Seattle la Domain Round Table, un congreso sobre dominios. Ya que ningún demenita estará por allí (que se sepa) me parece interesante, al menos, echar un vistazo al programa. Aunque sólo sea por hacernos una idea de lo que se habla por ahí fuera.

Además pordéis visitar la web del congreso aquí: http://www.domainroundtable.com/

Sunday, August 12, 2007
7:30pm - 10:00pm 2007-08-12 Sunday WELCOME COCKTAIL PARTY
Location: Main Ballroom C&D

Description:
Come and pre-register, meet and greet everyone who is arriving early. Take advantage of the evenings social networking and start new friendships before the official conference begins. Great food, open bar, relax after your travel and feel the excitement about the incredible events to come the next three days. There will also be an exciting electronic badge orientation, explaining the usage and benefits of our networking and survey technology for all attendees. This device will be your power networking best friend, for both attendee and sponsor alike.

Speakers:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Mike "Zappy" Zapolin, Internet Real Estate

Monday, August 13, 2007
7:30am - 9:15am 2007-08-13 Monday REGISTRATION, NTAG ORIENTATION
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
Sign in and be orientated on the use of our electronic networking badges. The more comfortable you are with your electronic badges (called nTags), the better they will serve you during the first two days of the event. Be on time, listen, learn, and start networking immediately!

Speakers:
DRT STAFF

9:15am - 10:15am 2007-08-13 Monday EXQUISITE WELCOME BREAKFAST
Location: Main Ballroom C&D

Description:
(Sponsor and speaker to be announced) You must be in the Ballroom and seated before 9:30am.

Speakers:

10:00am - 6:00pm 2007-08-13 Monday THE DOUGLAS ROOM IS PARKED!!!
Location: Douglas Room

Description:
Parked.com is giving away a new Playstation 3 and two new Nintendo Wii consoles! Take a break from your domains and park yourself in the Douglas Room to test out the new game systems and network with other domainers and Parked.com staff. You can enter to win one of the three systems!

Speakers:
Fun giveaways and games to play!

10:30am - 11:30am 2007-08-13 Monday DOMAIN NEWS MEDIA REPORT
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"The Eyes, Ears and Voices of the Domain Universe Speak" Domain news sites, blogs, and print magazine execs as panelists)

Speakers:
Ron Jackson, DNJournal.com; Ali Farshchian, CircleID; Ezra James, Modern Domainer Magazine; Frank Michlick, DomainNameNews.com; Andrew Allemann, DomainNameWire.com;

11:30am - 1:00pm 2007-08-13 Monday DOMAIN INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE
Location: Ballroom C&D

Description:
Some of the brightest people in the industry speak out on what they are observing and talk about where the industry is heading.

Speakers:
Frank Schilling, Sahar Sarid, Adam Strong, Mike Zapolin

1:00pm - 2:00pm 2007-08-13 Monday NAMEDRIVE.COM LUNCH
Location: Main Ballroom C&D

Description:
This fabulous lunch is sponsored by your friends at NameDrive.com. Gregory Manriquez, CEO, will be speaking. NOTE: Please be on time and respect the sponsor's ability to speak and attendees' desire to listen.

Speakers:
Gregory Manriquez, CEO

2:00pm - 3:00pm 2007-08-13 Monday REGISTRAR EXECUTIVE PANEL
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"Domain Management Issues for Domainers" This will prove to be a very lively session, with questions from attendees to the panelists, and a live survey conducted to see what is the most important features and services to domainers from their registrars according to electronic votes projected on the screen.

Speakers:
Dave Chiswell, CEO Rebel.com; Victor Pitts, Moniker.com; Paul Stahura, President eNom; TBA, Fabulous

2:00pm - 3:00pm 2007-08-13 Monday DOMAINS 101
Location: Aspen Room

Description:
"The Adventure Begins" This "must attend" class for new internet businesses and private domainers will explain all the tricks and tips you need to know about buying, managing and selling your domain. If you're new at this game, this session you don't want to miss!

Speakers:
Nate Curran, GoDaddy.com; Matthias Mueller, NameDrive; Sean Stafford, DNZoom.com, Jothan Frakes, Oversee.net

3:15pm - 4:15pm 2007-08-13 Monday SEO 101 AND BEYOND
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
Why you need to know SEO basics if you're going to build and maintain a successful website. A mandatory session to attend for those who want to know the true secrets of Search Engine placement and how they help you win online. For SEO professionals, consultants and business services. This event is for the beginners and the best of the best in SEO secrets and information.

Speakers:
Aaron Wall, SEOBook.com; John Tompkins, Trellian.com; Dave Bascom , SEO.com; Dustin Woodard, AllRecipes.com; John Andrews

4:00pm - 5:00pm 2007-08-13 Monday TM BULLIES
Location: Aspen Room

Description:
"Taunting the Big Kid or Keeping Your Lunch Money" The future of fighting TM C&D's and UDRP's, and how far the big corporations can go in claiming domain property.

Speakers:
Brett Lewis, Esq.; Aaron Kornblum, Esq., John Berryhill; Microsoft Senior Atty; Jeremiah Johnston, General Counsel, COO, SEDO;

4:15pm - 5:30pm 2007-08-13 Monday COFFEE NETWORKING
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"You don't have to be Danish to meet and greet"

Speakers:
You, the attendees. Speak and trade ideas. Get out and network!

4:30pm - 5:40pm 2007-08-13 Monday **TRAFFIC DOMAINS FOR RENT
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
Many domainers are looking forward to the systems that give you 100% RPM and forgets CTR rates on your uniques. The major players, and the upstarts in this sector. Why this new direction promises to blow up profits for domain owners and satisfy advertisers.

Speakers:
Ofer Ronen, Sendori;

5:00pm - 6:00pm 2007-08-13 Monday INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WORKSHOP
Location: Aspen Room

Description:
"Defensive Registrations" What are the best steps to take to protect your online domain assets and your company's brand?

Speakers:
Aaron Kornblum, Sr. Attorney - Microsoft; John Berryhill; Derek Newman

5:45pm - 7:00pm 2007-08-13 Monday PARKING SERVICES SUMMIT
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
The TOP Parking Services tell you where they're going, why they're going there, and why you should go with them. Audience interaction, live survey results

Speakers:
Donny Simonton, Parked.com; Jeremiah Johnston, SEDO; Gregory Manriquez, NameDrive.com; Scott Briggs, NameMedia; John Smrekar, RevenueDirect.com; Michael Robertson, Fabulous.com; Ron Sheridan, Oversee.net

7:00pm - 9:00pm 2007-08-13 Monday KEYNOTE DINNER
Location: Ballrooms C&D

Description:
FRANK SCHILLING, one of the most respected domain investors in the industry is our honored KEYNOTE SPEAKER to end our first day of incredible topic sessions and networking! Other special guests TBA.

Speakers:
FRANK SCHILLING and other SPECIAL GUESTS

9:00pm - 9:30pm 2007-08-13 Monday NETWORKING QUASAR
Location: Level 2

Description:
Thirty minutes of hello and "Let's Make Some Money" networking after dinner.

Speakers:

9:30pm - 2:00am 2007-08-13 Monday TRAFFICZ'S WILD PARTY NIGHT!
Location: TBA

Description:
We are happy to announce TRAFFICZ's wild "Body Painting Contest" Party at the trendy SUGAR nightclub in downtown Seattle! The party is for a good cause, because it's a charity event for Michael Mann's Grassroots.org charity. Everyone will be bidding on the opportunity to paint 10 beautiful models and then vote on the winner! Open bar, buffet and everyone you know and want to know will be there! Come and paint, party, give. Check out the club at sugarseattle.com!

Speakers:
Ammar Kubba

Tuesday, August 14, 2007
8:15am - 9:30am 2007-08-14 Tuesday BREAKFAST BY .MOBI
Location: Ballroom C&D

Description:
This fine breakfast is sponsored by the good people at .MOBI This food function will follow strict attendance guidelines discussed at the end of the Agenda Schedule. You must be seated by 8:45am. Please remember that the sponsor has paid for this breakfast, so keep the distractions at a minimum, and allow all the attendees who want to hear every word of the speaker. Be seated on time!

Speakers:
Pinkard Brand, .MOBI

9:30am - 9:45am 2007-08-14 Tuesday COFFEE NETWORKING
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"You don't have to be Danish to meet and greet"

Speakers:

9:45am - 11:00am 2007-08-14 Tuesday .MOBI AND FRIENDS
Location: BALLROOM C&D

Description:
"Is There Power In the Cellphone or a Dead Battery?" Where is .MOBI going? Cellphone companies are buying .MOBI domains and .MOBI domains value may be increasing faster than expected. What other trends are we waiting to appear that will spell gold for the .MOBI extension? Are .MOBI domains only good for topics that can be relegated to the mobile phone lifestyle? See how new areas of this extension are being explored. This session should be attended by all domainers wishing to extend their portfolio.

Speakers:
Pinky Brand, .Mobi;

9:45am - 11:00am 2007-08-14 Tuesday WEB 2.0
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"Content and How To Make It Work For You" Building out your domains can be a very lucrative auction if you have the right tools and direction. Having a website with powerful content and achieving repeat customers is a recipe for revenue! Learn techniques and get advice from some of the best experts in their field on domain buildouts.

Speakers:
Joe Davison, TechAnalyst.com; Stuart Wood, WIFI.com (Salient Properties); Frank Michlick, SharedReviews.com

10:00am - 6:00pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday DOUGLAS ROOM EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR
Location: Douglas Room

Description:
NAMEDRIVE.COM IS THE EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR FOR THIS ROOM DURING THE WHOLE DAY. NameDrive invites DRT attendees to join them on Tuesday August 14th in the Douglas Room for Park&Sell Poker. Park&Sell poker pits domainer against domainer, with the victor winning a share of the 250 domains NameDrive is giving away for free! That's not all: all guests will receive a NameDrive Spotlight Domains Maglite, have a chance to network, purchase traffic domains, or just relax and have a barista make them a freshly brewed cup of some of Seattle's finest espresso and flavored coffees.

Speakers:
Game Room

11:30am - 12:30pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday DOMAIN APPRAISAL & EVALUATION
Location: Aspen Room

Description:
"The Issues of Domain Management" How to assess your domains to be worthy of renewal or cheap resale. How to determine your premium domains and their minimum value.

Speakers:
Christian Kalled, Director of North American Brokerage, SEDO; John Tompkins, Trellian.com; Alex Tajirian, DomainMart.com; Pete Lamson, NameMedia:Jakob Knightly, Name Drive; Victor Pitts, Moniker.com;

12:30pm - 1:45pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday NAME MEDIA LUNCH
Location: Ballroom C&D

Description:
This wonderful lunch is sponsored by our friends at Name Media. Time restrictions enforced on this food function. You must be seated by 12:45 pm for presentation by sponsor.

Speakers:
Pete Lamson, SVP & GM, Domain Marketplace Brian Carr, SVP & GM, Direct Search Network

2:00pm - 3:00pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday CCTLD POWER
Location: Aspen Room

Description:
"Why ccTLD's Are Smiling" Country codes and how to use them to financial rewards you never expected.

Speakers:
Ahmed Farooq, Enthropia; Richard Schreier, CEO, Pool.com; Jakob Knightly, NameDrive' Alan C. Ezeir, Global Domains International, Inc.

2:00pm - 3:00pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday AFTERMARKET 101
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"When to Sell and Buy - Successful Techniques to Working In The Aftermarket" Should you aggressively try to contact end users, or list your domains on the domain listing services? Are auction services the best way to submit a domain for sale, or should you just list them for BIN offers? Aftermarket issues are discussed, including how to determine the value of a domain beyond its traffic revenue and what other indicators are important in buying an aftermarket domain.

Speakers:
Christian Kalled, Director of North American Brokerage, SEDO; Kerry Kelley, Snapnames; Scott Ross, Promediary.com; Victor Pitts, Moniker.com; Nate Curran, GoDaddy.com; Tom Murphy, NameMedia;

3:00pm - 4:15pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday MONETIZATION WORLD
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"The Many Paths To Making Revenue" All domainers and website owners will discover the multitude of revenue paths available to them. You can and you WILL make money off your domain! From SEO and Buildouts to how to use auction and domain listing sites, this session will cover all the ways to make money with your domain!

Speakers:
Joe Davison, TechAnalyst.com; Hal Bailey, Google.com; Ofer Ronen, Sendori; Frank Michlick, DomainCocoon; Chris Ambler, Enom; Yossi Goldlust, LookSmart.com; Kerry Kelley, Snapnames

3:00pm - 4:15pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday ICANN ROUNDTABLE
Location: Aspen Room

Description:
The issues that affect us all are discussed by the people who make the decisions that affect us all. Question and answer period.

Speakers:
Mike Zupke, ICANN; Tim Cole, ICANN; Richard Lau, DomainManager.com; Jothan Frakes, Oversee.net

4:20pm - 5:20pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday **MADISON AVENUE
Location: Aspen Room

Description:
"Friend or Foe" Do the top ad agencies really want their clients to buy your domains, which may accomplish much of what the ad agencies are charging their clients $millions to do? Who should domainers really be trying to reach for enduser sales?

Speakers:
Scott Ross, Promediary.com; Yossi Goldlust, LookSmart.com;

4:20pm - 5:35pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday DROPPING DOMAIN TREASURES!
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"How to Dig for Gold in Expiring Domains" Many domainers find their gold in purchasing domains from drop services. How to understand and analyze the expiring domain opportunities. What's new, and how to find the gems.

Speakers:
Chris Ambler, ENOM, Edward Gaa, Globat.com

5:15pm - 6:30pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday DOMAIN INDUSTRY IMAGE
Location: Aspen Room

Description:
"CyberSquatters? How does the Public and Business Community See The Domain Investors?" The domain industry stagnates unless we break out to mainstream business. An important discussion about the appreciation of value on domains.

Speakers:
Jeremiah Johnston, General Counsel, ICA Board Member; Alex Tajirian, DomainMart.com;

5:30pm - 6:45pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday DOMAIN TRAFFIC
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"The Big Issues Ahead" This is the "follow-up" session to the Parking Summit on Monday. The top Parking Services discuss all the important aspects of what to look for in parking your domains in 2008. Have your questions answered, bring on your ideas, communicate! Hear the top news, expectations, and opinions for getting the most money from the best Parking Services.

Speakers:
Sigmund Solares, Parked.com; Gregory Manriquez, NameDrive; Jothan Frakes, DomainSponsor.com; Andrew Wright, Fabulous.com; Brian Carr, NameMedia; John Smrekar, RevenueDirect.com

7:00pm - 8:30pm 2007-08-14 Tuesday NAME INTELLIGENCE AWARDS DINNER
Location: Ballrooms C&D

Description:
Awards given to the best and most recognized people and companies in the Domain and Internet Commerce Industry. An enjoyable and raucous celebration for those who've exceeded our expectations! Great food and yet another great opportunity to network.

Speakers:
Jay Westerdal

9:30pm - 2:30am 2007-08-14 Tuesday SEATTLE NIGHTLIFE
Location: SEATTLE

Description:
(Fun on the town, networking into the late night) After Dinner until who knows when!!

Speakers:

Wednesday, August 15, 2007
8:00am - 9:45am 2007-08-15 Wednesday TRAFFICZ BREAKFAST
Location: Ballrooms C&D

Description:
Hosted by our friends at TrafficZ! You must be seated by 8:45am

Speakers:

10:00am - 6:00pm 2007-08-15 Wednesday NAMEDRIVE DOUGLAS ROOM
Location: Douglas Room

Description:
NameDrive.com drives this room over from Tuesday, and nobody even has a hangover! NameDrive continues its program in the Douglas Room on Wednesday August 15th by holding a domain appraisal session for the DRT Live Domain Auction. Come and hear the opinions of NameDrive's BrokerSelect team, who draw upon years of industry experience to break down the domains up for auction and make sure you're getting what you pay for. If you're not bidding in the live auction, stay for an encore of Park&Sell Poker or just sit back and enjoy a freshly brewed cup of coffee.

Speakers:

10:00am - 11:45am 2007-08-15 Wednesday DOMAIN DEVELOPMENT INVESTING
Location: Aspen Room

Description:
(Stephen Sturgeon, Esq. sponsor) VC, Angel capital, Hedge fund investors, and Investment Bankers lists. How to find and choose the right investor for your website and domain projects.

Speakers:
Stephen Sturgeon, Esq.

10:00am - 11:45am 2007-08-15 Wednesday SEO AND BEYOND
Location: Willow Rooms

Description:
"Marriage Made in Heaven" How SEO techniques include domains, and how domains add power to SEO.

Speakers:
Todd Mintz, SEMPDX; Aaron Wall, SEObook.com; John Andrews

11:00am - 6:00pm 2007-08-15 Wednesday DOMAINTOOLS LIVE DOMAIN AUCTION
Location: Main Ballroom C&D and Willow R

Description:
THE DOMAIN ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE IS HOLDING THE LARGEST LIVE DOMAIN AUCTION EVER HELD! DomainTools is featuring some of the best names available in what will be a landmark event! ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PARTS OF THIS FINALE IS: THE LIVE AUCTION SESSION WILL BE FREE FOR ANYONE TO ATTEND!! You do NOT have to buy a ticket to come for this huge event. It is free to attend for businesses and domain investors worldwide! Bidding is available online too at DomainTools.com.

Speakers:
Main Ballroom C&D and Willow Rooms

1:15pm - 2:15pm 2007-08-15 Wednesday AUCTION LUNCH
Location: Main Ballroom C&D

Description:
Lunch and Snacks available. Bid and Eat.

Speakers:

7:15pm - 11:45pm 2007-08-15 Wednesday HAPPY HOUR SIGNOFF
Location:

Description:
Head out to a trendy nightclub in Seattle with the rest of the big hitters! Talk it up, talk it out, shake hands and get ready for an outrageously successful future in the domain and internet commerce industries!

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