DomainNameCalendar

DOMAINfest Global 2008 Agenda

Monday, January 21, 2008

12:00-1:15pm
Opening Lunch
Location: Annex

1:30-1:45pm
Welcome Remarks
Location: Grand Ballroom

1:45-2:45pm
Keynote: Peter Hillary
Peter Hillary, adventurer and Mount Everest mountaineer, has completed over 35 mountaineering expeditions, was involved in the development of a new route across Antarctica to the South Pole, and was the first to have traversed the length of the Himalayas. With 25 years of experience in extreme risk environments, Hillary will share his unique insights on risk-taking, the spirit of adventure, and how they are relevant to your business decisions.
Location: Grand Ballroom

3:15-4:15pm
Beginner/Intermediate Session: Domain Industry Bootcamp
A must-attend session for industry newcomers. Learn the basics of managing your portfolio, handling renewals, deciding when to renew and when to drop, how to get set up with important vendors, how to bank most efficiently, and so much more.
Location: Salon 5

Experienced Session: Aftermarket & Appraisals
The primary market for quality domains continues to shrink, while the secondary market flourishes. What are your secondary market options as a domain name owner? How do you evaluate your domain’s market value and what do you consider when deciding to keep or sell?
Location: Salon 6

4:30-5:00pm
SnapNames LIVE Auction Orientation
Location: Grand Ballroom

5:00-6:00pm
Continuing Education Session: Negotiating to Win
Negotiation is an unavoidable and essential part of doing business. Learn more about the fine art of domain owner/developer negotiation and special techniques that work particularly well for domainers. Develop the skills that will help you become a better negotiator by learning the essential concepts and processes involved in a successful negotiation. Find out how to create win-win situations.
Location: Grand Ballroom

Limited Attendance Breakout: Easy Steps for Building Out Domains
Tap into the collective wisdom of our panel of experts as they describe some tips, tricks, and tools for building out their domains. Professional domain owners often see the value in building out domains, but the path is not entirely clear on where to start or what to use as tools, content, and partners.
Location: Salon 6

6:30-9:30pm
Cocktail Party
Location: Twist
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

8:00-8:45am
Breakfast
Location: Annex

9:00-10:00am
General Session: Domain Names and the Law: What’s at Stake
Discuss practical strategies for handling trademark issues, defending bogus cybersquatting allegations and fighting back against reverse domain name hijackers. Learn how to navigate the UDRP, avoid trademark infringement claims and hear legal experts share their thoughts and answer your questions on the latest developments around domain names and the law.
Location: Grand Ballroom

Limited Attendance Breakout: Latest TLDs Update
New Top Level domains are here and there are more on the way. What is the status on the current tlds like .asia, .tel, or post? How do new top level domains effect your current portfolio? How do you start one? What is the timeline? Bring your questions about the process to this meeting and learn about new registries, new registry service providers, and more.
Location: Salon 6

10:15-11:15am
General Session: Domainer Town Hall with Frank Schilling
This session will be a true town hall in presidential candidate style where attendees can sign up to be a part of a discussion with Frank Schilling. Frank will share his insights on what the future holds as well as address many of the signficant issues and trends affecting the industry.
Location: Grand Ballroom

11:30-12:30pm

Beginner/Intermediate Session: Branding for Gold, Balancing Hype and Reality
Are you domains “brandable” — and how do you identify and go after the opportunities? Join a panel of experienced professionals who have leveraged the power of direct navigation to get their eCommerce storefronts launched and established. Learn how you can grow by understanding their successes and their mistakes.
Location: Salon 5

Experienced Session: Maximizing Revenue from Local Advertisers
Hear classic success stories. With the right domain name, anyone can take on the goliaths of the industry and become a powerhouse.
Location: Salon 6

12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
Location: Annex

1:45-2:45pm

Continuing Education Session: Financial Planning for Business Success
Get solid advice on setting up and running your business. Learn about tax issues, the business structures available to you and the benefits and challenges of each. Find out about domestic and oversea opportunities, and what to consider before establishing your business.
Location: Grand Ballroom

Limited Attendance Breakout: Winning Domain Name Portfolio Strategies for Corporations and Businesses
This is a session that corporate brand managers from any division of a company can suceed in their job.

Learn how to create better harmony between marketing, legal, and IT, and how to leverage domain names to serve your company’s interests. A roadmap to success with domain names that should interest any brand manager or company owner.
Location: Salon 6

3:00-3:45pm

Networking
Location: Salon 3

4:00-7:00pm

SnapNames LIVE Auction
SnapNames LIVE Auction debuts with an awesome catalog of premium domains. This is the first of two sessions that will continue tomorrow – same time, same place. A special group of domains will be auctioned to benefit nonprofit organizations through Grassroots.org.

Bidders will also be participating online. Advanced registration is required at the SnapNames booth in the Exhibit Hall.
Location: Grand Ballroom

8:00-2:00am

DomainSponsor Party
Location: The Highlands

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

9:00-10:00am

Breakfast
Location: Annex

10:15-10:45am

General Session: ICA Update
The ICA describes what it is doing to protect the rights of website owners and to keep us all in the know about industry, policy, and governance trends. Learn about ICA’s advocacy issues, best practices and why this group is important to the overall industry.
Location: Grand Ballroom

11:00-12:00pm

Keynote: John Battelle
John Battelle, best selling author of The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture, is an acclaimed thought leader on the tech-driven transformation of business, the economy, and culture. Battelle is also a co-founding editor of Wired Magazine and is founder and CEO of Federated Media. A leading web visionary, Battelle will share his thoughts on the evolution of the web, which business models are working, the key ideas and trends that will affect the next phase of the web, and how they will affect your business.
Location: Grand Ballroom

12:00-1:15pm

Lunch Session: Domainer Worst Practices
Learn about the Top 10 worst things domainers do. Domain industry pros will share their real life experiences and discuss how you can avoid these mistakes.
Location: Annex

1:30-2:30pm

General Session: Understanding the Big Picture
A macro-level examination of online trends and how they will impact domain name values over time. As more and more users come online, what will happen to domain name usage and domain values? Where do the new investment opportunities lie?
Location: Grand Ballroom

2:30-3:30pm

Networking
Location: Salon 3

4:00-7:00pm

SnapNames LIVE Auction
SnapNames LIVE Auction continues with more great domain names. A special group of domains will be auctioned to benefit nonprofit organizations through Grassroots.org.

Bidders will also be participating online. Advanced registration is required at the SnapNames booth in the Exhibit Hall.
Location: Grand Ballroom

7:30-9:00pm

Dinner
Location: Annex

Thursday, January 24, 2008

9:00-11:00am

Farewell Breakfast
Location: Grand Ballroom