2008 GeoDomain Expo Coming to Chicago

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Conference for “hot” sector of domain names returns in July.

It seems like everywhere you look, domainers are talking about “Geo” domains. Those in the geo space will tell you it’s been hot since the beginning, but they probably enjoy finally getting the respect they deserve. And that will be on display at this year’s GeoDomain Expo in Chicago July 11-12 at W Chicago – City Center. (There is a cocktail party the evening of July 10.)

I’ve decided to go to the conference for a couple reasons. First, I’m a closet geo domainer. I have a spreadsheet of city and state names, and when I come up with a relevant term (e.g. plumbers), I plug the keyword in and search for available domain names. I also own the name of a small Austin-area city called Lakeway. It’s a cool feeling whenever I drive through Lakeway. It feels like “I own this town”. I’m getting ready to develop Lakeway.com and want to learn from some veterans.

I usually don’t go to conferences for the content, but Associated Cities and co-sponsor The Kelsey Group have put together a program that looks appealing. A session on Friday will discuss getting local advertising dollars. The panel will include The Castello brothers. Later that afternoon is a discussion on how to develop geo domains. Also of interest is David Kesmodel, who will be there with his new book The Domain Game.

Of course, no conference would be complete without a live domain auction. Moniker will host a geo domain auction Saturday night.

I’ll be covering the event live on Domain Name Wire, but if you’re interested in geo domains, I recommend going to this conference in person. Registration is only $595 through May 31, which is just a fraction of the price of most conferences.

Further Reading:

  1. 2008 GeoDomain Expo Preview with Patrick Carleton
  2. It’s Still Cheap to Fly to GeoDomain Expo
  3. Wrap: 2008 GeoDomain Expo A Big Success

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  1. David J Castello
    May 29th, 2008 | 3:20 pm

    The Expo actually starts with the Cocktail Networking Pary on the evening of July 10.

  2. Andrew
    May 29th, 2008 | 3:45 pm

    David, thanks for the clarification.

  3. Patrick Carleton
    May 29th, 2008 | 3:54 pm

    Thanks for the great article! Just a correction, you mention “A session on Wednesday will discuss”…this session is actually on Friday.

  4. Andrew
    May 29th, 2008 | 4:09 pm

    Wow, can you guys tell I was up late last night? Both of these have been fixed. Thanks!

  5. Patrick Carleton
    May 29th, 2008 | 10:34 pm

    Thanks for the article and the edit! Can’t wait to see Lakeway.com once it’s completed!

  6. Peter Askew
    May 30th, 2008 | 3:37 pm

    hey Andrew,

    think I’m gonna try to hit this show (my first domainer conference – not counting DomainerCon)

    would love to meet up and buy you a beer..

    let me know..

    -peter

  7. Andrew
    May 30th, 2008 | 3:59 pm

    @ Peter – will be great to finally meet you in person. And the beer’s on me.

    Be sure to register before the price goes up June 1.

  8. Peter Askew
    May 30th, 2008 | 4:03 pm

    I’m pretty easy to spot, being 6’8 with red hair..

  9. Antoinette
    May 31st, 2008 | 5:55 pm

    I hope you have a great time! Finally, a reasonably (relatively speaking) priced conference! If I had GEO names, I’d be there.

  10. Claude Gelinas
    June 2nd, 2008 | 5:07 pm

    Thanks for pointing this event out — geodomains have performed very well in the past.

    Futhermore, there’s no sign of slowing down for such self-explanatory domains.

  11. Available Domain Names
    June 6th, 2008 | 10:23 pm

    Should be good.

  12. Domain Name Wire » News » 2008 GeoDomain Expo Preview with Patrick Carleton - The Domain Industry's News Source
    June 18th, 2008 | 2:17 pm

    [...] 2008 GeoDomain Expo hits Chicago July 10-12. Advanced ticket sales are hot, and Associated Cities’ Patrick Carleton expects [...]

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