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Paris domain name event NDDCamp returns for third year

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Event is free for the domain name industry.

NDDCamp, a one-day domain name event, will return to Paris on June 26, 2017. It will take place at Campus Cluster Paris Innovation, 59 Rue Nationale, 75013 in Paris.

Now in its third year, the event targets domain name investors and other people involved in the domain name industry.

Traditionally a French-language event, there will be an English-language panel in the afternoon this year.

NDDCamp is organized by two French domain name investors, David Chelly and Philippe Franck. The third edition is co-organized by the digital team of the Paris School of Business. It is supported by Sedo and the French registry AFNIC.

The event is free and registration is available online.

Two domain(ish) conferences added to 2017 calendar

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One conference is out but two more are in.

The domain name investor community is down to just one annual U.S. conference after THE Domain Conference called it quits this year.

But out of the ashes rise two new conferences about domain names that are also stretching outside of the domain business.

First up is NameSummit in Manhattan August 7th and 8th. The event is being organized by domain investor Steve Kaziyev and domain attorney Jason Schaeffer with the help of 32Events (led by Jodi Chamberlain).

While domain names are a topic, this conference will also cover online branding and naming.

Then, in October, Jothan Frakes (formerly with NamesCon) and Ray Dillman Neu (formerly with TRAFFIC and then THE Domain Conference) present MERGE! in Orlando.

Details are scant, but Ron Jackson at DNJournal reports “With MERGE! the founders aim to combine the best of Domain Roundtable, DomainFest and THE Domain Conference along with Legal panels, Digital Branding professionals, Website Development, End User Experience, Domain Name Investment and Appraisal, New Business Startups, IP Technology, SEO Design, Security, Hosting and more.”

The event takes place October 14-18 at Marriott’s Orlando World Center.

The trick for each of these conferences is to bring in the core domain name audience while simultaneously attracting marketing, internet and branding professionals.

Dietmar Stefitz gives the lowdown on Domaining Europe

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Domain name conference will be held in The Hague in May.

Paul Keating presents at last year's Domaining Europe conference in Spain.

Paul Keating presents at last year’s Domaining Europe conference in Spain.

After a successful NamesCon this month, the next domain investor-focused conference on the schedule is DomainingEurope. The event will take place May 29-31 in The Hague. DNW readers can currently purchase passes for half price.

I’ve never been to the DomainingEurope shows, so I asked show organizer Dietmar Stefitz to provide an overview.

DNW: What’s your background?

Stefitz: I am Austrian, living since 30 years in Spain. Since 1994, I am in the Internet Business. I registered my first Domain in 1994 and have tried to combine the real with the virtual world since then. In 2000, I created the first virtual trade shows and a virtual business center in 4 languages. In 1999, I assisted PSINET with big acquisitions in Europe and have been Vice-President of Anprotel, which has been a constituency member of EUROISPA. In 2008, I sold my company Bemarnet and have been active since in organizing domain events. I am also a Partner in inverdom.com with a small portfolio of Spanish Keyword Domains. I am also trying to establish the European Domainers Club: d-e.club

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Domain name conference planned in Hong Kong to coincide with INTA meeting

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New TLDs come to Hong Kong.

Dot.asiaDotAsia and Momentum Events are planning a domain name conference in Hong Kong May 13-14, coinciding with the International Trademark Association (INTA) annual meeting taking place in the same city.

The event is a combination of DotAsia’s “Internet of Names” meeting and Momentum’s “Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress” events.

Targeted attendees include new TLD applicants, brands, domain investors and other industry stakeholders. Given the timing with INTA, the event is clearly targeted more to new TLD applicants and intellectual property lawyers than domainers.

Confirmed speakers represent applicants including .Dot Chinese Online (.在线) and Dot Chinese Website (.中文网), .kyoto, kiwi, and .wed.

Momentum Events’ next new TLD conference is scheduled for March 3-4 in New York.

Are you going to NamesCon next week?

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Hundreds of you are. Leave a comment if you’ll be there.

NamesConAre you going to NamesCon in Las Vegas next week?

If you’re reading this post, there’s a good chance you are. With over 450 people expected to attend, NamesCon will be the biggest domain name conference in a year (excluding ICANN’s meetings).

The huge attendance numbers are good news, but it can also make it more difficult to network. The more people, the harder it is to seek out people you’d like to meet. There’s also the draw of the blackjack tables, which are known to keep people like Elliot Silver away from the conference floor.

With that in mind, please take a moment to comment if you are attending next week. I’d enjoy connecting with you in Vegas!