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ICA to hold 15th anniversary meetup in Las Vegas, September 19-20

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Travel is back! Will we recognize each other after 18 months?

Image of Las Vegas and logo for Internet Commerce Association promoting a meetup in Las VegasInternet Commerce Association (ICA) is planning a meetup to celebrate its 15th anniversary.

The meetup will take place in Las Vegas from September 19-20, 2021. It’s free for ICA members to attend; members will pay for their own meals, drinks and hotel. Sponsorships will be available to host cocktail hours, breakfasts and dinners.

Membership in ICA starts at $25 per month.

The situation in the United States is rapidly getting “back to normal” with full flights, packed restaurants, etc., now that anyone who wants the vaccine can readily get it. The same can’t be said for some other countries, so attendance might be limited for those coming from countries with travel restrictions. My thoughts go out to those facing turmoil, such as in India.

That said, ICA is monitoring the situation to ensure it will be safe.

If you really want the feeling of getting “back to normal”, I’m sure you can book a room at the Tropicana.

ICA hopes for in-person meetup this year

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Get vaccinated. Get together!

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I’m hopeful that in-person domain name industry events can reconvene sometime this year. Internet Commerce Association, a trade group for domain name owners, is trying to make one happen.

The organization sent a survey to its members today asking if they’d consider attending an in-person meetup this year. It’s targeting September 19-20 for the event but has asked members if other days would work better.

That should be enough time for any adult living in the U.S. to be vaccinated.

ICA is pitching four possible locations: Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami and Oklahoma City. (I imagine the latter is on the list because it’s the home of Digimedia.) Members can suggest other locations in the survey.

Members are encouraged to check their email for a link to the survey.

Membership in Internet Commerce Association starts at just $25 per month.

125 people to attend DNSeattle on Thursday

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Off to Seattle, the center of the domain name universe.

125 people from the domain name industry are expected to attend the sold-out DNSeattle meetup at Amazon.com’s headquarters on Thursday evening. The event is organized by Michael Cyger of DomainSherpa.

This year’s meetup is from 6-9 PM on Thursday and features an interview with domain broker Andrew Rosener titled “Selling Ice to Eskimos.” Rightside attorney Statton Hammock will transform into DJ STATN to play tunes at the event.

Proceeds from DNSeattle benefit cancer charity Fred Hutch.

I attended last year’s event and found it to be a great networking opportunity and a chance to catch up with people I hadn’t seen since NamesCon. I will be in Seattle for this year’s event as well and will provide a wrap next week.

Domain name meetup in Houston this month

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Brand.bar is organizing a meetup April 28 outside of Houston.

dnhoustonAngela St. Julien of Brand.bar is organizing DNHouston.com, a domain name meetup just outside of Houston.

It will take place from 7-9:30 pm on April 28 at Crush Wine Lounge in The Woodlands, a community north of Houston.

The primary sponsor is DomainAgents, with support from Donuts and Igloo.

If you’ve never met St. Julien at a domain name conference, you’re missing out on an optimistic, go-getter personality. She will speak along with Eric Lyon of NamePros and Kevin Kopas of Public Interest Registry (.Org).

Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased online.

Local meetups are a great and affordable way to meet other people in the domain name industry. A New York City meetup featuring .NYC attracted 150 people last month. DNSeattle takes place next month and has already sold out. (A wait list for that event is available.)

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