Domain Roundtable Schedule and Session Notes 2008
Friday, April 18
Session | Time | Details | Notes |
| The Roudtable Opens! | 3:00pm-8:00pm | ||
| Welcome Cocktail Party | 7:00pm-11:00pm |
Saturday, April 19
Session | Time | Details | Notes |
| CEO Roundtable | 9:30am-10:30am | Back by popular demand, the CEO Roundtable, featuring the heads of domaining's most successful companies, will discuss the current economic conditions of, and predictions for, the our industry based on the recent effects instigated by the U.S. economy. Our CEOs ask and answer: What are these effects? Is this the time to be investing in other ccTLD's? How will the international market space fare as a result? What is the best method to ensure the value of your property and portfolio in any market condition - good or bad? What does the future hold? Join our CEO panel to find out. | |
| Emergening Trends, Emerging Companies | 10:45am-11:45am | One thing to be expected about the domain market space is the constant emergence of new companies with improved products and fresh perspectives. As these venturesome entrepreneurs break into the market, we examine what unique options and services they have to offer domainers which enhance domains, increase traffic, and boost the value of a name overall. | |
| Parking Analyzed | 12:00pm-1:00pm | With all the of the latest movements by Google and Yahoo, domainers are left to wonder: what is going to happen with parking? We've brought in a panel of parking professionals for an in-depth conversation on how PPC, fraud, and the evolution of our industry affects parking companies. The discussion will also hit on how the challenges parking companies face affect you as a consumer and a marketer. Our experts will offer some direction toward which of the latest tools to use, as well as advice concerning methodologies they recommend to help increase your revenue stream. | |
| NameMedia Lunch | 1:00pm-2:00pm | A spectacular lunch is being sponsored by our friends at NameMedia! Listen to their latest updates and information. | |
| Matt Cutts - Q&A with a Google Master | 2:15pm-3:45pm | Ever wanted to understand Google? We all do, but Domain Roundtable is giving you the chance! Gather round for an intimate Q&A session with Matt Cutts, an expert on Google Search Engine Algorithms. Learn the "how's and why's" behind Google and gain useful knowledge for improved portfolio performance.
Do you have a question for Matt? Send all questions to: mattcutts [at] domainroundtable.com before April 11, 2008, for review.| | |
| SEO Experts Panel | 4:15pm-5:30pm | They're here! Finally, a world-class panel focused specifically on what you've always wondered about SEO. Speaking from years, and a garden variety, of experience, this panel will break ground on the importance of SEO to domainers, as well as the most efficient techniques to put you on track toward building a master portfolio. Walk away with better knowlege, and a bag of new tricks, to increase your portfolio's value. | |
| Gary Kremen - Keynote speaker | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Listen to a veteran in the industry who has full spectrum of experience in domain ownership. Gary will share his story of greatness with Match.com, his challenges with Sex.com and all the various roads in between. He has seen it all and willing to share, educate for all to learn from his story. | |
| Grassroots.org - Gamble for Good Fundraiser Party | 9:00pm-2:00am | Domain Roundtable and TrafficZ present:
Gamble for Good! |
Sunday, April 20
Session | Time | Details | Notes |
| Domain Tools Tips & Tricks | 10:00am-11:30am | Use DomainTools to your greatest advantage! Our own key developers, and chief techonology officer, will demonstrate the various tools available on DomainTools.com. Our team will introduce you to the methods, and maybe even some tools you never knew about. Now you can maximize the research on your next big investment. | |
| Advanced Domain Valuation | 11:45am-12:45pm | Ever wondered why domains were valued where they were? Or why your domain is not being bought at what you believe is a sceaming deal? It is part art (or heart) and part science. It is a numbers game. Learn how to play the game by some of the industry's masters. | |
| dotME Lunch Launch! | 1:00pm-2:00pm | GoDaddy will be announcing all the details of the dotME sunrise and landrush. Are you ready for your dotME? | |
| Updating your Legal Mind | 2:00pm-3:15pm | After listening to Gary Kremen's interesting story of his domain ownership, partake in a session with lawyers discussing the very things that jeopardize your business - the Snowe Bill; domain hijacking and is there any recourse; trademark infrindgement laws and the 'grey' area; and cybersquatting (tasting) cases how to beat them at their game. | |
| Marketing and Advertising | 3:30pm-4:30pm | Proper marketing and advertising can exponentially build your portfolio's value. Get tips on methods of how this is best accomplished. With the right techniques, you can create value in almost any property. | |
| Portfolio Management | 4:45pm-6:00pm | Building from the day sessions, get input from leaders on full management of your portfolio from beginning to end. Determining the property's potential direction - brandable build out? portfolio enhancement? How do the experts determine this? Get guidance from the best on creating your portfolio in choosing the property, registering and building a property, reasons for funding, where and why to get funding, in-house or outsource development skills. Then, structuring your portfolio to better serve you financially, easy to manage, and potential for resale. | |
| Enjoy San Francisco! | 6:00pm-See ya tomorrow! | Open night to enjoy San Francisco! |
Monday, April 21
Session | Time | Details | Notes |
| DomainTools Live Auction | 11:00-1:30pm | The auction begins. From the originator of simultaneous live in-house and webcast on-line domain name auctions, DomainTools holds their 2nd Live Auction. | |
| DomainTools Live Auction continues | 2:00pm-4:00pm | ||
| Name Intelligence After Party | 7:30pm |
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