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One
of the great things about the domain business
is that it is a global business. For someone who
wants to see the world, this industry offers some great
opportunities to do that. That was amply illustrated over
the past 30 days with one large group of domainers meeting
on Australia's Gold Coast for T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Down Under, another gathering on the French
Riviera for the SedoPro Partner Forum that we
told you about yesterday,
and still others seeing the wonders of Egypt at the
ICANN meeting in Cairo earlier this month. A
few people managed to attend all three of those
events!
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Above:
Guests on the Skenzo/LogicBoxes
Egyptian Odyssey tour during stops at
the
Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx.
(Photos courtesy of ICANNWiki.com)
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One of the highlights of
the Cairo trip was a guided tour hosted by Directi
sister companies Skenzo
and LogicBoxes
called "An Egyptian Odyssey". The
company decided to do something special in Cairo after
getting a great reception for a Taj Mahal tour
they staged during the previous ICANN meeting in New
Delhi last February. Directi
CEO and Founder Bhavin Turakhia said “We
received quite an overwhelming response to our Taj
trip, and it has always been our intent to facilitate
greater communication and foster exchange between all
ICANN meeting delegates, and the internet community at
large. And Cairo being such a beautiful and exotic
city, we thought it but natural to create this special
event for our guests, to provide them the opportunity
to socialize and network with their peers even as they
visit the last remnant of the Ancient Seven Wonders
of the World.” The
trip started off with an awe-inspiring tour of the Valley
of the Kings, comprising the Pyramids of
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Giza and the Great
Sphinx, the world’s largest monolith statue.
This was followed by a cruise on the Nile River
aboard the Nile Pharaoh cruise ship,
replete with food and entertainment. There were
visits to many other celebrated landmarks,
including the Egyptian Museum, the Papyrus
Institute, the Khan El Khalili market
and the Sound & Light Show – a
collage of all the sights and sounds that Cairo
has to offer.
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The
event was attended by a diverse group of delegates
including Bruce Tonkin (MelbourneIT), James
Bladel and Tim Ruiz (GoDaddy), Jeffrey
Eckhaus (Demand Media), Stephane Van Gelder
(Indom), Jon Nevett (Network Solutions),
Trey Harvin (dotMOBI) and Mason Cole (Oversee.net)
to name just a few.
Skenzo
President Divyank Turakhia said "We
wanted the Egyptian Odyssey to be on an even
greater scale than the Taj trip, and we left no
stone unturned to ensure that our guests took back
some very special memories from this event. All
our guests immensely enjoyed the experience, which
allowed them to explore the wonders of Cairo in a
way that would not have been possible otherwise,
due to their busy schedules.”
Those
who were fortunate enough to be |
Delegates
visiting the Khan El Khalili market |
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there were enthralled
by the mystic grandeur of the monuments and the
rich cultural history and traditions of Egypt.
Opportunities like this are just one more reason
domain owners have reason to be especially
thankful this holiday season.
(Posted Nov.
26,
2008) To refer others
to the
post above only you can use this URL:
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/11-26-08.htm |
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