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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
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I
have some exciting news for the geodomain
community and the domain industry at
large today. I have learned that the dates
and location for the 2010 Geodomain Expo
have been set by show promoter Associated
Cities and I think the choices they
have made will carry this already popular
conference to new heights.
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The
big event will be staged in one of the
world's greatest convention cities, New
Orleans, with the event running from
Wednesday, April 28 through Friday,
April 30, 2010. Those dates will
also coincide with the 40th anniversary
of the world famous New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Festival.
Dan
Pulcrano, the interim Chairman of Associated
Geos LLC (the parent company of
Associated Cities) and CEO of AC member Boulevards
New Media said, “Not only will
the sessions be top flight and useful, but the music, food and
entertainment will make this a memorable and enjoyable
experience for anyone who joins
us.”
Donald F.
Jones, President of AC member,
NewOrleans.Com Media, LLC, said
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The
2010 GeoDomain Expo logo designed
by Kara Brown includes "winged
globe"
and bottlecap images made famous in
New Orleans folk art (the city's
street
dancers use the bottle caps as shoe taps).
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"NewOrleans.com is very excited to be
hosting the Geodomain Expo next year in New
Orleans. Attendees can enjoy the
incredible music of our famous
Jazz Fest, wonderful food and the historic architecture and
ambiance of our city. Did we mention Bourbon
Street?” |
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I
am especially happy to see Associated
Cities give themselves this much lead
time to promote the 2010 show. Their
2009 show in San
Diego and the 2008 event in Chicago
were both staged just a few weeks after
they were announced. Both were
successful despite the short notice,
primarily because this show, with its
single minded devotion to developing
domains into full blown category
killing businesses, offers something
truly unique. The last two
shows have proven that even if they have
to scramble to make last minute travel
arrangements, people want to be there.
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Josh
Metnick
Associated Cities Co-Founder |
Now,
with the added advantage of
having plenty of time to
prepare, spread the word and
organize their 2010 program, I
believe that this show, with
everything it has to offer, will
be a huge hit. AC
Co-Founder Josh Metnick
of Chicago.com expects
nothing less. "Next
year attendees can expect an even better
program, with even better content than any of our previous conferences have
had," Metnick
promised.
The
2010 GeoDomain Expo will be
competing with an unprecedented
number of conferences that are
scheduled to run in various
locations around the globe next
year. There will even be one in
New Orleans just 10 weeks before
the Expo as Domainer
Mardi Gras plans to
run in |
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mid
February 2010 after a successful
debut this year. In
most cases that close proximity
on the calendar would split up
the pool of attendees, but New
Orleans is one of the very few
towns that is attractive enough
to pull big crowds to both
events, especially when the two
shows differ so much in their
focus. |
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The Geodomain Expo
gives operators of local and destination-focused geo
websites an
opportunity to share information, exchange best practices, learn about industry trends, meet vendors
and form friendships with other operators.
Associated Cities said the 2010 program
" will include speakers and panels related to
the business of operating geodomains, as well as social and networking events, a trade show and
opportunities to purchase and invest in geodomain properties."
I
have been to the past three
GeoDomain Expos and had the
honor being the keynote speaker
at the 2007
event in San
Francisco. The Expo is a
conference where I feel that I always
learn something new and valuable
about building domains into real
businesses. As a result, no
matter where this show turns up
in the years ahead I plan to be
there. For those who have been
on the fence, the 2010 GeoDomain
Expo dates and location and the
added luxury of lots of
preparation time should make
attending this one a no
brainer. |
Dan
Pulcrano
The Associated Geos Interim
Chairman
confirmed the 2010 GeoDomain
Expo will
be held in New Orleans April
28-20, 2010
(Photo courtesy of Dina
Scoppettone) |
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