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That
was the inaugural BlogX
conference (co-founded Manmeet and Manoj
Dhanda from MicroHost.com)
that was held on Friday
(August 5), also in New Delhi but at a
different venue - the JW Marriott
Aerocity Hotel. BlogX was
originally slated to be held at the
same hotel as DomainX but a larger
signup than expected forced a move to
the larger venue. BlogX gave
bloggers and content managers their
own place to connect and learn while
networking with leaders in the
blogging community.
Above:
DomainX organizers Manmeet Pal
Singh and Gaurav Kohli on stage at
their inaugural BlogX event
that preceded DomainX on Friday
(August 5, 2016) at the JW Marriott
Aerocity Hotel in New Delhi,
India.
Below:
A section of the crowd at BlogX.
The event was moved from Shangri-Las's
Eros Hotel to the Marriott due to more
people registering than had originally
been expected. (Photos from Gaurav
Jain).
Above:
The 2016 DomainX conference got
underway bright and early Saturday
morning (August 6) but in a major
change of pace it started on the
road. Organizers decided to give
attendees a unique networking
opportunity by kicking off the
show with a day-long visit to the
world famous Taj Mahal in Agra.
Below:
The historic Red Fort adjacent
to the Taj Mahal was also a popular
stop on DomainX's opening day road
trip. (Photos from the Domain Name
Owners Association of India).
Above:
After spending the day at the Taj
Mahal Saturday, DomainX
attendees regrouped for dinner and
an evening of networking back at Shangri-La's
Eros Hotel Saturday night. (Photo
from the Domain Name Owners
Association of India).
Below:
Among those who got together to
compare notes and share advice were
(left to right) Anshul Goyal (iWeb.biz),
Jitendra Vaswani (BloggersIdeas.com)
and Gaurav Jain (ManthanMedia
Group, Indore). (Photo from Gaurav
Jain).
Above:
On Sunday morning (August 7) DomainX's
formal business program got underway
with an opening address from Chief
Guest Samiran Gupta, the Head
of India for ICANN. Mr. Gupta
spoke about how Domain
Names are at the Forefront of Innovation
in India. (Photo from Manmeet
Pal Singh)
Below:
Next up Jon Yau delivered a
keynote address on the Evolution
of StockPhoto.com, sharing his
journey from buying StockPhoto.com
for $250,000 and using it as
the foundation for a very successful
ecommerce business. (Photo from Gaurav
Jain).
Above:
The morning session continued with a
presentation from Mr. Pavan Duggal
(Advocate, Supreme Court of India)
that helped give attendees a
better understanding of the impact
of Indian cyberlaws on the
business of domain name investing.
Below:
Sedo's Global Chief Sales
Officer Dima Beitzke was next
on stage, providing his insight into
the Premium Domain Name market.
Dima and his Sedo colleague, Sophie
Pieck (at far right), the Country
Manager for France, Italy and India,
also spent a lot of time answering one
on one questions from attendees at the
Sedo booth in the Exhibit Hall. (Photos
from the Domain Name Owners
Association of India).
Above:
After a busy morning consuming
nutritious domain information, it was
time for attendees to refuel their
bodies too during a sumptuous buffet
lunch. (Photo from the Domain Name
Owners Association of India).
Below:
The afternoon session began with
Donuts Inc. Director of Business
Development Anand Vora on stage
tackling the question Is
India a Domain Investors Market?
Karn Jajoo (Radix Registry
Manager of Business Development and
Marketing) and Nivu Hussain (.CLUB
Marketing Manger) added their
expertise to this conversation. (Photo
from Manmeet Pal Singh)
Above:
Next up was a special panel that gave
attendees with legal questions a chance
to Ask the Domain Name Legal
Experts. The Panelists (left
to right) were Ankur Raheja (CyLaw.in),
Zak Muscovitch (Muscovitch Law
Firm at DNAttorney.com), Rodney D.
Ryder (Partner with Scriboard) and
Gurpreet Singh Monga (Managing Attorney & Internet Law Head at Amarjit & Associates).
Below:
In the next session the topic turned
to Investment Opportunities in
the .IN Extension with Paul
Singh (seated, from Price.in) and Shiva
Kandula (Our.in) offering advice
on this subject. (Photos from Manmeet
Pal Singh)
Above:
Next on the stage was Krishna Yogi,
the CEO of Mapta.gs, who
conducted a Q&A session on
Mapta.gs, a hot new startup in the smart
address space
Below:
The final business session of
the day and DomainX 2016 was a panel
discussion titled Will This
Sell? in which four industry
experts shared what has worked for
them that might help attendees get better at
making end-user sales. Panelists (left
to right) were: Manmeet Pal Singh,
Doron Vermaat (Co-Founder,
Efty.com), Deepak Ramani and Pankaj
Vijayvargiya (CEO, Bitlevel
International).
Above:
With business out of the way, the last
thing on the agenda was Domainx's
annual Awards & Recognition
ceremony, recognizing the talent in
India's domain industry and
introducing those who had been elected
to the Domain
Name Owners Association of India
board, the trade association that
helps stage DomainX. Manmeet Pal
Singh (at far left) was happy to
announce his show partner, Gaurav
Kholi, was elected President
of the board. Also named to the
board (left to right after Gaurav),
were Sunny Bajaj (Vice
President), Aishwin
Vikhona (General Secretary), Chetan
Varma (Secretary), Gaurav Jain
(Treasurer, with Sahhil Beri
who is not pictured) and Vinay
Murarka. (Photo from Gaurav Jain).
Below:
Just before everyone went their
separate ways this group got one more
photo together before saying their
final goodbyes. (Photo from
Abhishek Jain of RustyBlogger.com).).
Above:
One final important note on DomainX
2016. In addition to giving
attendees a chance to make new
connections, reinforce existing
relationships and expand their
knowledge, the show caught the
attention of national
TV station
Loksabha
Television, who invited
six of the experts in town for DomainX
to sit down for a televised
interview that aired live
at 10PM Sunday night. Those who
took part in the telecast were (left
to right), Sophie Pieck (Sedo),
Dima Beitzke (Sedo), Pankaj
Vijayvargiya (CEO, Bitlevel
International), Paul Singh (Price.in),
Anchor & Host Anurag Punetha,
Asihwin Vikhona (Aishwin.com)
and Gaurav Kohli (DomainX).
Below:
Bitlevel International CEO Pankaj
Vijayvargiya seen commenting about
the domain name industry on Indian
national TV station Loksabha TV
in a live broadcast Sunday night
(August 7 2016). In a country with the
vast potential that India has, this
kind of exposure for what is still a
very new industry there is priceless.
Congrats to everyone involved in a
productive weekend that saw domain
names celebrated in the national
capital of one of the world's great
nations. (Photos from Pankaj
Vijayvargiya).
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