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At
left in the photo above, T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
attendees head for the registration
desk to pick up their badges while
those who've already checked in
strike up conversations on the
Bellagio Hotel's cabana row. 
Inside
the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. cabana hostess Barbara
Neu makes sure guest Michael
Reul, the CEO at TrafficPartner.com
is fully outfitted for this week's
conference.
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At
right: T.R.A.F.F.I.C.'s Kimberly
Howard and Ray Dillman
Neu were also on hand,
making sure attendees were
greeted with a smile along
with their conference badge
and briefcase.
The
three faces in the photo below
should be familiar to you (and
if they are not you will want
to meet them!). Left to right
are DomainHoldings.com Senior
Broker Tracy Fogarty, Gregg
McNair, who is involved in
supporting more companies and
charitable activities than we
have room to list here (see
our October 2009 Cover
Story about Gregg
for more on that) and Internet
Commerce Association
Legal Counsel Phil Corwin.
The ICA does important work to
protect domain owner rights
that are under constant
attack. |
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In
the photo below, T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
attendees James Wester (who
came in from Australia) and Andee
Hill of EscrowHill.com obviously
like the idea of networking in
the sun at a poolside cabana. 
After
a pleasant and productive afternoon
of networking, it was time for
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West's kickoff event,
the traditional Opening Night
Cocktail Party that was hosted
at the Bellagio by .VEGAS
(the new gTLD representing
the entertainment capital of the
world. The new gTLDs with the best
chance to survive and even thrive
are those with the best management
teams and .VEGAS certainly has an
impressive one that is based on a
solid family foundation. 
Above:
.VEGAS President & CEO Jim
Trevino (far right) and his sons
(and fellow .VEGAS team members) Dusty
(far left) and Sky were on
hand to greet guests at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.'s
Opening Night Cocktal Party.
.VEGAS will also be presenting a free
book siginging (even the books
are free!) with legendary Las
Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman when
the first day of business gets
underway later today. 
The
family theme at .VEGAS continues
with Co-Founder and Principal Bart
MacKay (right) and his son Tyson.
.VEGAS was a perfect match for T.R.A.F.F.I.C.,
a conference that has always
encouraged attendees to bring family
members and, as always, many did. 
Canada's
Domain Queen Ilze Kaulins-Plaskacz
brought her son Gerrit (far
left) to T.R.A.F.F.I.C. where
the personable and smart (like his
mother) young man is getting a crash
course in the business - something
he is very happy about because he is
joining Ilze in hers. They are
joined by ParkingCrew.com's Jim
Grace (2nd from left) and
Above.com's Victor Pitts (far
right). 
Guests
enjoyed a fabulous buffet
with indivdual serving stations
offering a wide variety of great
food designed to please every
palate. 
Above:
Yep - more spouses and family
members at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. My
wife Diana (far right) and I
(far left) bookend CCIN.com's Michael
Castello, his talented and
lovely daughter Jessica and
his equally talented and lovely wife
Sheri. T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
resumes this morning at 9:45am
(12:45pm in the Eastern US) when the
first full day of business gets
underway, followed by lead sponsor GetItFido.com's
officiall T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Party
tonight. I'll have photos and
highlights from all of today's and
tonight's activity for you in ths
column tomorrow. |
