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Above:
ParkLogic.com's Michael Gilmour
posted this photo of the opening
ceremonies at Domainfest Asia
in Hong Kong today (September
19, 2016) on his Facebook page. DotAsia
CEO Edmon Chung is at the podium
welcoming the crowd. Domainfest
Co-Founder Jothan Frakes also
addressed the international audience
to kick things off.
Above:
In one of the more than a dozen
opening day sessions (left to right) Bill
Sweetman (Name Ninja), Andee
Hill (Donuts.domains) and Kevin
Kopas (.ORG Registry) offered tips
to those who came to Domainfest Asia
looking to buy or sell domain names.
(This photo and the remaining ones in
this article are courtesy of Bill
Sweetman, posted via his Facebook
page).
Above:
In this session, attendees learned
more about the Internet
Commerce Association and
the ICA's work to protect the rights
of domain name investors and
developers. It was conducted by ICA
members (seated left to right facing the
audience) Braden Pollock (LegalBrandMarketing.com),
Andee Hill (Donuts.domains) and
Gregg McNair (PPX
International).
Above:
The opening day highlights also
included a live video domain
auction conducted by Qiao Yuanyuan, Co-Founder of
Jinpai Auction. Online and offline auction events hosted by Qiao have generated over
¥1 billion in sales.
Above:
.CLUB continues to be everywhere.
Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Sass
made the trip to talk about the new
gTLD registry. Jeff was just in
Florida last week for THE
Domain Conference, then left there
for Cologne, Germany to attend
the DMEXCO show, then took yet
another flight to Hong Kong for
Domainfest Asia!
Above:
Chinese market experts Raymond Li
(left) and Simon Cousins of
Allegravita.com were also among the
featured opening day speakers. Another
busy day is on tap Tuesday. You can
review the full
agenda here. Things will
be getting underway at 10am Hong Kong
time (which will be 10pm Monday night
in the Eastern US) So, while many of
us are sleeping tonight Domainfest
attendees will be learning, earning
and networking in a global
industry that never sleeps!
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