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GDS
is backed by some of the
industry's heaviest hitters with Verisign, Godaddy,
AliCloud, Baidu
Cloud, eName and Bizcn
joining forces to co-organize
the event. GDS business
sessions will cover developing
trends for Global and
Chinese domain names, the
globalization of domain names
transactions, domain name
financing and security, brand
and trademark issues and new
gTLDs to name just a few of
the hot planned. GDS will also
again stage an awards ceremony
and a live domain
auction.
Above:
A view of the crowd from last
year's edition of GDS in
Hangzhou.
Below:
A scene from the 2016 live
domain auction at GDS (photos
courtesy of Bill Sweetman).
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Guta.com
Founder George Hong |
Well-known
international domain
broker George Hong
of Guta.com,
who maintains offices
in both the United
States and Xiamen,
told me "Xiamen
is considered by many
to be China's
"Capital City of
Domains." At one
point, nearly 80%
of domains owned by
Chinese people and/or
companies were
registered through
Xiamen based domain
registrars. Many big
buyers of premium
domains (especially
numeric domains) live
in Xiamen or
surrounding cities
that are within a
two-hour drive.”
Hong
added, "The city
is known as one of
China’s leading
tourist centers,
boasting mild climate
and picturesque
environs. It is a
terrific place for a
conference. In fact
the 9th BRICS
Summit
will be held in Xiamen
next September.“
Registration
is now open for GDS 2017
with four different ticket
levels available so you can
pick exactly how much access
you want to business sessions,
food, parties and accommodations. They start at
just $19 then |
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step up to $99, $299
and a high of $399. The latter
two tickets include a room
for two nights, so all
four levels are
obviously bargains compared to
what we expect to pay for
shows in the U.S.
The
U.S. and Europe will both be
well represented in Xiamen.
The 2016 show attracted
attendees from 15 different
countries. |
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