A number of attendees have asked for copies of my photos. I’ve got a “Traffic DownUnder 2008″ set at Flickr. Go crazy kids!
Here we have myself and Ron from NamePros as well as Jessica and Jen. Of course, as the night progressed, more red wine, white wine, cocktails and beer was consumed.
Then Jonathan Frakes dropped by to say hello. Given the fact he was drinking VB (and I’m not in the movie) I thought it was worthy of posting. Incidentally, Jonathan had a great speech at TRAFFIC; and for those that don’t know him, he is one hell of a nice guy. I’ll post the presentation as soon as I receive it.
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The staff and management at Fabulous have put on a fantastic show thus far. The entire team should be congratulated. Like everyone, I had my own thoughts on what it would be like, and the organizers have more than exceeded my expectations.
At this point, I want to say another “thank you” to all the people who have taken the time over the past few days to post comments on the blog and email me, with their appreciation for covering the conference. Out of all the emails and comments, I’m constantly being asked one question “What do you think of the conference?” Even though it’s close to 1.30am, I thought I’d give you a run down.
Here are some of the pros and cons for me. Now I’m not someone that goes to all the domaining conferences. I’d never previously attended a TRAFFIC conference, I’m not a conference junkie, so please factor that in when you read the following:
Pros
The venue is great - accommodation, gym, facilities, food, staff, the lot. The above picture was taken from my room, it looks out over the ocean. You can hear the waves - very peaceful.
The quality of the speakers and their presentations is quite good.
There was something for everyone as the presentations were aimed at all levels of knowledge. This was spot on, considering the cross section of domainers; some are techos, others have very limited or no technology skills, others are more business focused.
You get to meet everyone in person. The people on NamePros, DNF, company CEO’s, their sales and biz dev guys.
Great representation across the industry. eg: Sedo, Parked, NameDrive, Moniker, Namejet the list goes on.
You get to ask all those questions directly to the people who can answer them. For me, some of those tricky parking questions I’ve been thinking about for months, have now been answered - its a big relief.
Cons
The weather - its raining again! We can’t control that unfortunately.
There are a very small number of people with very big egos. You just have to laugh.
So, would I go to another conference? Yes, without a doubt. Although I’d want to make sure it was some months away from this one. As domainers, we need to ensure that we actually DO the things we talk about, otherwise its just noise.
Most important of all, we all have limited time on this planet and need to prioritise and ensure that we focus on the things that matter. For me, domaining is a means to an end. Domaining shouldn’t consume your life, so stop reading this and go talk to your family, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, kids, parents, friends or someone that matters to you. Tell them you appreciate them.
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Domain Directors, an associated company of Instra Corporation, an auDA (Australian Domain Name Administrator) and ICANN accredited registrar, yesterday commenced legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland against auDA, the Australian domain name policy and regulatory body.
Last week, auDA unilaterally cancelled Domain Director’s domain name registration for auregistry.com.au. Domain Directors have owned and used the domain name auregistry.com.au for the past eight years.
Tony Lentino, the CEO of Domain Directors, said this afternoon:
I am shocked at auDA’s actions. auDA brought down one of my long standing websites. auDA wrote the policy, made the complaint to itself, and acted as judge and jury, and then deleted my DNS entry without informing me. With auDA governing the system, no Australian domain name is safe.
Originally, auDA informed Domain Directors that a third party had made a complaint about the auregistry.com.au domain name, but after the lawsuit was commences, the lawyers for auDA’s informed Domain Directors that in fact, no complaint had been made.
John Swinson, partner of Mallesons Stephen Jaques which is representing Domain Directors, says that the dispute will be heard in the Supreme Court of Queensland on Friday, 21 November.
Domain Directors is an international registrar and provides an extensive range of over 200 country code Top Level Domain name extensions across Europe, America, and the Asia Pacific regions.
About Domain Directors
Domain Directors is a global supplier in the Domain Name and ENUM industry, with its head office in Melbourne, and offices in New Zealand and China.
For more information about Domain Directors, and its associated company, Instra Corporation, please visit http://www.instra.com
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Note: I received the above Press Release a few hours ago; I’m not in a position to check the facts around this case right now, but I’ll be asking auDA for comment this afternoon.
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