New York 2007 Schedule
2008 Schedule to be posted in May
Why New York? Because the "Big Apple" is the center of the universe when it comes to commerce, banks, advertising and especially Web 2.0. . It's the toughest marketplace in the world but still the most liquid and fairest in many respects.
Monday June 18th....5:30 PM.....We'll host a special cocktail party for local Madison Ave execs and Wall Street execs. This is a no cost event for special and invited guests so we can introduce who we domain and traffic leaders are, and why each sector should pay attention to our emerging channel. We have over a decade of impressive stats and data to show off.
CHRYSLER ROOM at the Hyatt.
Tuesday June 19th
10:00AM Exhibit setup begins (except hallway exhibits.11:59PM)
12:00PM Registration opens. Come on down and hang out.
6:30 PM The legendary T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Welcome Cocktail Party. Be the guest of Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu as they host their legendary opening night cocktail party. The electricity in the air is something you will remember for many years to come and you won't go home hungry or thirsty. The single best Internet and financial networking opportunities start right here. THIS is the single best networking event in the domain industry! The fraternity of domain owners, investors, advertisers and others meet once again. Come hungry. Leave late.
Manhattan Ballroom at the Hyatt.
8:30PM Keynote Address by TERRY JONES. Terry is the founder and former CEO of Travelocity and CIO of Sabre Inc. The story of the entrepreneur in the garage is well known. But how does one build a startup inside a huge corporation? How do you successfully innovate in large and sometimes bureaucratic organizations? Terry Jones started Travelocity.com as a department inside the multi billion dollar Sabre Corporation. Starting with an idea and a team of ten, he grew the department into a three billion dollar public company with over 35 million members and 1200 employees. The reason Terry's story is so important to us is he has had many of the same frustrations we have and figured out a way to cut thru the red tape. I know you will give this guy a standing ovation because he can say things that will make you stop, think and then act. He will also share with you his attempts to buy the generic, Travel.com which may have Madison Ave and others take some notice about branding and fortifying that brand with the help of a generic domain.
Wednesday June 20th
8:00AM Breakfast Buffet
8:30AM Wireless Cyber bar opens.
9:00AM Exhibits open
9:30AM-10:30AM Opening session welcome address. Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu welcome you to T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York 2007. Then Live and silent auction instructions presented by Moniker's Monte Cahn. Then Phil Corwin from the ICA will update you on current events and introduce Michael Collins formerly of Afternic as the association's new Executive Director.
10:30AM Seminar......Beyond PPC and maybe beyond simple development. Lead gen. Bulk email. Is the PPC sector in an era of change and transformation? What happens next? Is site developing with premium domain names overrated? Are there any guarantees? Panel discussion about the many ways to make revenue with your domain names. Joe Alagna GM, Sales & Marketing of CentralNic, Ltd. Ofer Ronen CEO, Sendori, Jonathan Boswell CEO of LeaseThis.com, Rick Latona CEO of Offshoring.com, Sahar Sarid, Co-founder RMG, and Anthony Peppler will discuss website development, domain name leasing, subdomains, and other emerging issues and strategies.
12:00 Noon Casale Media invites you for a lunch fit for royalty with fellow attendees and a short presentation.
1:30PM Seminar ...Wall Street, here we are, and you should care. Our top tier, all-star analysts moderated by Jordan Rohan of RBC Capital Markets will address Wall Street and expose them to the profitable world of domain name purchasing, developing, optimizing and sales. Anton Levy, Managing Director, General Atlantic Partners, Miles Arnone, American Capital Strategies, Shawn Colo of Demand Media (formerly Spectrum Equity Investors) and Stuart Rabin President, CEO and Co-Founder of Jacobson Family Investments.
2:45PM Seminar .....Dan Warner, COO of Fabulous.com presents new and updated research that will be disclosed for the first time at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.. This special data is sure to get Wall Street to pay attention. Dan has made a name for himself as a result with his excellent past research. This new data promises to turn things upside down again.
3:45PM Seminar .....Investor Q&A . Our distinguished panel led by Steve Sturgeon Esq. President of Sturgeon-Law-Group.com , Ari Bayme Vice President of Milbank, Roy & Co. LLC. and Tim Schumacher CEO of Sedo will discuss some of the practical considerations in domain name investing. Mr. Schumacher will present some new data to demonstrate the outstanding performance of domain name investments compared to traditional equity investments. Mr. Bayme will describe a number of factors to be considered in an investment decision from the perspective of both the investor and the domain owner. Mr. Sturgeon will discuss several investment options from a legal perspective – including domain development ventures, individual domain purchases, portfolio purchases, renting domains, renting domains with the option of purchasing,charitable considerations, joint ventures, IPOs and other strategies. Advice will also be provided about the legal landmines to avoid and the ways to protect your domain name investments. The panel will discuss these issues in a language familiar to Wall Street investors.
4:45PM Seminar .....Madison Avenue here we are. Can we talk about the most effective and efficient lead generation system ever known? Are generic branding and "Brand" branding mutually exclusive? Can they effectively co-exist within your overall sales and marketing strategy?. Is branding more important than making more sales, becoming more efficient and dominating a sector? How can Madison Ave. use domain names as a special class of marketing assests?
Jackie Stone, EVP of Digitas online marketing responsible for American Express advertising and branding,
Deborah Brown Director/Partner Peppercom responsible for Tyco, Nautilus, Ricoh, Whirlpool brands.
Mike O'Connor from Haven.com,
Eric Rice President of Domains For Media
6:00PM Cocktail party sponsored by LeaseThis.com
7:00PM The overall show sponsor TRAFFICZ.com, presents a wonderful dinner and short presentation followed by the official T.R.A.F.F.I.C. party hosted by TrafficZ.
10:00PM-2:00AM The Official TRAFFIC party After a long day this is a chance to relax, have fun and continue to do what we do best. NETWORK!! The legendaryT.R.A.F.F.I.C. party is a must! Join Rick, Howard, with Host Ammar Kubba CEO of the new overall sponsor TrafficZ as they plan a night not to be forgotten. We are up to the task and we promise you a memorable and fun evening. A chance to really unwind and have a networking experience you will never forget.
Thursday June 21st
8:00AM Breakfast Buffet
8:30AM Wireless Cyber bar opens.
9:00AM Exhibits open
9:30AM Seminar.....Domain Optimization and Research. The information you will gather from this panel will payoff your expenses to come to T.R.A.F.F.I.C. many times over. Our panelists will give you tips and insights on how to transform your domains in to serious earners. Don't settle for 10% increases in revenue when 200% increases are possible. Find out why using exclusively one PPC company can be costing you a fortune in missedopportunity. Learn how they define "Unique visitor" and who REALLY pays the most? Also learn secrets that the PPC companies don't want you to know. Like why a client pays THEM $5 for the visitor but your cut might only be PENNIES! Also research that has been done about domains will be presented to give you a unique understanding of the marketplace. New domain registrations using keyword and traffic research. Michael Gilmour CEO Simcastmedia.com.au, Howard Hoffman President of ppcincome.com, Brian Carr,VP of Direct Search for Name Media and Ren Warmuz CEO of Trellian will share some valuable info, tips, tricks and some pitfalls to be avoided.
10:30AM Seminar......Business Fundamentals . Sponsored by Recall Media Group. Presentation by Darren Cleveland CEO RMG. As domain owners we are building sophisticated companies sometimes without the benefit of strong business backgrounds. This seminar will help you harness your own power in a more effective manner. Sahar Sarid, co-founder RMG, David Castello and Michael Castello, of Castello Cities Internet Network and Jeff Reynolds President AmericanFlags.com join forces to clarify some often overlooked fundamentals of business in a new frontier where all the rules have yet to be written.
11:30AM Seminar......Investing beyond domain names. Before we are domain owners we are investors. "Domains" are the vehicle many of us have chosen to invest in more than stocks and the rest because the return on domain names over the last decade has outperformed EVERY other investment. So why is Wall Street losing our investing $$$? What other investments should we be looking at? 500-600 of us gathered collectively have investments several BILLION dollars strong. Many of us may have started out small but we have developed money machines and that money needs to keep being invested. What's now? What's next? Or are domains the single best investment? Dr. Christopher Hartnett Retired CEO and Founder of USA Global Link.is joined by Rick Schwartz President, CEO and Co-Founder of T.R.A.F.F.I.C , Sahar Sarid, Co-founder RMG, Freddy Schiwek of EuroDNS.com and Ari Goldberger Esq. of Esqwire.com
12:15 Lunch Sponsored by Fabulous.com.
Dan Warner will tell you about some exciting new things at Fabulous. Then Ron Jackson of DNJournal.com takes the podium and will summarize the domain sales for the first half of 2007 and tell you about trends in pricing, extensions and valuation.
1:45PM Seminar .....Meeting of the Chiefs.....CEO's from the top companies in the domain and traffic space discuss the state of our industry.Also covered will be the future direction of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. shows, plus why the industry is increasingly important to both Madison Ave and Wall St., and how that translates to Main St.
Matt Bentley CEO of Sedo, Monte Cahn CEO of Moniker, Ammar Kubba CEO of TrafficZ, Rick Schwartz CEO of T.R.A.F.F.I.C., Jerry Nolte CEO of Domainer's Magazine, Ron Jackson CEO of DNJournal.com, Adam Dicker CEO of High Impact Sites, Nat Cohen CEO Telepathy,
Jonathan Boswell CEO LeaseThis.com and Divyank Turakhia Co-founder, President, Director Skenzo./ Directi
LIVE AUCTION LIST
3:00PM-6:00PM T.R.A.F.F.I.C./Moniker The World's largest and only live domain auction takes center stage. In the last 2 auctions, more than $10 million in domains changed hands in just a few short hours. We expect a record breaking amount of high profile domains to be sold in New York. 70,000 domain submissions trimmed down to the top 200. The auction alone is worth the price of admission for any domainer or investor. Sponsored by Moniker.com and refreshments and snacks provided. For current info....Click Here!
7:00PM Auction Celebration and Networking dinner Sponsored by KLICKERZ.COOP, Special New York Gala with the best selection of food you have seen all week. Come hungry and experience a true T.R.A.F.F.I.C. networking event. Congratulate the buyers and sellers and a champagne toast to celebrate a record breaking auction.
***Exhibits must be removed between 9PM - midnight***
Friday June 22nd
8:30AM Breakfast
9:30AM Board of Advisors meeting
11:00AM Check Out . Thanks for your support and see you in Florida in the fall.
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