Beckstrom to keynote London new gTLDs conference
ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom will address a half-day conference on new generic top-level domains in London next month, just a few days before ICANN’s application window opens.
The Top Level, scheduled for January 9, is being hosted by Norwegian registry services provder CloudNames, the PR agency Burson-Marsteller and international law firm DLA Piper.
Each company also has an executive speaking, and then there’s a panel discussion.
Although BM is on ICANN’s payroll, having been recently named the recipient of a $900,000 outreach budget, it appears that the conference is not an ICANN initiative.
Tickets for the five-hour event are being sold for €490, or €441 for “early bird” registrations.
It will be presumably one of the last conferences Beckstrom will keynote on his world tour before ICANN starts accepting new gTLD applications, January 12.
500 euro for a half day event? Are they mad?
Has it been cancelled? Or postponed to 13 February, as currently on their website?
Just found it “The Top Level conference in London on the risks and opportunities of the new gTLDs for global brands is moved to 13 February.”
My understanding is that it has been postponed, but I don’t know whether the Feb 13 date has been firmed up yet.