Domain Boardroom to Offer Seminars to Its Members

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In a post yesterday afternoon on the Domain Boardroom Tumblr account, DBR founder Donna Mahony publicly shared that there are going to be a series of educational seminars for members of the private forum. The online seminars will be conducted by people who are considered experts in those fields. I understand the seminars will cover topics such as SEO, social media, eCommerce, drop shipping, lead generation, WordPress management, and more.

Here’s what Donna had to say in her Tumblr post:

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Domain Name Association to Hold Info Session at ICANN 48

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The DNAIf you are going to be at the ICANN 48 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina later this month, you might consider attending the information session for the recently established Domain Name Association (DNA). The event will be held on November 20, 2013 from 3 – 5pm at the Alvear ART Hotel located at Suipacha 1036 in Buenos Aires. A cocktail reception will follow beginning at 5pm. Organizers would like attendees to register prior to the event.

Here’s more information about The DNA and the companies who are involved in the organization, including some heavy hitters like Google, Demand Media, and GoDaddy:

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Escrow.com Sponsoring 2013 Charity Golf Tournament

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Escrow.com is a lead sponsor for the 2013 Semper Fi / America’s Fund Charity Golf Tournament, which will take place at Coto de Caza Golf and Racquet Club on November 11. The tournament raises funds for the Semper Fi Fund and America’s Fund, two important non-profit organizations that help members of the US Armed Forces in need.

To participate in the golf tournament and dinner, the cost is $400, which covers the golf tournament, light breakfast, lunch, and full dinner (with alcohol included). People who are interested in participating may sign up on the  tournament website. Because there is still space available, registration is available through the morning of the tournament. Sponsorship opportunities are

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101 Domain Sending gTLD Updates

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101 DomainLast week, I wrote about Calzone, a new calendar website for the domain industry. The primary objective of the calendar is to keep people informed of important dates for the new gTLDs, such as sunrise periods, landrush periods, general availability, auctions…etc.

101 Domain is offering customers somewhat of a more personal email newsletter to keep them abreast of new gTLD dates and updates. The newsletter is called

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Calzone: Domain Industry Calendar Website Launched

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I want to share some news I received about Calzone.org, a  cloud-based calendar for the domain name industry. Based on the press release I received, Calzone will be primarily focused on tracking the dates for various new gTLD milestones.  Calzone was created by Tom Barrett, President of EnCirca, Inc.

With all of the new gTLDs expected to be released in the next few years, this sounds like it’s going to be a helpful tool. Even though the calendar was primarily created for business owners and trademark interests, I think it will benefit domain investors, too.

Here is some more information about how Calzone can be used:

“Once it launches, Users can browse the public calendar at www.Calzone.org or subscribe to receive updates to their smartphone, tablet or PC via any online calendar, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft Outlook, Windows Live and Yahoo. Subscribers may also utilize filters so that users can choose to track individual TLDs or subsets by category, such as Food & Drink, by launch phase, such as Sunrise Period, or even by IDN language script, such as Russian or Chinese.

The Calzone calendar will publish each new TLDs’ Start-up Plan, including the start date and duration of the Sunrise Period for trademark owners and other launch phases. After the launch phases have concluded, TLD Operators can then continue to publish on-going news and events via the Calzone calendar to continue recruitment of new resellers and further engage their target customers.”

I think Calzone would be more useful to me if it also had other domain industry dates in the calendar. It would be helpful if Calzone tracked the different domain name conferences as well as other events throughout the world. For instance, it would be great to look at the June 2014 calendar and see what domain industry events are happening in Europe. Even if the conferences and events aren’t 100% specific to domain investors, I would still benefit from it and probably use it more regularly.

Calzone is currently in beta, and people who are interested in signing up may do so now.

Condolences to the Family of Ren Warmuz

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Ren WarmuzI want to extend my condolences to the friends and family of Ren Warmuz. According to a Facebook post this morning from Ren’s brother David Warmuz, Ren passed away at the age of 45. Ren had been battling Metastatic Colorectal Cancer for a little over a year, and his battle with the disease was chronicled on MCRC4.com, a blog Ren set up to discuss his illness and treatment. Despite the fact that there isn’t a cure for this type of cancer, Ren was determined to fight it, and he was able to live for a year after his diagnosis, despite being given only two months to live by his doctors.

Ren and his brother David founded Trellian, the company that owns and operates Above.com. Ren was active in the domain investment space, and he left behind many good friends and family.

Although I didn’t know Ren very well, I know that he is thought of highly by his colleagues and clients, and he was well respected by those who knew him. Ren will be missed.

My condolences go out to the Warmuz family and to those who knew Ren.

Photo courtesy of  MCRC4.com

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