By all accounts that I’ve heard, the ICA meeting last week was a big success. Thanks to the efforts of Kamila, Tiffany, and the ICA board, the ICA pulled off another well-attended event in Las Vegas. The event was held at a new venue – Park MGM – and I think that was a good choice, particularly due to the non-smoking environment and smaller footprint.

My single disappointment was that I had to leave early for a family commitment. As a result, I did not have the opportunity to meet with everyone I wanted to see. I did connect one on one with quite a few friends and colleagues who I only see once a year, and that made the trip worthwhile.

My personal highlight of the ICA meeting was being voted the recipient of this year’s Lonnie Borck Memorial Award.

The ICA is hosting its annual members meeting in Las Vegas next week. I am flying in on the 14th and will be there for a couple of days. ICA leadership sent out an email today encouraging members to sign-up for their choice of optional activities on Thursday.

In addition to these activities, a new tradition was announced. The ICA Roast will take place during the opening party. The identity of the person being roasted isn’t being shared at this time, but the roasters are Jonathan Tenenbaum, Jeff Sass, Larry Fischer, Monte Cahn, and Shane Cultra. I think this is a great idea and should be entertaining. I won’t publicly guess who I think will be roasted, but I have a pretty good idea in my head.

If you would like more information about the ICA meeting – or if you’re interested in a last minute sign up, you can get all the details at ICA.Vegas. If you’re headed out to Las Vegas for the meeting, I’ll probably see you there.

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is now accepting nominations for two domain investing community awards. Domain investors may now submit their nominations for the 2026 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award and the Trailblazer Award.

The Lonnie Borck Memorial Award was named in memory of one of my closest business friends, Lonnie Borck, who passed away at 47 years old in 2016. The award is given to an individual who helps “build a stronger, more connected community.” Lonnie was someone with many friends in this business, and it was always great spending time with him at various conferences and elsewhere. Five of us still have a weekly text message chain we’ve kept going for many years in Lonnie’s memory and honor.

The Internet Commerce Association shared the dates for its 2026 member meeting in Las Vegas during its AMA session with Rob Schutz from Snagged. The annual members only meeting will be held January 15-17, 2026. This is directly after Affiliate Summit for those who wish to attend both. The meeting will take place at the Park MGM hotel and resort in Las Vegas.

I went to the ICA meeting in Las Vegas last week. I don’t particularly enjoy leaving my family when they have many different activities and events at happening home, but the trip was well worth that inconvenience.

At around 200 attendees, the ICA event is fairly small and manageable. I was able to connect with many friends and colleagues from around the world who I don’t see or talk to on a regular basis. I attended a few of the keynotes, AMAs, as well as the memorial for Howard Neu and the ICA award presentations. I thought they were all well done and offered a good chance to ask questions and chat with some of the leaders from companies that work closely with domain investors.

It was a very good opportunity to get a pulse of the domain investment space from all areas of the investment community.