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ICA Meeting Keeps Getting Better

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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.

2025 ICA Award Winners Announced

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) held its awards presentation last night during its annual meeting in Las Vegas. The domain industry at-large nominated people from within the industry for the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award and nominated companies for the new Trailblazer Award. ICA membership then voted on the winners, which were announced last night.

Richard Lau was the recipient of the 2025 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award. Richard has been in the domain investment space for many years. In addition to founding, co-founding, and funding numerous companies in this industry, Richard may be best known for creating the largest annual industry event – NamesCon.

Heading to the ICA Meeting on Sunday

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Attending the ICA member meeting in Las Vegas last January was one of my business highlights of 2024. It’s always nice to catch up with colleagues and friends who I haven’t seen in a long time. I am heading out to Las Vegas for this year’s meeting on Sunday. I appreciate the advocacy work the ICA does on behalf of domain investors, and I am proud to be a member the organization.

The meeting will be held January 26-28 at Resorts World in Las Vegas. There are quite a few social events planned throughout the course of the meeting schedule, but truthfully, I haven’t booked any of them for myself yet. I tend to use those times when people are off doing things to catch up on my own work – auctions, inquiries…etc. I play tennis regularly, but I may swing by the pickleball tournament.

ICA Reveals Award Nominees

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The Internet Commerce Association has revealed the nominees for the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award and the inaugural Trailblazer Award. Both of these awards will be given during the ICA annual meeting in Las Vegas in January. ICA members are now able to vote for the award winners using a rank choice voting system.

The nominees, who were each nominated by members of the domain investing community at large, include the following people and industry companies:

ICA Extends Nomination Deadline for 2 Industry Awards

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The ICA is seeking nominations for two domain industry awards, and the nomination deadline has been extended to this coming Sunday (11/3). All members of the domain name community are invited to submit a nomination. ICA members will vote on the award winner from the list of nominees.

The two awards are the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award and a new one for 2025 – The Trailblazer Award. Both awards will be bestowed upon the winners at the annual ICA member meeting in January.

Here’s a description of each award:

ICA and WIPO Collaborate on UDRP Review

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The UDRP is a mechanism that allows trademark and brand owners to secure infringing domain names more rapidly than through traditional litigation. Third party providers like the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) administer and oversee UDRP filings and decisions.

This morning, WIPO published a news release announcing that it will conduct a collaborative review of the UDRP in coordination with the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). The ICA is an advocacy group working on behalf of domain name registrants and domain industry service providers. I am a member of the ICA, as are many domain investors. Participating in the review project are numerous intellectual property attorneys who are familiar with the business of domain investing.

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