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.

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:

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:

I booked my flight and hotel for the 2025 ICA Meeting in Las Vegas. The event held earlier this year was excellent, and I am looking forward to attending the member meeting again next year.

Last week, the ICA announced tickets for the event went on sale at an early bird price of $399 for ICA members. Tickets are on sale via the Zeffy platform, which I had not used before buying my ticket. According to the email, the early bird rate ends on July 31. I don’t know what the non-discounted purchase price will be once the deadline passes, but I bought mine while booking my trip to Las Vegas.

This event is exclusively for ICA members (current and those who join before the meeting), so you’ll need to become a member before buying a ticket and attending.