geoTLD.group Members Meeting 2023

geoTLDs & eco's ICANN78 Accompanying Programme
Organised in cooperation with eco - Association of the the Internet Industry, this session on Monday, 11 September is an opportunity for geoTLD.group members and invited guests to explore the state of play of the domain name industry and discuss latest and upcoming developments.

geoTLD.group members meeting
Tuesday, 12 September is reserved for the internal geoTLD.group members meeting and information exchange.

A detailed agenda is available below.

12:30pm CET
Registration & Networking Coffee

1:30pm CET
Welcome & Introduction - The geoTLD.group

Nacho Amadoz
geoTLD.group Chair, .cat

Welcome & Introduction: eco ICANN78 Accompanying Programme

Thomas Rickert
Director Names & Numbers, eco - Association of the Internet Industry

Lars Steffen
Director eco International, eco - Association of the Internet Industry

ICANN welcome message

Christopher Mondini
Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, Europe, ICANN Org

2:00pm CET
Roundtable 1: geoTLDs - experiences, opportunities and future prospects

Setting the scene

a) The geoTLD landscape

Nacho Amadoz, geoTLD.group Chair, .cat

b) SEO Advantages of geoTLDs

Beatriz Guzmán, .cat

c) Digital City Brands

Dirk Krischenowski, Founder and CEO, .berlin | .hamburg | DOTZON

Moderated discussion: Opportunities and future prospects

Moderator: Nacho Amadoz, geoTLD.group Chair, .cat

3:30pm CET
Coffee break

4:00pm CET
Roundtable 2: geoTLD & Registrar roundtable - Branding and marketing opportunities

Setting the scene

a) newTLDs need to be marketed / Global Domain Report

Sophie Pieck, Director of Business Development, Sedo

b) NetCologne promoting .koeln/.cologne

Christina Bönig, Product Manager, NetCologne

Ronald Schwärzler, Managing Director, domainworx, RyCE, punkt.wien GmbH, dotKoeln GmbH

c) Example of a joint registry/registrar action for .eus, .gal and .cat

Josu Waliño, CEO, PUNTUEUS

Moderated discussion: how can geoTLDs and registrars cooperate for promoting at the scale of a local/regional TLD?

Moderator: Benjamin Louis, Managing Director, .alsace

5:30pm CET
Closing: geoTLD.group / eco

9:00am-5:00pm CET
Closed geoTLD.group members-only meeting
Block 1 geoTLD.group members - news & updates
- Welcome and introductions
- Member Updates / Roundtable (Each member is invited to give a short 2 minute update)
- Follow-up of issues arising from the Open Day discussion
Block 2 Regulatory developments and how they affect geoTLD Registries
- Update on ongoing EU regulatory developments
- NIS2 Implementation by EU Member States - What to Expect as a geoTLD Registry Operator?
Block 3 ICANN Policy & Engagement
- ICANN/GNSO update (Next round of new gTLDs, DNS Abuse amendments, ICANN78, …)
Block 4 geoTLD.group housekeeping
- geoTLD Universal Acceptance Chapter - Update and Next Steps
- Review of geoTLD.group statutes in line with changes in Belgian legislation
- Update on the geoTLD.group accounts & plan of activities

9:00-10:30am CET
Block 1 - geoTLD business
Welcome and Introductions

Updates from Members / Roundtable (Each member is invited to provide a short 2 minute update)

AoB & issues emerging from day 1

10:30-11:00am CET
Coffee break

Thomas Rickert
Director Names & Numbers, eco - Association of the Internet Industry