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We are pleased to announce our participation in the upcoming Domain Roundtable Conference that will be held in Seattle, Washington, Wednesday, May 25 through Friday, May 27. This conference is organized by Name Intelligence, Inc. the creator of www.whois.sc (Whois Source). 100% of the Net Proceeds will be donated to the Tsunami Relief Fund.

In a recent DN Journal article, Founder and CEO Jay Westerdal and the Vice President of Business Development, Jothan Frakes provide further background about the conference:

"When I joined Name Intelligence in September of last year one of the many things I discussed with Jay was how there were no industry conferences for the various people who work with internet domain names," Frakes told us. "As the leading provider of domain information we felt part of this gap fell upon our shoulders and Jay had already been formulating a trade show before I joined Name Intelligence."

Westerdal, who spent more than ten years working with web hosting and internet technologies before founding Name Intelligence in 1998, said "the domain industry touches most every internet industry there is. Yet companies in our industry generally had to settle for participating in web hosting, web marketing, or search engine conferences, or smaller fledgling conferences that are egregiously self-promoting or look more like an eBay listing for a cruise ship ticket than something of actual substance."

Both say that the ideas that led to Domain Roundtable were originally hatched after attending ICANN meetings years ago. Frakes told us "I recall attending ICANN meetings in Los Angeles and Marina Del Rey from 1999-2001. The most fascinating parts of the meetings were seeing the various companies lined up in the hallways showing off their products and services - these were many of the visionary people who saw bigger pictures � people who now are fueling ad revenue and paid search or other monetization services. The other interesting phenomenon at these meetings was the networking. To see key industry players outside of the meetings, at lunch or over a cocktail, discussing the foundations of large strategic business relationships that are still in place today."

To learn more about this conference visit the Domain Roundtable Conference website at DomainRoundtable.com.