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MERGE! Orlando 2017

BECAUSE THE SCHEDULE HAS MANY SUBEVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, THE FOLLOWING IS -TENTATIVE- ADVANCE SCHEDULE FOR MERGE AND THE MERGE SUBEVENTS.

WE ARE INCORPORATING THE MANY SUGGESTIONS FOR SESSIONS RECEIVED WHERE YOU SEE PLACEHOLDER SESSIONS FROM 9/1 UNTIL 9/28.

SESSION DAYS AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE - ALWAYS CONFIRM THE SESSION ROOM, DAY, AND TIME HERE ONLINE

9:00am EDT

MERGE! Registration Registration Area

10:00am EDT

Growth Driven Design (the hubspot philosophy) The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED I am selling domains The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED Newsletter Marketing The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED Piercing the ICO Hype The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED Topics and Experts - Theme Discussion Tables NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Topics and Experts - Theme Discussion Tables The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13) Topics and Experts - Theme Discussion Tables NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)

11:00am EDT

MERGE! Hospitality Suite Saturday MERGE Hospitality Suite Ethereum's ENS NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)LIMITED Geo Domains NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)LIMITED How to be a Road Warrior The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED I am buying domains The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED Investing in Domain Names ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12)LIMITED Marketing and Social Networking ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12)LIMITED Pay Per Click / Advertising Revenue NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)LIMITED SEO The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED Trademarks ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12)LIMITED Trusted Transaction Payment Handling and Escrow with Brandon Abbey ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12)LIMITED What's it worth? Appraising a Domain Name NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)LIMITED Wordpress The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED

12:00pm EDT

LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED Saturday MERGE Hospitality Suite LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Networking / Business Meeting / Green Room The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)

2:00pm EDT

WordPress - All of Your Questions Answered! ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) Domain Investing Opportunities in Latin America NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Buying and Selling Domains The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED Cool Blockchain Projects The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED Cool Domain Name Data Sources The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED IDN / ccTLD The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED Topics and Experts - Theme Discussion Tables The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13) MERGE! Hospitality Suite Saturday MERGE Hospitality Suite MERGE! Registration Registration Area

3:00pm EDT

What the duck? A/B Testing ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) CryptoCurrency and ICO Topic Discussions Roundtable NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)

4:00pm EDT

An introduction to Augmented Reality with Aurasma ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) MERGE the Crowds Speed Networking The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)LIMITED

5:00pm EDT

Building with Craft CMS ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) How to Talk Content: A Guide for Developers NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)

8:00am EDT

Expo Setup Exhibits

8:30am EDT

Registration and Badging Open Crystal Registration Desk

10:00am EDT

WELCOME / ORIENTATION / KEYNOTE : Jennifer Wolfe Main Hall

10:35am EDT

Domain or Not Domain Game Main Hall

11:00am EDT

Blockchain 101 : The Basics NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Gantry 5 - A cross-platform theme framework for all skill levels Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) Wordpress with Brett Napoli Main Hall ccTLDs: Value, Benefit, and Market ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) The Legal Nature and Uses of Domain Names Diamond Training Room (5th Floor Above Starbucks) Networking / Business Meeting / Green Room The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13) MERGE! Open Expo Hall Exhibits

12:00pm EDT

LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED Main Hall LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED Diamond Training Room (5th Floor Above Starbucks)

2:00pm EDT

Afternoon Keynote / Plenary : Fireside Chat with Chris Dispain Main Hall

2:50pm EDT

Meet RentBerry Main Hall

3:00pm EDT

Intro to Digital Search Summit ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) Business with Blockchain : Meet Innovators Main Hall Ownership Protection and Domain Name Security NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Grav CMS - Creating faster and better websites with a modern flat-file CMS Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks)

3:15pm EDT

Organic SEO ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12)

4:00pm EDT

Facebook ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) Registry Premium Domains Main Hall UDRP And Disputes NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)

5:00pm EDT

Is the Drupal 8 Learning Curve Worth It? 8 Factors to Consider Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) MERGE the Crowds Speed Networking Main Hall

8:00am EDT

Registration and Badging Open Crystal Registration Desk

9:00am EDT

MORNING WELCOME / KEYNOTE: David Sams Main Hall

10:00am EDT

The CMS Showdown Main Hall The Contractual Nature of the Domain Name System Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) Domain Aftermarket 101 NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) New TLDs : Purposed and Specific Examples Diamond Training Room (5th Floor Above Starbucks) MERGE! Open Expo Hall Exhibits

11:00am EDT

Wordpress with Kat Christofer Main Hall Domain Name Disputes Session 1 Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) Digital Branding Strategies that Work NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Private Meeting Diamond Training Room (5th Floor Above Starbucks) Networking / Business Meeting / Green Room The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)

12:00pm EDT

LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED Main Hall LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12)

2:00pm EDT

Everything you ever wanted to know about Joomla! Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) Domain Name Disputes Session 2 ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) Global Diversity and Inclusion Main Hall Appraisal and Valuation of Intangible Assets (Domains, IP, Brands) NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)

3:00pm EDT

BYOD (Bring Your Own Domain) Main Hall Conversion Rate Optimization 101 Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) Social Media ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) Engaging with the Chinese Buyer and Market NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) ICA Members (CLOSED) Meeting The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)FILLING

4:00pm EDT

Afternoon Keynote / Plenary - Serial Entrepreneur Colin Cambpell Main Hall MERGE the Crowds Networking - Cash Bar Exhibits

5:00pm EDT

Every project is a story: Applying storytelling to your client interactions Diamond Training Room (5th Floor Above Starbucks) Homepage Throwdown Part 1 ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) Keeping Your Startup in Tune NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)LIMITED Crypto Innovation : Meet Embermine Main Hall UX Innovation: Frogans Addresses with Philippe Collin Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks)LIMITED

6:00pm EDT

Homepage Throwdown Part 2 ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12)

9:00am EDT

MORNING WELCOME / KEYNOTE Main Hall Registration and Badging Open Crystal Registration Desk

9:15am EDT

Domain or Not Domain Game with Larry Fischer - (win a pass to the next MERGE)! Main Hall

10:00am EDT

Promoting your brand and business by writing a book Diamond Training Room (5th Floor Above Starbucks) Everything you wanted to know about BoldGrid (but were afraid to ask.) ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) Technical Debt Is Killing your Software Team Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) Mobile Search NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Meet the Internet Commerce Association Main Hall MERGE! Open Expo Hall Exhibits

10:30am EDT

Volunteer to Learn: Non-Profits and Open Source Diamond Training Room (5th Floor Above Starbucks)

11:00am EDT

Marketing / SEO and Leasing Domains Main Hall Harnessing Multilingual Joomla Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) Online Promos and Contests: Cautionary Tales of FTC Crackdowns NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Private Meeting Diamond Training Room (5th Floor Above Starbucks) Networking / Business Meeting / Green Room The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)

11:30am EDT

Marketing / SEO and Leasing Domains Main Hall

12:00pm EDT

LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED Main Hall LUNCHTIME BREAK - CLOSED NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)

2:00pm EDT

The Magic of Joomla's MVC - Override Everything Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) Innovation in the Community NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Paid Search ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) Meet the Domain Name Association The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13) Allegravita's China Boot Camp Diamond Training Room (5th Floor Above Starbucks)

3:00pm EDT

CMS's for profit - Ecommerce solutions ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12) WP-CLI: Don't Fear The Command Line Emerald Training Room (4th Floor Above Starbucks) Discussion: Crypto-Launch / ICO Showcasing Main Hall Buying & Selling Domains on NameJet NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14)

4:00pm EDT

A Fireside Chat With Erika Mann and Kelly Hardy Main Hall

4:30pm EDT

Vowel movements: How to Avoid Crappy Domain Names (and pay for good ones) Main Hall

6:00pm EDT

TheWHIR Networking Event Orlando Exhibits

9:00am EDT

MORNING SUMMARY SESSION Main Hall Registration and Badging Open Crystal Registration Desk MERGE! Open Expo Hall Exhibits Networking / Business Meeting / Green Room The DNA Networking Lounge (Salon 13)

10:00am EDT

Search Panel Main Hall Demystifying ENS and Blockchain Based Name Initiatives NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Brokering High Value Domains - The Art ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12)

11:00am EDT

UX Innovation: Frogans Addresses with Philippe Collin ICA Breakout Room (Salon 12)LIMITED Branding, Domain Hacks and Online identity - Using ccTLDs to Create A High Impact Internet Presence NameJet Breakout Room (Salon 14) Expo Teardown Exhibits

12:00pm EDT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PANEL AND CLOSING Main Hall