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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
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Allegravita China Bootcamp
All
Networking
Blockchain Roadshow
All
Networking
CMS Summit
All
Networking
Confluir
All
Networking
DARK
Digital Search Summit
All
Networking
Exhibition
All
Setup
Teardown
McGrady Domain Academy
All
Networking
MERGE
All
Networking
Topic/Expert Roundtable
Registration
THE Domain Conference
All
Networking
TheWHIR Networking Event
TOKEN FEST
Saturday
, October 14
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)
Sunday
, October 15
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
Monday
, October 16
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)
Tuesday
, October 17
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
Wednesday
, October 18
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
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