Domainer of the future.
This June, two great events are scheduled for the world to watch.
First, World Cup Soccer 2014 starts in Brazil, on June 12; an event that will attract several billion people around the world.
Second, the ICANN50 conference is scheduled for June 22-26, in London, UK.
ICANN seems to be introducing changes quietly these days, so here is a list of a few things that we thought might be introduced during ICANN 50:
- Removal of domainers’ training wheels: No more novice players would be allowed in the domain business and one would have to be 18 in order to own and trade domains; this will affect 89% of all NamePros members.
- Certification of domain ownership: If you own a domain, a digitally signed certificate would prove that you own it. No more domain thefts.
- Holographic meetings for ICANN 75 and beyond: Why spend millions of dollars transporting panelists half around the world, when they can all meet at the local Denny’s for some real work and waffles?
- Introduction of Adopt a gTLD Day: No more hating on the new gTLDs by the old guard; every certified domainer would be required to own at least 10% of gTLDs as part of the gTLD Support Fund initiative.
- Re-education of domain investors through Virtual Reality seminars: No more killing time with the Sherpas, this will be the real thing with Fadi Chehadé and other ICANN officials donning their Oculus Rift headsets while they debate the multi-stakeholder model.
- Introduction of the ICANN Domainer Cemetery: We all have to go at some point, and domainer certification provides a digital domainer grave as an extra perk, at no cost. Just bring your own USB stick.
If you think that none of these are possible, don’t be so certain; stranger things have happened in our domainer lifetime, such as TRAFFIC Las Vegas having gTLDs as a sizable part of its agenda.
