There are many facets of the industry that could be considered marketplace, but I’ll likely have to bring an air horn and a stopwatch to keep folks on pace to cover the materials given our session length. Actually, an air horn is not TSA approved, so perhaps a whistle instead. Anyway…

1 Domain Monetization Understanding what is going on in domain monitization is an important place to start this dialog. The beginning of any reasonable dialog begins with some comprehensive understanding of the whole picture.

2 Add Grace ‘Tasting’ A recent thread of comment about Ram Mohan’s article on CircleID regarding the Dotster lawsuit explains volumes as to it being a timely topic to focus on. The add-grace period activity that is occuring will be discussed.

3 Expiring Names Many registrars are altering their Registration Agreements to allow them to retain ownership of the domain as part of seeking some form of remedy in the event of non-payment by the registrant. Those domains are subsequently auctioned in some manner by the registrar.

It is a workshop, designed to help elevate awareness of the marketplace to all who attend, and there is a good diversity in the panels, so there will be great dialog happening.

I encourage people to comment in the forum that ICANN has set up prior to 6/27 (and prior to 6/24 is better as it allows me more time to effectively incorporate more comment into the introduction) so that there is a good representation of public opinion brought in to the meeting.