Newseum
The Knight Conference Center - 7th Floor
(Please use the Freedom Forum Entrance located on 6th Street NW)
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Join fellow Internet users - innovators, policymakers, students, business leaders, academics - to discuss, listen, debate, and explore what's Beyond the Dot.
All-Day Event Pass: $495.00
(members of the press, please contact us for a complimentary pass)
Part 1: What’s Beyond the Dot?
8:00am – 9:00am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00am – 9:10am
Welcome and Introduction
9:10am – 9:45am
Opening Key Note
9:45am – 10:45am
Panel Discussion: “Erasing Geographic and Linguistic Boundaries: .GEOs and Community-Driven Generics”
10:45am – 11:15am
Coffee Break
11:15am – 12:00pm
Panel Discussion: “Governments and gTLDs: New Frontiers of Regulation?”
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Lunch & Panel Discussion: “Corporate Leadership Discusses Beyond the Dot”
1:00pm – 2:00pm Panel Discussion: “The Right Stuff: Corporate Management of a gTLD”
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Coffee Break
Part 2: Who’s Beyond the Dot?
3:30pm – 4:15pm
Panel Discussion: "Global Perspectives on What Lies Beyond the Dot"
4:15pm – 5:00pm Panel Discussion: “What Lies Beyond the Dot for Internet Users?”
Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees at the Hotel Monaco, a Kimpton Hotel.
Housed in the landmark Tariff Building and within walking distance (.4 miles) from the Newseum, this is also the location for the post-event happy hour on February 19th at 5:15pm.
The rate for rooms in the event block is $259.00 per night (exclusive of taxes).* To receive this special rate, contact the hotel via telephone at 877-202-5411 and request Beyond the Dot program block for the nights of February 18, 2014 and/or February 19, 2014. You may also reserve rooms at the special event rate via this link.
Having trouble with the link? Cut and paste the following address into your browser: https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=26731&Chain=10179&arrive=2/18/2014&depart=2/20/2014&adult=1&child=0&group=11160304387
*Please note that there are a limited number of rooms available at this special rate, and we recommend making your reservations as soon as possible.
Hotel Monaco
700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Other conveniently located hotels include
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill (0.6 miles from the Newseum)
The Liaison Capitol Hill, an Affinia Hotel (0.6 miles from the Newseum)
JW Marriott Washington DC (0.7 miles from the Newseum)