An entire conference dedicated to the world of Web hosting, that is what HostingCon 2005 is all about. With keynote speakers such as Sandip Gupta President and CEO of Ensim Corporation and Robert Marsh President and CEO of EV1Servers.net how could it not be interesting? This is an event that will surely change the face of the Web hosting world. I recently had the chance to sit down and talk with George A. Roberts IV about what was being planned and what we could all be looking forward to.

An entire conference dedicated to the world of Web hosting, that is what HostingCon 2005 is all about. With keynote speakers such as Sandip Gupta President and CEO of Ensim Corporation and Robert Marsh President and CEO of EV1Servers.net how could it not be interesting? This is an event that will surely change the face of the Web hosting world. I recently had the chance to sit down and talk with George A. Roberts IV about what was being planned and what we could all be looking forward to.

Mitch: How did you get yourself into the wild and wacky world of Web hosting?

George: I started in 1995 doing web development and consulting for small businesses in the Chicago area. We decided to add hosting as a value-added service for our design clients. I merged my company with another Internet company in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1997. We became a full service technology company, providing hosting, design, internet access, computer systems, and consulting. We sold the business in 2000 and I went to work as a software developer for a Fortune 500 company. But the hosting industry had gotten to me, and I jumped back in, starting Interjuncture in February 2002.

Mitch: How did the idea of having a Web hosting conference come about?

George: Keith Duncan, the publisher of Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine and I were discussing the lack of an industry conference back in April of 2004. I decided I was going to put together “a little grass-roots conference.” As you can see, the concept has grown quite a bit since then. ;)

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You might also want to check out today’s episode of The Web Hosting Show. Along with George talking more about the HostingCon 2005 event, we’ll be having the usual Web hosting fun we always do.