Twitter Poll: Are You Attending NamesCon?

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I saw that Twitter began enabling users to post polls, so I thought a poll about NamesCon 2016 would be appropriate.

As I wrote about this morning, NamesCon is offering conference tickets for $399 until the end of the day tomorrow (October 31). The rate will increase to $599, then to $799, until the final $999 door price. The conference will be held at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas from January 10-13, 2016.

I am wondering if you plan to attend the conference in January. Over 1,000 attendees are expected, and I wouldn’t be surprised if closer to 1,200 people attend. There have been over 500 registrations to date, according to NamesCon founder, Richard Lau.

This is my first Twitter poll, and I invite you to participate. You are also welcome to comment here if you don’t have a Twitter account.

NamesCon Price Increasing in 2 Days

Elliot Silver
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NamesCon founder Richard Lau sent me an email to remind me that the price of NamesCon tickets will be increasing on November 1. The discounted $399 rate is good through tomorrow, at which point I am told the conference ticket cost will increase to $599 (it will later increase to $799 and then it will be $999 at the door).

To date, 520 people have registered to attend NamesCon. This is double the number of registered attendees at this time last year. Richard let me know that organizers are expecting more than 1,000 attendees at the  conference.

The NamesCon  agenda is expected to be finalized by the end of November. I am sure there will be interesting panels and talks, but I am mostly interested in the networking opportunities. Richard told me NamesCon will “have a unique networking exhibition we are setting up for opening day from noon to six pm.” He didn’t tell me what it is but it sounds intriguing.

At last year’s conference,

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Some Thoughts About The Domain Conference

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I returned home from THE Domain Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, and I want to share some of my thoughts about it. I will preface this by saying that I arrived on Monday morning, the after the conference had officially started and two days after people began arriving. In addition, I did not attend any panels or keynotes, aside from Ron Jackson’s state of the industry report at lunch on Tuesday.

For the sake of this discussion, I will break this down into a few different categories to give a better idea of the event:

Venue

The conference was held at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The venue was perfect for this 200+/- person crowd (my estimate). There was an area for exhibitors outside of the two main conference ballrooms, and that communal area was large enough to hold conversations. There was also a restaurant / bar area in the lobby that allowed people to eat and drink as well as hold private meetings throughout the day.

The hotel rooms were decent – mine was clean and spacious. I understand the elevators weren’t great, but I had the good fortune of not getting stuck, which wasn’t the same for everyone. The $109 rate for a standard room was a very good price, although parking was a bit on the expensive side (I rented a car so I could visit some friends).

The pool area looked nice, but I didn’t spend any time there. I also believe there were tennis courts that I didn’t try. I did go for a run in the morning, and it was fairly close to the beach.

Attendees

As I mentioned, I think there were somewhere around 200 people in attendance. As usual,

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Ready for THE Domain Conference

Elliot Silver
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THE Domain Conference is coming up in just about two weeks in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I am looking forward to attending the conference and having a chance to connect with colleagues before the end of the year. The conference runs from September 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 hotel. Registration is still open and I believe there are still hotel rooms available at the conference rate.

Barbara Neu, who is organizing the conference with her husband Howard and son Ray, sent out an email this morning with a conference update. The email shares a quick synopsis of some of the main conference activities and events.

Here’s what Barbara had to say this morning:

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Local Discounts During THE Domain Conference

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If you are attending THE Domain Conference in Ft. Lauderdale later this month, there are several local establishments  offering discounts to conference attendees. In addition, the  Hyatt Pier 66   has a couple of freebies for people who will be attending the conference and staying at the hotel.

In an email sent yesterday by Barbara Neu, I learned the following businesses are offering discounted prices for the duration of the conference:

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2016 DomainFest Asia Date Announced

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From what I have heard so far, DomainFest Asia was a pretty big hit. Late last night, Simon Cousins tweeted that the date for next year’s conference was announced by conference organizer, Jothan Frakes. According to the tweet, DomainFest Asia will be held in Hong Kong September 19-22, 2016. I do not know if the venue was announced yet.

I expect to get a

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