NamesCon Booked with ICA Coupon Code

Elliot Silver
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I haven’t attended NamesCon in a few years, but I’ll be heading back to the conference in Miami in November. I purchased my ticket using the 20% off coupon code available to ICA members, so the cost was just shy of $400 for my ticket. I also booked my flight and hotel for the trip. I understand NamesCon ticket prices will increase on Friday.

I decided to attend the conference because I haven’t seen some friends and colleagues in a few years. I saw some at the last few ICA meetings, but there are a few who haven’t attended the ICA events and it will be nice to reconnect with them. Connecting on the phone and email is fine, but meeting in person over a coffee or a meal is preferable.

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NamesCon Warns of “Room Poaching”

Elliot Silver
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A week or two ago, I received an email about hotel reservations for NamesCon. The email stood out to me because it was sent to my Embrace.com email address rather than an email I used for registration. When I saw the email wasn’t from NamesCon, I marked it as spam and deleted it.

This morning, NamesCon organizers sent out an email to its mailing list warning of something called “room poaching.” I presume it was in response to a third party emailing NamesCon attendees or people who they believe would be attending NamesCon in November in Miami.

Here’s what NamesCon wrote:

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NamesCon Ticket Prices Increase Tomorrow

Elliot Silver
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Initially, I did not plan to attend NamesCon in November. We have quite a few family things going on in November, and it’s an inconvenience to ensure our kids get where they need to be – and I hate missing their events. After some further thought, I decided I will most likely attend for at least a day.

I received an email this morning reminding me that the price for a NamesCon ticket will increase tomorrow. The standard pass is listed at $499 and apparently increases to $649 tomorrow. The vendor pass increases from $799 to $999.

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NamesCon Global 2025 to be Held in Miami

Elliot Silver
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The 2025 NamesCon Global conference will be held in Miami, Florida next year, according to an announcement from Soeren von Varchim. In addition to the location change, the conference will also be held later on in the year and will take place from November 5-6, 2025. I believe NamesCon is still the largest annual domain industry conference.

The conference will be held at the Ice Palace, an event space in Miami. I am not super familiar with Miami, so I can’t offer much insight on good hotel options in the vicinity of the conference venue.

According to the NamesCon website, a Standard Pass costs $299 for early registrants. This price remains in effect until March 28, 2025. The introductory Vendor Pass is $599. It, too, will increase on March 28th.

The conference will be held as industry companies are in the planning stages for the next round of gTLD applications. I expect that to be a big theme throughout the conference, particularly as it relates to larger industry companies.

The conference agenda will be posted at some point next year. For now, domain investors can add the event to their 2025 calendar.

Registration is Open for NamesCon Global 2024

Elliot Silver
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NamesCon Global emailed past attendees this afternoon to announce that registration is now open for next year’s conference. NamesCon Global will be held June 5-8, 2024 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in Austin, Texas. Tickets can be purchased via EventBrite.

NamesCon is currently offering a “Super Early Bird Special” for those who purchase a conference pass now. The Standard pass costs $349 and the Channel Pass costs $549. The email says that this will be the biggest discount on tickets. In general, though, if you’re not certain you can attend right now, there are usually special deals offered by conference organizers leading up to the conference.

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Video: Home.com Keynote from NamesCon

Elliot Silver
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One of the largest domain name sales in history was Fairway’s acquisition of Home.com. The deal was brokered by Andrew Miller (Hilco Digital Assets) and Larry Fischer (GetYourDomain.com), but terms of the deal were kept private.

At NamesCon a couple of weeks ago, Andrew, Larry, and Fairway’s David Lazowski had a conversation about the Home.com acquisition. The keynote discussion is embedded below:

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