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NamesCon Registrations Tracking Ahead of Last Year

It looks like attendance at next year’s NamesCon domain conference is tracking ahead of last year, according to a tweet from last night:

I reached out to NamesCon founder Richard Lau, and he let me know they are expecting

NamesCon to Donate 50% of Ticket Revenue to Dana-Farber

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NamesCon-2017-FinalNamesCon is thrilled to lend our support to Elliot in his Pan-Mass Challenge Ride, fundraising for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He’s raised 80% of his goal amount of $10,000, and we’d like to encourage our domaining community to get involved and help raise that final $2,000! So we’re willing to go a step further beyond our initial donation with this challenge:

For each Advance Savings Ticket ($599) purchased between now and July 30th, NamesCon will donate $300 directly to Elliot’s fundraising efforts – and we’ll even include your name in the supporting message!  

From clean water initiatives in developing countries to transitional housing for US veterans, NamesCon believes that it’s important to focus on giving back and supporting worthy charitable initiatives.

NamesCon and HEXONET Team Up for Boat Cruise

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Screen Shot 2016-07-21 at 5.08.02 PMIf you live in near Vancouver, British Columbia, there’s a domain industry event you may want to attend. According to an email I received this afternoon, “NamesCon is teaming up with HEXONET, a leading domain registrar, to take guests on a sunset boat cruise just off the coast of beautiful Vancouver, BC.” It looks like it is going to be a fun night!

The free event is scheduled for August 18th from 6-9pm. To attend, you must RSVP in advance to the event organizers. Here’s what the event website says about the cruise:

Today is a Good Day to Get NamesCon Tickets

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Last week, I wrote about the special discount being offered by NamesCon until tonight at midnight. The regular price is just under $600 and the discounted price (using  the  “FIREWORKS” promo code) is $299+ fees. I purchased my ticket yesterday, and I want to share why I bought it yesterday.

Although NamesCon is about 6 months away, I am almost certain I will attend the conference. I would need to be sick or have something major come up in order to not attend the event. With that said, it didn’t make sense to wait any longer to buy my ticket. Conference organizers may offer another special discount again, but this might be the best price. There’s no reason for me to take that chance. If something strange comes up to prevent me from attending, I could likely sell my ticket to another attendee or just eat the cost if necessary.

Buying my ticket so far in advance gives me time to scout out the best airfare prices. Most airlines have their January flight schedules posted right now, but I understand that 6 months+ is probably too far to book my flights. I can now keep track of prices and see how things shake out. When JetBlue announces an airfare deal, I will be ready to book my flights.

If you know you are going to be at NamesCon in January, now seems like a good time to book. I didn’t want to risk paying more in the future when I know I will be going, so I bought my ticket yesterday. This “FIREWORKS” offer ends tonight at midnight.

NamesCon Running Holiday Sale

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In a tweet yesterday evening, NamesCon announced a special Independence Day and Canada Day sale on its conference tickets. From now until July 5th, conference passes are on sale for $299 using the discount code “FIREWORKS.” Tickets can be purchased via the NamesCon website.

Ticket prices are getting more expensive as we get closer to the event, and the regular price is now

Poll: How Much Will NamesCon Silent Auction Gross?

The NamesCon silent auction concludes today, and there are some stellar domain names that are up for sale. Although many of the domain names have reserve prices that have not yet been eclipsed, by my count, the total of all high bids in the auction falls just short of $10 million.

I understand that bid that don’t hit reserve don’t count for much besides “eye candy,” but I think there is real potential for at least some of the top domain names to hit reserve and sell today. I did a bit of searching, and it looks like some of these domain names are getting close to their reserve prices.

At the moment, the 5 auctions with the highest bids are:

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