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Like
the Lakers, DOMAINfest Global is GoingTo Repeat By
Bringing Their Winning Formula Back to L.A. in
2011
After
the 2010
DOMAINfest Global
conference
wrapped up a hugely successful run in January, I
wrote that the 2011
show was going to be a "can't
miss" event. Like many who attended the
last show in Santa Monica, California,
I've been waiting to hear when and where the
2011 conference would be staged so I could lock
up those dates on my calendar. The news came
today
when DOMAINfest Global's organizers at Oversee.net
's Domain
Sponsorunit announced the
event will return to the Fairmont Miramar
Hotel in Santa Monica February 1-3, 2011.
Just
as L.A.'s beloved Lakers repeated
as NBA champions last week, DOMAINfest
Global has positioned itself for another big win
by bringing their show back to this popular
beachfront community on L.A.'s west side.
I
was also glad to hear that the Fairmont will
host the event again. It is a great venue that
sits directly across the street from the Pacific
Ocean and Santa Monica's scenic beach.
As was the case last year, the entire
hotelproperty has been reserved
exclusively for DOMAINfest Global attendees,
Organizers said they do that to "create a
relaxed, intimate environment for networking and
personal meetings."
Just
because the whole hotel has been reserved for
the show doesn't mean you are going to get a
room if you procrastinate. The hotel sold out
quickly last year. As soon as I got the word on
the 2011 dates today I booked my room at the
Fairmont. DOMAINfest
has arranged for discounted hotel room rates for
attendees. The details on that are available here..
The
DOMAINfest Global team started
working
on the 2011 agenda almost as soon as the 2010
show ended, so they expect to be ready to publish
the full 2011 schedule, including session topics
and evening entertainment, on August 18, 2010. Online
registration will open on the same date with an Early
Bird discounted rate of $995
available through September 30, 2010.
After that date, registration increases to $1,195.
Registration covers all meals, sessions,
networking activities, exhibit hall entry and
evening entertainment.
There was
also some news
today from Rick Schwartz
about the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Miami
show that he and partner Howard Neu
will be staging in Miami's South
Beach October 17-20, 2010. Schwartz
announced inspirational speaker and
author Simon
T. Bailey would be a keynote
speaker at the show.
This
will be the only T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
that conference co-founders Schwartz and
Neu will run this year so you can rest
assured that it will be something
special, putting this one in the can't
miss category as well.
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