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from DN Journal,
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DOMAINfest
Global Will Return in January 2012 - the Playboy Mansion
Party Will Not + A DNCruise Update
The
DOMAINfest
Global conference
has
set the dates for their 2012 show in Santa
Monica, California. The conference, staged
by DomainSponsor,
will return to its popular ocean side venue at
the Fairmont Miramar Hotel where the 2011
and 2010
editions of the event were held. It will run Tuesday,
Jan. 31 through Thursday, February 2
and a preliminary
agenda has already been posted on
the DOMAINfest website.
One
thing show regulars will quickly note is that
the closing night party which has been held at
the Playboy Mansion the last three years
in a row, will move to a new location in Hollywood
that has not yet been named. A new party venue
seemed to be a foregone conclusion after many
attendees fell
ill following last year's closing
night event there - an unfortunate incident that
made news around the globe. Though health
officials still have not positively identified
the mansion as the source of the infections it
seemed liked the right time to move on.
The Mansion has been a big draw for the
conference but show regulars have now been there
and done that enough times to make a new
location for the closing night celebration
something to look forward to. Past history
indicates that DOMAINfest organizers will make
it something special.
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The
Fairmont Miramar Hotel
Santa Monica, California
Site
for DOMAINfest Global 2012 |
Registration
for DOMAINfest Global 2012 will open
September 1, 2011 when an early bird rate of
$995 (which includes all sessions, meals and
official evening parties) will be available. The
price rises to $1,195 October 1 before settling
into the standard pre-conference rate of $1,295
on January 1, 2012. DOMAINfest has arranged for discounted
hotel room rates at the Fairmont Miramar.
YOu can get reservation details at http://domainfest.com/hotel.
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We have
some other domain conference news from Patrick
Ruddell (Chef Patrick) regarding his
second DNCruise
(the only domain conference held on a
cruise ship), that is coming up September
5-10, 2011. Ruddell said that
the new .XXX
registry has signed on to
help sponsor the cruise's main event - a
Grand Cayman excursion with
legendary domain investor Frank
Schilling (who resides on
the island).
Escrow.com
had already taken sponsorship of that
day's luncheon, but the .XXX Registry
will cover the cost of the two boats
needed to take attendees on a three hour
tour through local waters. Ruddell said
the registry will also offer a
presentation on Sept. 6 - good timing
since the new TLD's sunrise
period begins the next day.
With its
launch imminent, the .XXX Registry is
taking an increasingly high profile.
While I was away on a visit
to the Silicon Valley last
week, the |
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Ft. Lauderdale Beach conference
(coming up Oct. 16-19) announced
that the .XXX registry had signed on to
be the show's Diamond Overall Sponsor
(the lead sponsor for the entire event).
One other
note on DNCruise, Ruddell said that Carnival
Cruise Line's cabin inventory is
getting low, so now is the time to sign
up if you want to be aboard
when the ship leaves Tampa, Florida
Sept. 5. There will be stops in Grand
Cayman and Cozumel, Mexico before
the boat returns to Tampa Sept. 10. If
you want to know more about what the
conference/cruise experience entails,
check out our review
of the first DNCruise last
October. |
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(Posted Aug.
11, 2011)
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