Last spring I told you about a group of industry leaders in Florida banding together to form a professional trade association for their region known as South Florida Domain Pros (SFDP). That such an organization would take root in South Florida came as no surprise as the area has one of the world's highest concentrations of domain aficionados - from individual investors and developers to brokers to registrar and registry operators. 

Soon after SFDP was founded the group held their first get together last May in Lake Worth, Florida, an oceanside community in Palm Beach County (the northern edge of what most consider to be the South Florida region). We just got word that they are getting together again in two weeks with a meetup scheduled for Thursday, February 26 in Fort Lauderdale (a more centrally located spot for the region's domain practitioners). 

The event in slated to get underway at 6:30pm that evening at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Hotel - a property situated in a beautiful spot located at an Intracoastal Waterway marina. If you attended the 2012 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference on Fort Lauderdale Beach, then you are already familiar with the hotel. Though the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference was held at the Ritz Carlton, the show's official party was staged in the revolving meeting room at the top of the Pier 66.

Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Hotel - Fort Lauderdale
Site for the the South Florida Domain Pros 
next gathering February 26, 2015.
(Photo courtesy of Barbara Neu)

My wife Diana and I will be making the trip across the state from Tampa to see our friends and colleagues from South Florida on the 26th. Other guests may come from as far away as California (one especially well known domain investor/developer who lives there but has Florida roots may be able to get into town for it). While more details on the meeting will be forthcoming soon (all we have is the date and location at this time) you can bet it will be a great mix of interesting and accomplished people that you would enjoy getting together with if you live in or will be visiting that part of the country. We will pass along more information when it becomes available and you can also keep an eye on the SFDP web page which should be updated with full details before the week is out.