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The
2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
West
conference is coming up next week at
the Bellagio Hotel in Las
Vegas and show organizers just
released some interesting new
details about the big event
today.
For
starters, the original schedule
called for two days of pre-show
Cabana Networking around the
Bellagio pool Tuesday and Wednesday
(May 27 & 28) before the
conference officially opens with the
Welcoming Cocktail Party
Wednesday evening (May 28). However,
show co-founders Rick Schwartz
and Howard Neu told me they
will have the cabanas open a day
sooner - on Monday, May 26,
so
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early
birds can celebrate Memorial Day
in the world class
hotel's expansive private
cabana area overlooking the
Bellagio's multiple pools.
Schwartz
and Neu also revealed that the
official T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Party,
presented by new show sponsor GetItFido.com
Thursday night (May 29), will be
held in the Bellagio's spectacular Grand
Ballroom - so after a
long night of partying the trip back
to your room will be just a few
steps to the nearest elevator.
The
new GetItFido sponsorship will pay
another big dividend. GetItFido
founder Neil Sackmary is a
friend of hot
rock band and Century Media
recording artists, Otherwise,
who is based in Las Vegas, and
Sackmary has arranged for them to
play live at the
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Party. Otherwise, who
has released three albums and an EP,
made their big breakthrough with
their 2012 album True Love
Never Dies that includes
their biggest hit to date - "I
Don't Apologize (1,000 Pictures)". Check out the
video for that song below:
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Since
organizers know that
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. attendees like
to network at all of the
parties, the current plan is
for Otherwise to play an acoustic
set, but I wouldn't object if,
perhaps a little bit later in
the evening, they plugged in
and let it rip. Whether it is
acoustic or electric, this is
a band that can definitely
deliver the goods.
Another
new twist on the show
schedule will be a
2pm session Friday (May
30) that will be something of
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.VEGAS
shootout. Howard
Lefkowitz of Vegas.com
fame, and Tyson MacKay of
.Vegas (the new gTLD) will
give their respective views
and ideas on how to make
money. This may set the stage
for a similar showdown in October
when T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East will
be held at the Fontainebleau
Hotel on Miami Beach.
Schwartz and Neu are hoping to
match Antony Von
Couvering's .MIAMI
with the folks at Miami.com. |
Another
Friday highlight - the final
business session on the show agenda,
will feature Michael Castello of
CCIN.com
discussing his recent industry Call
to Action letter
- a talk that should be a perfect
lead in to the Internet
Commerce Association's
Closing Night Party. We will of
course be in Las Vegas to bring you
daily show photos and highlights.
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