DOMAINfest moves to a new venue for 2010.
DOMAINfest Global, the largest domain name industry conference, is moving to the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California this January. Previous conferences were held in Hollywood, California.
The entire hotel has been reserved for guests of the show, which will take place January 26-28, 2010. Registration will open August 15 at a discounted rate of $895. Rates increase to $1,095 on October 1.
Last year more than 600 people attended the conference, including domainers, service providers, bankers, lawyers, and advertising professionals from 26 countries. The show included two major parties: a private party in a reserved section of Universal Studios and a charity event at the Playboy Mansion.
A preliminary agenda and keynote speaker will be announced soon, but conference organizers say “The 2010 conference will focus on the importance of domain names in online marketing, with additional focus on how to use domain names to get the most out of the pending economic recovery.”
DOMAINfest is organized by Oversee.net, parent company of DomainSponsor, SnapNames, and Moniker. Oversee is also considering an East coast conference later in 2010.
global biz says
Traffic will be better for me. I wonder if this will be the last domainfest .
Andrew Allemann says
@ global biz – Did you read the article?
David J Castello says
Great place and a step up in quality from the Renaissance in Hollywood.
Domain Investor says
If they had over 600 people last year, they must be expecting less this time unless they want us to share a room.
The Renaissance has around 630+ rooms.
I would guess 50 to 65% of the rooms were used for DomainFest.
The special rate was around $ 199. which was very good.
The Fairmont has approx. 300 rooms.
And, the special rate is going to be around $ 240.
The Fairmonts are excellent hotels so it should be first class.
Or, are they figuring a number of locals attending?