Reglikedomain industry desk

Are You Going to DOMAINfest?

Biggest domain conference of the year starts next week.

DOMAINfest officially kicks off next Tuesday, February 1 in Santa Monica.

Organizers expect to meet or beat last year’s attendance of 650 people. So far attendees are from 28 countries. Registration is still open at a discount rate of $1,295 until Sunday. The conference has a record 37 sponsors (counting BigJumbo, which I’ll be representing in addition to covering the event for Reglike).

The Fairmont Hotel is completely sold out to conference guests, but you can find reasonably priced rooms nearby.

You can also “dine with an expert” this year, but you better hurry to save a spot.

I think Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons’ keynote will be a huge draw.

Feel free to leave a comment below if you’re going to the event to assist with pre-event networking. If you’re interested in meeting with me next week feel free to ping me at editor (at) domainnamewire.com and we’ll set something up.

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