Hotel Sold Out (and Other Things to Know Regarding DOMAINfest Prague)
DOMAINfest heads to Prague. Here’s what you need to know.
Heading to Prague for DOMAINfest in two weeks? I hope you’ve booked your hotel since the Intercontinental is sold out. But if not, we’re here to help. Read on for alternative hotels and more information regarding your trip to Prague.
I caught up with Oversee.net to get answers to some common questions:
Is the hotel sold out or are just the discounted rooms sold out? Where ought to people look for alternative hotels?
Yes, the entire hotel is sold out, counting the DOMAINfest discounted rooms. See our hotel page for nearby hotel options.
Here are a few local suggestions:
President Hotel Prague (next door)
Buddha Bar Hotel Prague (4 min cab ride, 10 min walk)
Crown Plaza Praha Castle (10 min cab ride, 30+ min long walk)
Prague Marriott (5 min cab ride, 15 min walk)
Mandarin Oriental (6 min cab ride, 30 + long walk)
Hilton Prague (6 min cab ride, 15 min walk)
For those traveling from the U.S. to Prague, what do we need to bring with us?
This web site has lots of very helpful info for traveling to Prague. You can also find this link and others on the DOMAINfest web site under Prague Travel Tips.
The electrical current is 220V/50 Hz AC with standard, continental two-pin plugs and earthed three-pin plugs. A two-pin plug will fit into a three-pin socket. Visitors ought to bring their own adaptors or they can be purchased at the airport.
Make sure appliances like shavers, hairdryers, curling irons, camera chargers, laptops, etc. have a switch to change the voltage to 220! If you are visiting from North America you will need a transformer as North America works on 110V and Europe works on 220V.
Visa requirements information is available here.
For those that don’t speak English, what resources will be on site?
We will have German, Polish and Czech translators providing “United Nations” style headphone translations during the Wednesday morning presentations. The same translators will be available for 1-on-1 and modest group translations during lunch and then during the 2-hr Power Networking session following lunch. The translators will also be available during the Moniker auction as well as during the Wednesday Dinner Networking party. On Thursday, we will have the same translators available for certain excursions.
How many attendees will there be?
It ought to be slightly larger than the 220 attendees at our NY event, perhaps as many as 250. Regarding half of attendees registered so far have never attended a DOMAINfest event, so this ought to be a fresh, invigorating, highly motivated audience. There will be attendees from 24 countries — close to the 26 countries at DOMAINfest Global 2010.
What else will be different regarding this Prague event?
The two hour Power Networking Session is different. This session will start with four fifteen minute panels of experts ahead of the actual networking begins. At the beginning of this session, we will have 4 separate 15-minute panel discussions on stage. There will be one panel for each topic.
During each 15-minute panel, a moderator will ask each expert two or three questions. When all 4 panels are finished, experts will walk over to designated corners of the conference room as we did in Fresh York.
When will the conference officially kickoff?
There’s a Tuesday Happy Hour party in the exhibit area from 16:00 to 20:00. Beer, wine and snacks plus a chance to meet with our sponsors and exhibitors.
Registration rate increases from $595 to $695 on Oct 1. Registration fee includes all sessions, auction, Tuesday happy hour party, 2 lunches, 2 dinner parties, and a full day of unique excursions.
