{"id":4433,"date":"2015-02-17T13:22:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T18:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=4433"},"modified":"2015-02-17T13:27:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T18:27:29","slug":"do-we-need-yet-another-domain-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/do-we-need-yet-another-domain-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Do we need yet another Domain Conference?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howard Neu announced THE Domain Conference<\/strong><\/a> yesterday, to be held during September 26-29 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.<\/p>\n

Those of us that know Howard for quite some time now, take this announcement as a serious move in the domain conference market; as a co-founder of TRAFFIC along with Rick Schwartz, Howard and his wife Barbara and son Ray are ‘dead serious’ about organizing such an event.<\/p>\n

The obvious question to ask is whether we actually need yet another Domain Conference.<\/p>\n

With DomainFest becoming a part of a giant NamesCon, and TRAFFIC having closed down informally, THE Domain Conference steps into unknown territory.<\/p>\n

As a Floridian, I attended TRAFFIC in 2008, when it was held in Orlando. The other Florida event that I attended was TRAFFIC 2012 in Ft. Lauderdale, the same venue THE Domain Conference is scheduled at.<\/p>\n

The obvious benefits of having a domain conference held close to home, as opposed further out, are many.<\/p>\n

As I write this, it’s 77 degrees, all while most of the US is under heavy snow and yucky weather; in late September, the climate in South Florida is mild and barring any surprises, the storm season is not at its worst.<\/p>\n

Traveling along the east coast is a great experience, and last time I drove to Miami instead of flying, I had an interesting trip without any incidents, and only came across one crazy driver going 90 mph on the fast lane.<\/p>\n

It appears to me, that THE Domain Conference will attract more traditional domain investors, drawn for the core TRAFFIC crowd, as opposed to the new entrepreneurs that are involved in new TLDs and other means of branding. That being said, Howard Neu and the people he works with are smart and should be able to produce a balanced agenda.<\/p>\n

A hint at this, is the fact that THE Domain Conference uses a dot .CLUB domain as its URL. Clearly, that might have shocked many, Rick Schwartz included, but the idea behind .CLUB domains is to promote them as ‘clubs’.<\/p>\n

Lastly, THE Domain Conference is priced at $499 currently, with accommodation at the venue barely above $100 per night; the ticket to attend is almost one third of what TRAFFIC tickets were normally priced at.<\/p>\n

As it’s too early for me to commit to going, I will post an update later this year; in the meantime, I strongly recommend THE Domain Conference to those that have always considered going to TRAFFIC but found the ticket to be expensive.<\/p>\n

Visit THE Domain Conference<\/strong><\/a> for news and updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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