The 2nd annual NamesCon conference coming up January 11-14 at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas will have something the debut show last January did not - a Premium Live Domain Auction that will be staged by RightOfTheDot.com. NamesCon sent out an update on the event today noting that the auction is scheduled to run from 4:30pm-7:30pm (Pacific Standard Time) on Tuesday, January 13 and that it will be the only session running during that time frame (NamesCon has a multi-track format for most of the show with multiple sessions going on at the same time).

With the auction being the lone session the vast majority of the 800+ expected at attend the show will likely be in the auction hall - especially since a food and cocktail hour will be held there during the sale too! So, whether you are bringing a bidding paddle or just a big appetite, that will be the place to be - and if you can't be in Las Vegas you can still bid online during the simulcast video stream of the auction. You can also bid by proxy/left bid and by telephone. In the meantime pre-bidding has already opened.

After the conference, an extended online auction will start on January 15th and run through February 5th on Snapnames.com. That sale will feature another set of premium names that will not be in the live auction as well as any names that did not meet their reserve in the live auction. 

Whatever stage of the auction you may want to bid in, keep in mind that to participate an active SnapNames account is required. If you do not already have one you can set up a new SnapNames account here: https://www.snapnames.com/add_acct_1.jsp.