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2018
is shaping up as a great conference
year - one that will kick off in Las
Vegas Sunday (January 27) when
the 5th annual NamesCon
conference gets underway. Over the
past few months I have been filling
you in on the details of other major
2018 shows as information has come
in to us. I just learned today that
the MERGE!
conference, that debuted
last
October will be
returning to Orlando, Florida
for their second annual event - but
it will move to a new venue and new
dates. The show that combines
multiple fields of interest,
including domains, cryptocurrency,
blockchain and hosting,
will move up a month to September
15-18, 2018 and it will move to
the beautiful Hilton Lake Buena
Vista Hotel, adjacent to Disney
Springs, putting attendees
within walking distance of all of
great restaurants, shopping and
attractions there.
Above:
A view of the walkway from the
MERGE! show venue -
the Hilton Lake Buena Vista in
Orlando - over to Disney
Springs.
Below:
An evening view of the Hilton Lake
Buena Vista pool area.
Above:
The spacious halls at the Hilton
Lake Buena Vista
will provide a great space for
networking.
Below:
A view inside the MERGE! conference
hall
where attendees will gather in
September 2018.
MERGE!
was co-founded and conceived by Ray
Neu and Jothan Frakes.
Ray (who was one of the 24 expert
panelists in our just published 2018
State of the Industry Cover Story)
has 15 years of conference
experience in the domain investment,
startup, crowd sourcing, security,
and technology innovation realms. Jothan
(who was profiled in a July 2014 DNJournal
Cover Story), brings a
special flair for connecting ideas
and people – evidenced by past
successes in co-founding NamesCon,
DomainFest and three other
networking / opportunity conferences
in the digital space over the past
25 years.
$199
early bird tickets for the 2018
event are already on
sale. It's not to early
to go ahead and book
your hotel room either.
MERGE! has secured a $149 a
night rate - an excellent value for
a hotel of this caliber in the
center of the world famous
Disney/Lake Buena Vista vacation
paradise.
This
could be your room at the Hilton
Lake Buena Vista Hotel for MERGE!
2018
We
will have more details on MERGE! and
2018's other major conferences as
they develop in the weeks and months
ahead.
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