Domain Roundtable 2011 is open for business. Thought Convergence (the parent company of TrafficZ, Aftermarket.com and DomainTools) will stage the event at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas March 1-4, 2011. Registration just opened with an early bird price of $695 that is good through January 11. The price will start rising after that, finally hitting $995 for on-site registration during show week.

The organizers are providing an extra incentive for registering early. The first 100 that sign up will be treated to a free excursion on Tuesday, March 1. You can choose from among five options including an Atlantis Behind the Scenes Aquarium Tour, a Catamaran Snorkel & Sail Adventure, Cigar and Rum Tasting, Deep Sea Fishing or a Nassau Shopping Shuttle. 

The show's preliminary agenda has also been posted. Things will get underway with a Tuesday evening (March 1) Welcome Reception. The  Wednesday (March 2) 

schedule will include a keynote speaker that will be announced soon.  An Aftermarket.com Live Domain Auction will highlight the final afternoon (Thursday, March 3). That night the show closes with a big Bahamian Junkanoo Festival. Guests will then be departing throughout the day Friday, March 4. By the way, if you want to submit a domain for the March 3 live auction, the deadline for doing so is January 21.

This will be the first Domain Roundtable conference since June 2009 when the event was held in Washington, D.C.  The show was held annually from 2005-2009 but amidst an explosion of domain conferences around the world in 2010, the organizers decided to take a year off to decide where they wanted to position the conference in what has become a dramatically expanded market. They decided to take it upscale and the five-star Atlantis resort will certainly provide the spectacular setting they wanted for their return to the conference scene.

(Posted Dec. 30, 2010)