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DN Journal - your source for notable news and information from all
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NamesCon
Global Adds New Perks Ahead of Ticket Price
Increase Friday Night - 2026 Domain Days Dubai
Event Postponed But Plans in Place for Prompt
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We have
good news and bad news on the domain conference
front. On the plus side, the 2026 NamesCon
Global conference, coming up November
11 & 12 in Miami, has some welcome
changes in store for attendees. Acting on feedback
from those who attended the landmark 2025
show, NamesCon organizers decided to
make a good thing even better in multiple ways.
Those include making food available on site at the
Ice Palace at no extra charge (food
trucks were the main option last year), onsite
parties so less traveling between venues,
access to a new NamesCon Domain Lounge,
plus additional lounge and meeting spaces that
will make it easier to get face to face business
done. Being in Miami, there are endless options
for activities and fun and NamesCon
is promising some pleasant surprises on that
front as well. |
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You can
get much
more information here on the networking
opportunities, social activities and special events
they have planned for you, including RightOfTheDot's
Live Digital Asset Auction and the much talked
about Beanstalk
Challenge Grand Finale. The
main thing you need to know right now is that
ticket prices will be going up Friday night
(July 26) at the stroke of midnight. If you are
planning to go, you can lock
in the lowest rate now - and be sure to
use our DNJ20 code at checkout to knock
20% (nearly $100) off the price! You
can also now book
discounted rooms at the official show
hotel, the Marriott Biscayne Bay. It didn't
take long for NamesCon's block of room to sell out
last year, so if that's where you want to be, this
is the time to secure your room.
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The unfortunate conference
news is the postponement of the 4th annual Domain
Days Dubai conference that was scheduled
to run October 14 & 15, 2026 in the
UAE. That of course, was the
unavoidable result of the current U.S.-Iran
conflict that has made it impossible to
finalize plans for a meeting that attracts
visitors from all over the world. In the three
years DDD has been held, culminating with the 2025
show last October, DDD Founder Munir
Badr and his team have completely wowed
attendees and turned the conference into one
of the most highly anticipated events on
the global calendar. |
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When
life returns to normal in the region, you can
bet DDD we will be back without missing
a step - in fact, with preparations for each
show already a year-around project - I
would bet stronger than ever given some
extra time to prepare. Munir is monitoring the
situation closely and expects to be able to
announce new dates in the not too distant
future. |
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(Posted
June 23, 2026)
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