In a bold move to take industry conferences beyond what we've become accustomed to, two of the most seasoned veterans in the business, Jothan Frakes and Ray Dillman Neu, have joined forces to create an innovative new event called MERGE! that will make its maiden voyage October 14-18, 2017 at the massive Orlando Marriott World Resort in Florida (the largest Marriott hotel in the world).
MERGE! will actually be many events in one location - a concept that will give attendees shared access to multiple networking and educational opportunities in a variety of related fields in addition to domains. The sessions, speakers (including common keynotes), panels, networking, sponsors, and inter-active events will all be focused on fusing ideas, businesses and people. With MERGE! the founders aim to combine the best of Domain Roundtable, DomainFest and THE Domain Conference along with Legal panels, Digital Branding professionals, Website Development, End User Experience, Domain Name Investment and Appraisal, New Business Startups, IP Technology, SEO Design, Security, Hosting and more.
Read MoreRegistration has just opened and if you act quickly you can grab one of the limited number of $199 early bird tickets (plus $11.94 service fee) before the discounted Spring Rate of $349 (plus $20.19 service fee) goes into effect (ending June 1). The price will rise to $499 (plus $28.44 service fee) this summer (ending September 1) and will be $899 plus service fee at the door...
What sets MERGE! aside from related shows such as NamesCon and THE Domain Conference, is its goal to involve a variety of crowds, and grow the periphery of the business: developers, domain investors, marketing, hosting and SEO providers, along with branding experts and start-up gurus, security experts and IP attorneys.
Read MoreWith such a large venue as the Marriott hotel, it’s expected that the MERGE! event will attract a global crowd of attendees, without any concerns of hosting space.
