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BIG EDITS, NamesCon bought DOMAINfest + lots of speakers
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| type            = Private
 
| type            = Private
 
| industry        = Internet
 
| industry        = Internet
| founded        = 2006
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| founded        = 2004
| founders        = [[DomainSponsor]]
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| founders        = [[Richard Lau]],[[Jothan Frakes]],[[Donna Mahoney]],[[Ron Sheridan]],[[Phil McKegney]],[[Joe Smith]],[[Adil Shakur]],[[Richard Kirkendall]],[[DomainSponsor]]
| ownership      =  
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| ownership      = [[NamesCon]]
| headquarters    = 515 S. Flower Street <br>
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| headquarters    =  
Suite 4400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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| country        = US,CA,DE,FR,AU,UK
| country        = USA
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| businesses      = Domain Conference
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| products        =  
 
| products        =  
 
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| twitter        = [https://twitter.com/domainfest]
| keypeople      = [[Peter Celeste]],Senior VP & General Manager, DomainSponsor <br>[[Ron Sheridan]], Director of Business Development for DomainSponsor
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| keypeople      = [[Richard Lau]],<br>[[Jothan Frakes]]
    
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'''Domainfest''' is a global conference open for individuals or entities in the domain industry.  Its primary objective is to provide an avenue for high quality learning and networking for those interested or engaged in domain business. Domainfest conferences are primarily focused on domain industry trends, advertising and marketing strategy, and domain investment opportunities.<ref>[http://www.domainfest.com/domain-basics Domain Industry Basics]</ref> Domain auctions are also conducted during the conference.
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'''Domainfest''', a conference brand owned by [[NamesCon]], is an event focused on Domain Names, which can be as large as a multi-day event or as small as a dinner or cocktail gathering.  DOMAINfest @____ are events that started with DOMAINfest @NamesCon at the 2015 NamesCon conference and will continue with multiple different locations and meetings that are connected to events and activities that are well complimented by domain name social or content events.
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DOMAINfests are a global conference open for individuals or entities in the domain industry.  Its primary objective is to provide an avenue for high quality learning and networking for those interested or engaged in domain business. Domainfest conferences are primarily focused on domain industry trends, advertising and marketing strategy, and domain investment opportunities.<ref>[http://www.domainfest.com/domain-basics Domain Industry Basics]</ref> Domain auctions are also conducted during the conference.
 
    
 
    
Domainfest was created by [[DomainSponsor]] in 2006. DomainSponsor is primarily engaged in domain monetization and it is a subsidiary of [[Oversee.net]].<ref>[http://www.domainfest.com/about Domainfest.com]</ref>
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Domainfest was created by [[Richard Lau]], [[Jothan Frakes]] and [[Joe Smith]] in 2005 as a loosely organized series of daytime events to gather people and companies in the Domain Name industry.  In 2006 [[Ron Sheridan]] and [[DomainSponsor]] hired [[Jothan Frakes]] away from [[NameIntelligence]] after two successful [[Domain Roundtable]] conferences, to start the first DOMAINfest in Barcelona.
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From 2006 until 2014, DOMAINfest were operated by [[Oversee.net]] and [[DomainSponsor]], with well attended events in Barcelona, Prague, Amsterdam, Paris (DomainerMeeting), New York, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, with larger 'Global' events in Santa Monica and Hollywood California as 'DOMAINfest Global' and 'WebFest Global'.
    
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