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World Hosting Days / CloudFest Venue Damaged by Fire

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Europa Park in Germany has been the venue for World Hosting Days, now known as CloudFest, for several years. Every year the largest hosting conference in Europe is held in the theme park in Germany about a week before it opens to the public. This weekend the park is making headlines around the world for another reason. A very big fire broke out in one of the attractions on … [Read more...] about World Hosting Days / CloudFest Venue Damaged by Fire

CloudFest to Have Robot Keynote (Literally!)

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Cloudfest (Aka WHD Global) will be held in March this year in Rust, Germany. As usual the event will be the biggest of its kind in Europe. The organisers behind the event like to bring quirky speakers and performers to their events and this year is no different. However the keynote speaker they're getting this time round won't be a human, but an actual … [Read more...] about CloudFest to Have Robot Keynote (Literally!)

NamesCon Offering 50% Off Tickets

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NamesCon will be held the last week of January (28th - 31st) in the Tropicana in Las Vegas. The venue is located right beside the strip, so it's close to the airport as well as a good range of hotels. The draft agenda for the event looks quite interesting, with a broad range of topics that would be of interest to domain registrars, registries and investors alike. Pricing … [Read more...] about NamesCon Offering 50% Off Tickets

World Hosting Days Rebrands as Cloud Fest

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World Hosting Days aka WHD has rebranded itself as "Cloud Fest". They're describing themselves as: CloudFest is a world-leading conference geared toward the cloud, hosting, and service provider industries. Focusing on three distinctive pillars – growth, connectivity and learning – our festivals provide cloud professionals access to the latest technologies, innovations, and … [Read more...] about World Hosting Days Rebrands as Cloud Fest

HostingCon 2017 Will be the Last HostingCon

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HostingCon is taking place this week in Los Angeles, California. The event is in its 13th year. I've personally attended it for the last few years, though I'm not in attendance this week due to it being held so close to WHD. This year will be the last time the event takes place. According to a statement issued by the organisers earlier today the event doesn't fit with the … [Read more...] about HostingCon 2017 Will be the Last HostingCon

ICANN’s Göran Marby Speaks at WHD.Global in Germany

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ICANN CEO Göran Marby spoke at WHD.Global last week. Traditionally ICANN has not had a strong presence at WHD, so having the CEO and some of his senior staff in attendance last week was a positive move. The challenge for Marby, who also had a fairly early morning slot for his talk, was making ICANN relevant to an audience made up of hosting companies. His keynote runs for … [Read more...] about ICANN’s Göran Marby Speaks at WHD.Global in Germany

WHD Global and WHD USA Dates & Venues Announced

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World Hosting Days, or as it's better known, WHD, will be held again next year. In 2016 the "global" event will return to Rust, Germany, as it has done for the last few years, with the event taking place between March 15 - 17. Due to the events location most people tend to arrive on the Monday and leave on the Friday, so it's essentially a full week event. The event venue is, … [Read more...] about WHD Global and WHD USA Dates & Venues Announced