NamesCon Global 2026 comes to Miami with CloudFest Americas
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A big domain industry event is coming to Miami in November. People who buy and run websites will meet, play pickleball and take part in a live auction of web addresses. The event is run together with CloudFest Americas, another tech gathering.
Full summary
NamesCon A yearly domain industry conference focused on investors and the aftermarket. Full definition of NamesCon 2026 will take place in Miami on November 11 and 12 and will run jointly with CloudFest Americas at Ice Palace Studios. Domain investors, brokers, registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar and hosting professionals are expected to attend two days of networking and business, along with several sporting and social activities.
The organizers have planned a live domain auction, a pickleball tournament, the Women of the Web luncheon and a server throwing competition. The auction, called RightOfTheDot, starts at 4 PM on November 11 on the Biscayne Stage and is presented by WebPros. More than 300 domains are already open for bidding, including Borrow.com, Fare.com, CapeTown.com and Capable.ai. Pre-bidding is already open.
The pickleball tournament begins a day earlier, on November 10, at The Deck in Wynwood, starting at 5 PM. It is open to beginners and experienced players, and the winner will receive the title of CloudFest/NamesCon Pickleball Champion 2026. LSN AI Infrastructure sponsors the event.
The Women of the Web luncheon takes place at noon on November 11 at the Tiki Terrace at Ice Palace Studios. It brings together women from the NamesCon and CloudFest communities. D3 and Identity Digital A company, formerly Donuts, that runs many gTLDs and provides registry services. Full definition of Identity Digital sponsor the lunch.
The server throwing competition is scheduled for 4 PM on November 12 in the Server Throwing Arena. Competitors must apply, and only selected contestants will compete. Sponsors of the event include ynvolve, NewServerLife, CentralNic Reseller, Nexcess, LSN AI Infrastructure and it.com Domains.
RYTHMz will provide dedicated bonded 5G connectivity for check-in, badge printing and event operations at Ice Palace Studios and The Deck in Wynwood. The company is also introducing attendees to the open beta of SCOUTz, its research and security platform for managed service providers.
More information and registration Obtaining the right to use a domain name for a set period. Full definition of registration details are available at NamesCon.com.