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Photos & Highlights from Saturday Pre-Show Cabana Networking at THE Domain Conference in Fort Lauderdale 

THE inaugural edition of THE Domain Conference (TDC) doesn't begin until Sunday evening but many early birds had already arrived in Fort Lauderdale by Saturday morning to get in some pre-show networking at the Hyatt 

Regency Pier 66 Hotel. While the Womens Meetup for all businesswomen that I told you about yesterday was winding down with day two activities, people in town for TDC started getting together in the show's private poolside cabana area and other convenient gathering spots around the lush Pier 66 property.

Saturday (Sept. 26) began with a gorgeous sunrise. The shots above (looking east to the Atlantic Ocean) and below (looking west at the city skyline and Intracoastal Waterway) were snapped from our 15th floor balcony at the Pier 66 hotel that is perfectly situated between the two bodies water. The revolving meeting room two floors above us, where TDC's Welcome Party will be held Sunday night, gives you a fabulous 360 degree view of the entire scenic area around the show venue. 

Above: Another shot from our balcony looks down on the Pier 66's spacious pool area as well as Orchids Restaurant (at lower right). TDC has reserved the entire area, including cabanas, around the pool at left. It opened to show attendees at 9am Saturday morning with people coming and going until well past 6pm. The cabanas will be open again all day Sunday.

Below: Down at ground level we gathered some of the early birds for this shot at the pool/cabana entrance to the area reserved for TDC. At front left is THE Domain Conference Co-Founder Barbara Neu (who launched the new show with husband Howard and son Ray).

Above: (left to right) Mike McConville (DomainHoldings), Jothan Frakes (DOMAINfest) and Chris Leggatt (DomainHoldings Brokerage Director) catching up during pre-show cabana networking.

Below: The beautifully landscaped grounds at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Hotel offer a wide variety of recreational activities. Here Morgan Linton from FashionMetric.com (right) who will be the keynote speaker at THE Domain Conference Monday, ponders his next move in a match on the giant lawn  chess table against Michael Castello (Castello Cities Internet Network). 

At right: Michael prevailed in the chess match but Morgan took the loss with his usual grace although he is insisting on a rematch before conference week ends!

Sunday will be a busy day at the Pier 66 Hotel. In addition to the cabanas being open for pre-show networking DOMAINfest at THE Domain Conference, a special one day event organized by Jothan Frakes, will present a full day of business sessions indoors from 9:30am to approximately 6pm. Then at 7pm Sunday evening, THE Domain Conference officially gets underway with the Welcome Party atop the Pier 66 Hotel.

The conference will continue with two full business days Monday and Tuesday then conclude with a Farewell Breakfast Wednesday morning. I will have Sunday's photos and highlights for you in my next post from Fort Lauderdale.

(Posted September 26, 2015)  


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