Registration for The Phoenix Forum 2010 is now open

The Phoenix Forum 2010 will take place from April 8 – 10, 2010 at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel. As we have for the past two years, we will be incorporating The Gay Phoenix Forum into the overall event.

Register early and take advantage of Early Bird rates -- $195 (through 3/1). Click Here to Register.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS will open on Wednesday, February 3, 2009 @ 8:00am MST. Telephone: 480.894.1400

IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to protect our exclusivity at the host hotel, you will be required to be a registered attendee of the Phoenix Forum in order to book a room at the Tempe Mission Palms. As always, rooms are limited, so please make your reservation early! Click Here for Hotel Group Code and Details.

We look forward to seeing you in Arizona!! Email inquiries@thephoenixforum.com with your questions or suggestions, if you are interested in becoming a sponsors, please contact sponsors@thephoenixforum.com for a sponsor packet.

Special Thanks to our 2010 Early Bird sponsors!!

Pussycash – Official Registration & Premium Sponsor
CashDorado – Platinum
FreeOnes -- Platinum
SpunkyCash – Platinum
BadPuppy – Gold
BuddyProfits – Gold
Grooby – Gold
JustBlowMe – Gold
Lightspeed – Gold
X2K – Gold
Bananaguide – Pride
IntenseCash – Pride
MenForSexNow – Pride
XBIZ – Official Media
Cybersocket – Media
FUBAR – Media
YNOT – Media


The Phoenix Forum 2010

excellent, will be registering shortly :-)

It'll be great to see you - you porn tycoon, you...:)

Just registered, along with HotBoyLuke. Looking forward to it!

I'm thinking about going. Is it pretty gay, or mostly straight?
I'd love to hear from others who have gone in the past. What did you get from attending?

Starting a few years ago - we merged the Gay Phoenix Forum into The Phoenix Forum and yet have a complete set of gay parties, events, late night suites and even a separate Gay Lounge for meetings and hanging. We also include very strong participation in almost every seminar or roundtable discussion.

I would estimate that the gay portion of the show has grown to about 30% of the show.

But the cool thing is that the non-gay market has become involved in the gay side - and there are a lot of opportunities across both segments for all.

But then again, I am little biased...any other input? :)

I've attended the Forum many times on behalf of a gay company and once on behalf of a straight company.

I have always found that the opportunities in TGPF for networking and socializing are far superior to those on the straight side of the show.

And, if you only go to one show a year, this should probably be the one you attend.

Heck... I might even be there this year, if I can snag a room somewhere.

M.

So, CCJAX, be straight with us and tell us what it will cost to attend...

LOL - let me get out my crystal ball...my psychic abilities have waned with old age...

Cost depends on where you stay, when your register and where you fly from... we can't really control that.

The registration is still at early bird rates until March 1:
1/25 - 3/1 — $195 per person
3/2 - 4/7 — $250 per person
ONSITE — $300 per person

The show has full beverage and snack stations open all day, and a catered lunch is provided Friday and Saturday as part of the show pass.
And anyone who has attended knows the abundance of hosted bars at any given time.
Breakfast and dinner are on your own, as with most shows.

You can get the hotel (and Tempe in general) from the airport via light rail which is $1.75 each way. And downtown Tempe has a variety of restaurants and stuff of all price ranges - right outside the hotel (its a college town).

Those who have attended - what did I miss for Nick?

Are there any rooms left?

:)

Hi Mary!

The host hotel sold out the first day, as usual.
But the other optional hotels still have rooms.

Hotel Options for The Phoenix Forum - plus there is a SpringHill Suites right next to the Hyatt Place.

As always!

I wasn't moving very quickly this year, but I'll be there regardless.

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Originally Posted by ccjax

what did I miss for Nick?

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Prices of the Hotels.

We don't control those hotels - give 'em a shout. :)

Hotels for the Forum

When a business markets a product to a consumer, costs should be disclosed. We expect that at Wal*Mart, and we expect that in the adult industry.

The value of a product has to be judged by its costs vs benefits.

If a forum or summit is being marketed to a worldwide consumer base, the sponsors know what registration, lodging, transportation and food and beverage costs are in their community in proximity to the event location.

It just isn't good enough to say: "come to our event, but you're on your own, survival of the fittest". It's all about hospitality. It really isn't good enough to say: "come to our event for 3 days, and we'll give you snacks for lunch, but we don't care about your health and welfare...".

That isn't hospitality.

That darkens the reasons for and purposes of the event.

There's a huge industry built around hospitality.

We went last year. Other than airfare, hotel and registration (the prices of which are easy to find), the rest of the event was almost free. There's plenty of free food and refreshments available at the resort from dawn until dusk and there's really no reason to have to skip out for dinner because all the sponsored parties in the evening have food (and the gay parties, at least, offered free drinks). At midnight, the restaurant opens for a free hot breakfast buffet from 12-3am. So there's really no need to go out and buy food or drinks the entire time you're there, unless you want to. Staying at the resort is the best option, but the other hotels are just a short walk away.

I attended 6 seminars (all of which were good) and spent the rest of the time networking. In my opinion, one Phoenix Forum was worth all of the AVN Vegas shows I've been to the last 10 years. Anyway, that's my experience and my $0.02 worth.

Steve