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Start-up company, Conference Bay, first launched their portal in July 2007 and aims to be a one-stop shop for all conference goers. The site allows users to search for conferences, bid for seats and purchase tickets for selected conferences. The company has gotten a lot of media attention for providing the world’s first conference bidding system and also from their marketing activities such as one where the team went to a local food center and placed on the seats tissue packs with the word “Reserved” printed on it.

CEO & Founder of the company, Arnout Mostert, wrote on the company’s blog 2 days ago that the company is going launch a new version of its site. This Conference Bay 2.0 is a complete facelift from its original form and will definitely appeal more to the masses. This being said, the new site’s increased popularity with techies and the general public may not help with the business which targets executives and working professionals. Most comments on the blog post have indicated that this redesign would be a downgrade rather than an upgrade.

Conference Bay is currently requesting for more feedback on this new look. You can play a part in the company’s new site by placing a comment in the post where they announced the new version.