Corporate sponsors include DHD Media, Xflix and CapitalBucks, with PussyCash as the official Registration Sponsor and Xflix as the sponsor for all-access wristbands for the forum’s events, parties and networking functions.
Other show sponsors TopBucks, DVDsForABuck, Pure Vanilla and FleshLight are the official Happy Hour Sponsors for all two days of the conference, starting from 5-7 p.m. at the Circle Bar and the Viva Las Vegas Lounge.
Epoch Systems will sponsor the Epoch Caribbean Cool Down, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., on July 13, which will feature music, hors d’oeurves and an open bar. Epoch also is a Seminar Sponsor, along with Pure Vanilla, and will have a poolside cabana.
"Epoch is proud to be a sponsor of the first-ever XBIZ Summer Forum in Las Vegas this year,” Rand Pate, Epoch’s communications director, said. “We've had a strong relationship with XBIZ for nearly a decade, and it's been amazing to watch them transform their business over the years.”
On the first night of the forum, National Net will throw a kickoff party at 40 Deuce in Las Vegas, following the XBIZ Summer ’06 Forum poolside welcome reception from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
And Cybersocket, the producer of the “Official Gay Party of XBiz Summer Forum ’06,” will throw a party for each night of the forum in a yet-to-be-announced hotel suite.
NakedSword, the official Hospitality Suite Sponsor, will throw a party on July 11 in the Hard Rock's Bachelor Suite.
Video Secrets will be the event’s official Show Bag Sponsor, which means that the Calabasas, Calif.-based company will supply and brand the bags that attendees use to collect papers, business cards and other materials.
“We’re really excited about this event,” Greg Clayman, president of Video Secrets, said. “Many of us have spent years waking up with XBIZ.com and a cup of coffee. It looks to be a seminal show, filled with thought-provoking panels and engaging parties. Video Secrets is proud to be a sponsor.”
In addition to the bags, Video Secrets will distribute complimentary Starbucks gift cards to forum attendees, who can use their cards at any Starbucks’ location, including the one inside the Hard Rock.
Silvercash is the Poolside Towel Sponsor and Text Bill will be the official Lunch Sponsor for each day of the two-day conference, and attendees wishing to stay connected to their email while at the forum can do so thanks to Webair. The hosting company has signed on as the XBIZ Summer Forum’s Email Center Sponsor.
To round out the event, Danni.com, also a sponsor of the XBIZ Summer Forum, will host a party at the Venetian Hotel, July 14, at Tao restaurant and club, which will be open to both industry insiders and fans, according to Layne Thrasher, head of operations at Danni.
Registration for the XBIZ Forum remains open, and while XBIZ-reserved rooms at the Hard Rock are currently sold out, there are still a limited number of regular hotel rooms available for show attendees.
On the final day of the fourm, SexSearch will sponsor the Farewell Executive Champagne Brunch at the Simon Kitchen & Bar from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The champagne brunch also will commemorate the one-year anniversary of ASACP.