To be held on Oct. 21 at the ongoing T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2005 Conference; will allow participants to buy domain names by bidding.

Moniker.com, an ICANN accredited domain registrar and provider of domain name sales and escrow services, announced today that it is sponsoring the first ever 'Live Domain Name Auction' during this year's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2005 Conference Oct. 18-22 in Delray Beach, FL.

The event, to be held on Friday, Oct. 21, will feature a professional auctioneer and allow participants to buy web domain names by bidding on individual domains at the event, which include premium domains listed at Moniker.com such as commerce.co.uk, sitcoms.com, bachelor.com, motel.info, consulting.com, topstocks.com and termination.com. All transfers and domain escrow will be handled through Moniker.com.

"The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show has been growing in popularity, we are expecting a record number of domain name managers at the event in Delray Beach October 18-22 and the live domain name auction will be an exciting addition to the convention," said Rick Schwartz, one of the organizers of the event.

“We're excited to sponsor the first ever live domain name auction,” said Monte Cahn, CEO of Moniker.com. “The domain names in the auction include some of the top premium domain names available for sale in the industry.”