Trouble in Domain Land?

The long-awaited (by some) London domain show that was publicised as taking place at the Savoy Hotel seems to have run into a spot of bother.

A last minute change of venue, away from the publicied Savoy Hotel, has led to much speculation on certain domain name message boards - and rightly so.

One of the posts quotes what I'm told was an email from the organisers, as follows:

Domain Focus could not predict that forces working within the UK domain
market have been active in recent weeks undermining the inaugural show of
Domain Focus London at The Savoy Hotel.

Forces?

I must admit, that I was intrigued enough to contact the events organisers at the Savoy today, who gave me the reason for the late change of venue. It seemed fairly black and white to me.

A clue was given at the end of the same announcement given above. It says:

The facilities have been paid for in full and the show will go on..., we look
forward in welcoming you to the new venue and apologies for the last minute
change of address.

I hope that the organisers recover from this catastrophe enough to be able to continue with their ambitious program. Anone can suffer teething difficulties, but domainers (and sponsors) need to know the truth behind this particular story, as there is far more at stake than a few hundred pounds worth of entrance tickets.

Some people were travelling from as far away as the USA and Australia to attend and somehow, "apologies" don't quite seem enough.