Re: Hotel Information for Minneapolis Meeting

[Ted Lemon <[e-mail]>]

> As a general rule I would argue that the announcement should be hidden
> behind the registration process. While I understand everyone wants to block
> a room ASAP, and it is hard to know that authorization will come through 4
> mths ahead of time, the mass cancellations that happened in Orlando just
> make it hard for those that missed the initial signup window. It makes no
> sense to have 1/3 of the primary hotel empty with people driving up to 15
> miles. If you were presented with the information after registration, those
> signing up early would have first shot at the hotel, rather than those that
> just troll the web page. 

I think this is an excellent plan, although I wonder how long the
choice of venue would remain secret.  If I'd known that 1/3 of the
primary hotel was empty, I would have switched over there.  Sigh.
So when can we start registering?

			       _MelloN_