Re: Hotel situation

[Sarah Banks <[e-mail]>]

Since we're piling on, I'll +1 this. I don't recall getting a hotel room the day of registration opening ever being such a huge issue as it has been. As a female, I prefer to be in the venue; it allows to meet as early or late as I want to, without having to worry about the walk "home", and the logistics that come with that. 

/S

> On Dec 16, 2015, at 8:59 AM, Melinda Shore <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> On 12/16/15 7:52 AM, Ted Lemon wrote:
>>> Why are we continuing to have hotel issues meeting after meeting 
>>> after meeting after meeting?
>> 
>> Because we can't force hotels to give us large allocations.  
> 
> We already have a list of hotels which will.
> 
> Either meetings are important or they're not.  If we're
> going to continue to treat meeting participation as necessary,
> we need to make it easier logistically.  Instead we keep throwing
> up barriers to participation.  The closest overflow hotel
> is nearly a mile from the Hilton - how's that going to work
> out for people with limited mobility?  I'm very happy having a
> walk each morning and evening but I'll tell you that it can be
> a huge PITA for breakfast meetings for people not staying
> at the headquarter hotel.  Getting work done should be one
> of the primary considerations, here.
> 
> Melinda