[Deptheads] Sheraton info

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

The diecision must be made before then. We have to publicize the move at the con.

Eric

On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 04:30:20PM +0100, Michael Russell wrote:
> I am sure I will be heading over there some time over the Con weekend  
> and will be happy to take all the photos.
> 
> Mike
> On May 1, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Evil5757 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> >Honestly, in all of the conventions I have done I have NEVER run  
> >into a parking situation as bad as we are going to have and I have  
> >no suggestions as to how to handle it.  Any new attendee who has  
> >picked up a flyer and decides to try us will DEFINITELY remember how  
> >bad parking was and it will affect their decision to come back.   
> >When you go to a larger convention, it is actually normal to have to  
> >walk/travel a fair distance from your hotel or parking area to the  
> >convention hall (2 or 3 blocks on average).  When we had Origins in  
> >Philadelphia, it was literally 1 mile of walking from the closest  
> >hotel to the convention site and everyone walked it every day, so IF  
> >we had the parking area, it could be done.  With this situation, we  
> >don't even have that.  I haven't heard this mentioned, but where are  
> >the dealer's going to be able to park their vans and trucks to  
> >offload everything?
> >
> >The Sheraton is not the long term answer for our growth potential,  
> >but if we stay at the Rad our growth will be non-existent.  The  
> >chart they gave for the room sizes is a bit deceiving, as some of  
> >the room we appear to be able to use is lost in pillars and so forth.
> >
> >My suggestion is to sign with the Sheraton for Sept 2008 through all  
> >of 2009, work towards the Hilton in 2010.  This convention, all  
> >department heads take time to go to the Sheraton and look at each of  
> >the rooms so you can see which have airwalls, which have dead space,  
> >etc.  We need one person to take pictures of each room and post them  
> >for reference later on.
> >
> >John
> >
> >
> >
> >
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