[Deptheads] room crisis

[Eric Burgess]

Okay but right now, the convention is saying if you book through the con
rate, you get a self-parking or valet space per room? Just want to confirm
before I blast an e-mail about this to the board game discussion groups.

...ERB
www.boardgamebabylon.com
www.strategicon.net


On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Victor B <fhoenix88 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thumbs up Eric.
> Sounds funny but the basis of it would work. Con goers like free stuff so a
> drawing is a great way to get people to volunteer their hotel information we
> need. Put a sign up near registration so everyone sees it as they pick up
> their badges. "If you are staying at the radisson for 3 days just enter your
> name for a special drawing of prizes". It would work..
>
>
> Vic
>
>
>
> --- On *Thu, 1/28/10, Eric D <luckyguyca at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Eric D <luckyguyca at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Deptheads] room crisis
> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
> Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 9:06 PM
>
>
> We should have somebody standing at the front desk, dressed as a hotel
> employee and asking people if they will be there for three days on Friday
> night.  If they say yes, then ask for their name and tell them they are
> getting signed up for a special drawing.  After the convention we turn in
> all of their names to the hotel with them as convention goers.
>
> There, room crisis solved in one easy step.
>
> --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Eric M. Aldrich I <ealdrich at apple.com<http://us.mc345.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ealdrich@apple.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Eric M. Aldrich I <ealdrich at apple.com<http://us.mc345.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ealdrich@apple.com>
> >
> > Subject: [Deptheads] room crisis
> > To: deptheads at strategicon.net<http://us.mc345.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=deptheads@strategicon.net>
> > Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 4:32 PM
> > Just so everyone knows, we face a
> > potential issue with the Radisson this con over rooms. Since
> > they've upped the price without having the parking structure
> > in place, room reg's have dropped significantly and we've
> > lost some to alternative deals.
> >
> > If you know people that are hemming and hawing about
> > getting a room, encourage them to do so. If you know people
> > who went outside the con reg system to get rooms, let me
> > know (they won't lose their rates but we can get credit for
> > them).
> >
> > Right now pre-reg's are in good shape, so I suspect we have
> > quite a few people that have registered rooms via
> > alternative routes. I did a quick check and couldn't find
> > any better deals right now, but there certainly were some
> > better deals out there for a while.
> >
> > Eric
> >
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