[Deptheads] room crisis

Thu Jan 28 21:22:32 PST 2010

I did find an email where they specified self parking will be  
available. I just don't believe it.

Eric

On 28 Jan, 2010, at 21:04, Eric M. Aldrich I wrote:

> I just tweaked it so it's ambiguous -- problem is that WE DO NOT  
> KNOW. The contract says self. They've said both valet and self.
>
> Eric
>
> On 28 Jan, 2010, at 20:56, Eric Burgess wrote:
>
>> Our website seems to contradict itself. Valet or self-parking? I  
>> think if they are saying self, we should say it. After my blast, I  
>> had three people ask which it is. They also disliked "This may  
>> change shortly" on the day before the registration deadline but  
>> obviously the hotel is putting us into that situation.
>>
>> Per our site:
>> 	• The convention room rate is $109 per night for a double. The  
>> hotel is now guaranteeing self-parking availability. This may  
>> change shortly.*
>> 	• Rooms must be reserved 14 days before the event.
>> 	• Valet parking is covered for ONE (1) car per room in the  
>> convention price of the room. This only applies to registrations  
>> made using the convention rate.
>> 	• The Radisson started construction on the parking lot on August  
>> 19, 2008. It will not be available for Orccon 2010.
>> 	• There are now 350 valet spots available on site. The hotel is  
>> also virtually surrounded by available off site parking.
>> 	• Handicapped parking is unaffected and still available to  
>> convention participants at $10 per day.
>> Parking Options
>> *As of 18 January 2010 the Radisson is now saying that self parking  
>> will be available and the room rate will be as per contract at  
>> $109. We're looking into this as this is a change from arrangements  
>> made prior to the con. Watch this space for more information as it  
>> becomes available. Also, triples and quadruples will be higher than  
>> the $109.
>>
>> ...ERB
>>
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>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Tim <tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
>> Actually you want their name and room number I would think.
>>
>> Victor B 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> wrote:
>>>
>>> > From: Eric M. Aldrich I <ealdrich at apple.com>
>>> > Subject: [Deptheads] room crisis
>>> > To: deptheads at 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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