<div dir="ltr">Excellent. We should make clear that the third floor space is available to all con goers and not just people with rooms adjacent to the courtyards. Perhaps a sign next to the stairwell at Newport B directing them upstairs to the courtyard "picnic area". Is "Picnic area" the best term to use? <div><br></div><div>In related news, we should be sure to not put the LARP in the courtyard right above Newport B. It's not on the Event Space Chart -- does anyone know which Garden that is?<div><br>Ryan</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Strategicon Department Heads <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" target="_blank">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Message From: Mike James <a href="mailto:minis.tyrant@gmail.com">minis.tyrant@gmail.com</a><br>
<br><div dir="ltr"><div>Or, they could use the 3rd floor space set aside specifically as a food/picnic area and be extra social. </div><div><br></div><div>Just saying. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Strategicon Department Heads <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" target="_blank">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">Message From: Ryan McMullan <a href="mailto:rmcmullan@gmail.com" target="_blank">rmcmullan@gmail.com</a><br>
<br><div dir="ltr">I think this will be a common refrain. I'm particularly sympathetic to a few vegan folks who bring their own food. I guess they'll have to eat in their rooms this con rather than being social.<div><br></div><div>Ryan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Strategicon Department Heads <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" target="_blank">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">Message From: Shane Sauby <a href="mailto:ssshanucon@yahoo.com" target="_blank">ssshanucon@yahoo.com</a><br>
<br><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span>An excellent example against the hotel policy that we are now enforcing. (Despite getting my name wrong =P )</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Shane Sauby</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Boardgames Supervisor</span></div> <div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Friday, May 6, 2016 9:16 AM, David Fitzgerald <<a href="mailto:dmfitzgerald@hotmail.com" target="_blank">dmfitzgerald@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div>Hey Shaun<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">This has nothing to do with you, however feel free to push it higher in your organization.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">I read about the hotels Zero Tolerance program for outside food, here is my response.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">I have been coming to the local convention since 1986. I have been there even when it got really small in the bad years and I am happy that the convention is now doing well. However this will be my last convention at this hotel.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">When we attend the convention we stay for two nights, always buy the breakfast/appetizer upgrade, always tip the bell person 20.00 to help with our bags, we also pay for parking. The four of us always eat a meal at the hotels restaurant as a special treat and we buy one lunch at the concession stand. Every convention we spend about 600.00 to 700.00 on the hotel and the above expenses at the hotel.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"> We usually bring in 24 cans of soda in our cooler, several large bags of chips and grapes as well as a huge bag of M&M's. Except for the soda's none of these things are available at the convention, the soda's cost about 5.00 at Vons.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">So for 5.00 in sodas the hotel is willing to forgo 600.00? I will probably be cancelling my rooms.<div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Best<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">David </div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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