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- From: mcmahon@tgv.com (John 'Fast-Eddie/FuzzFace' McMahon)
- Subject: Re: Danger Will Robinson! New Registration format for Symp
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.220014.15661@news.arc.nasa.gov>
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- Organization: TGV Incorporated (Tech Support) in Santa Cruz, CA
- References: <sims.715280682@starbase>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 22:00:14 GMT
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- In article <sims.715280682@starbase>, sims@magellan.mitre.org (Jim Sims) writes:
- = C'mon, guys. Surely you've read in numerous forums the reason we go to
- = these cities.
-
- (list of very good reasons deleted)
-
- Let's see if we can get this back on the right track. I'm trying to
- echo the concerns I hear from other members about "why" people can't
- go to Symposium. I realize it's a complex issue.
-
- I would like to think that people would be willing to exchange a
- reasonable decrease in price for a longer lag time on the bus and
- reduced (not eliminated) meal service.
-
- Opinion: It seems to me that in Atlanta we already brush up
- against the 15 minute limit during rush hour.
-
- I can't speak for function space, my guess is that the limiting factor
- is the big rooms. And those do fill up during the Symposium. So I
- doubt a cut there would be useful.
-
- I heard the Symposium Committee polled attendees about this a while ago,
- what was the results of the poll ?
-
- = And, if you look around and are a bit creative, hotels are *not* that
- = expensive. I have been attending on my own $$ lately, sharing a 2-brm
- = suite with 3 other peoploe typically drops you into the $30/nite range
- = rather than the $60-100 range....
-
- I agree. At Atlanta, I had three in my hotel room. It worked out
- pretty well. Perhaps, I'll do something similar for Las Vegas.
-
- Finding housing bargains is a lot easier if they are suggested
- by official publications, or you have some DECUS experience.
- If you are a newcomer, you are likely to use the housing bureau
- (pricey) since it's the limit of the housing information available.
-
- A minus of some housing bargains is that you may end up off
- the bus routes. This can be an annoyance in some cities.
-
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