On Jan 9, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Tom Limoncelli wrote: > The important point here is that staying in the conference hotel helps > the host organization and helping the organization is noble, good, and > makes puppies happy.
I've asked for explanation of how it helps and none has been forthcoming. > Not to put too fine a point on it but... Organizations get the space > for "free" or discounted but only if they agree to fill a certain > number of rooms. If the "room block" isn't met, the space is no > longer free. That would be a shock to the organization bigger than > you might imagine. I've seen those contracts, I don't need to imagine. > Recently 2 people mentioned to me that by staying at the Hyatt Regency > New Brunswick for PICC they got a LOT more out of the conference than > if they had stayed with local relatives. Yes, of course. But if you can't attend because the total cost of the convention (~$4k when I last attended) is greater than your budget for conferences… I would certainly never be able to attend out of my own pocket. I go to like seven scifi conventions a year, and I don't spend that much on all seven!! -- Jo Rhett Net Consonance : consonant endings by net philanthropy, open source and other randomness
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