Yeah, what MM said! Can you delegate the day-of duties to someone else?
Hands! Hands in new places!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
Jessica - Mar 10, 2008 9:58:54 am PDT #7870 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Toddson - Mar 10, 2008 10:04:02 am PDT #7871 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
juliana, can you arrange for it to be in Madison?
juliana - Mar 10, 2008 10:05:15 am PDT #7872 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Can you delegate the day-of duties to someone else?
You're cute. Wrong, but cute.
Miracleman - Mar 10, 2008 10:06:08 am PDT #7873 of 10002
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
juliana, can you arrange for it to be in Madison?
Hee hee hee.
"But, juliana, this is a solar party. Having it in conjunction with 'vampire' types doesn't seem...appropriate, somehow."
"Listen, bucko, once y'all see these women in their corsets you will forever eschew your outmoded sun worship and embrace the dark side. Plus, mojitos!"
Laga - Mar 10, 2008 10:11:32 am PDT #7874 of 10002
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I have put in my request for time off
Tom Scola - Mar 14, 2008 11:35:41 am PDT #7875 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Can someone remind me if we have a hotel in Madison yet?
Cashmere - Mar 14, 2008 11:48:05 am PDT #7876 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Tom, I'm doing the comparison spreadsheet from the proposals SailAweigh sent out. We'll let people here narrow the choice down and I'll visit the sites and we can make a choice by the beginning of April, maybe? Which should give us ample booking time.
SailAweigh - Mar 17, 2008 3:23:58 pm PDT #7877 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Here's the info on the hotels that responded to my RFP. Not all of them provided all the information I requested, but we at least got room rates from most of them. The last place seemed to think knowledge of the room rates should be a state secret. Also, as a side note on room rates, all these rates were quoted for May. A quick search of a few of these sites shows that rates for June will be $10-20 higher.
Candlewood Suites
Room rate: $109
Event room: $250
Prom catering: $19.95-$23.95 pp
Kitchenettes, TV's, etc. in rooms
Free internet & wifi
Shopping & restaurants in vicinity, complimentary shuttle to the surrounding area (5 mi. radius)
InnTowner
Best Western InnTowner, location
Room rate: $109
Event room: $300
Free internet & wifi
Complimentary area shutte (2 mi. radius)
Complimentary airport shuttle
Inn on Park
Room rate: $119 (1 bed)/$139 (2 bed)
Event room: $450
Prom catering:
No hospitality suites that include kitchenettes and a $150/day fee + cost of a/v equipment
Marriott
Madison Marriott West, location
Room rate: $119
Event room: $250
Prom catering:
Greenway Shopping Center
Complimentary airport shuttle
Crowne Plaza
Room rate:
Event room:
Prom catering:
Kate P. - Mar 17, 2008 3:48:56 pm PDT #7878 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Was there one that you got a better feeling from than the others, Sail? The Candlewood Suites looks like the best one to me, from the info above, though I wonder if we'd be able to bring in our own food instead of having them cater, if we wanted. Would they be able to provide a hospitality suite?
brenda m - Mar 17, 2008 3:53:43 pm PDT #7879 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I like the idea of the shuttle at the first two. Do you have a sense of where they all are in relation to town?