Re: questions about 2011 conference proposal

From: Bill Dueber <bill_at_nyob>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:30:21 -0500
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
I'm pretty sure the closest real hotel (there are a couple bed & breakfasts)
is the new Hilton downtown; it's about 3/4 of a mile straight down Kirkwood
Ave and probably a 12mn walk.

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Jonathan Rochkind <rochkind_at_jhu.edu> wrote:

> (Code4Lib listserv, Robert McDonald CC'd). I have a question about the
> Bloomington Code4Lib conference proposal. (I would personally be quite happy
> for the conference to be in Bloomington).
>
> I note that the actual IU conference center has under 200 rooms. Probably
> not enough for all attendees even if we take every room. Are the other
> hotels in Bloomington a quick walk to the conference center, and what are
> their rates like?
>
> (I would ask the same thing about the Vancouver proposal, but they say they
> can secure $109 rates at two named hotels, which I'm assuming would have
> enough rooms for us all, and I'm assuming are close enough to the proposed
> meeting venue to work, although I haven't looked it up on google maps.)
>
> Jonathan
>



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Bill Dueber
Library Systems Programmer
University of Michigan Library
Received on Mon Mar 15 2010 - 22:31:40 EDT