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Hi everybody, We're sensitive to the potential cost of accommodations in Vancouver, and we'll be doing our best to secure a reasonable rate at one or more conventional hotels. We'll also be investigating other options as well, including hostels and on-campus rooms. Mark Mark Jordan Head of Library Systems W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 [log in to unmask] ----- "Esme Cowles" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I've never been to Vancouver, so I don't know what the housing options > are. But I wonder if there isn't some way to keep the nightly rate > down. Maybe this could be addressed by having an official > hostel/cheaper hotel? Perhaps UBC or some other institution has an > inexpensive housing option (I've seen this at other universities). > > -Esme > -- > Esme Cowles <[log in to unmask]> > > "A person, who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice > person. > (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.) " -- Dave > Barry > > On Mar 2, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Dan Chudnov wrote: > > > (c) in early years we emphasized keeping code4libcon cheap and have > continued to succeed at that by using sponsorships to keep the > registration fee low. It's good to be able to draw in students and > people who are interested but not directly supported or who might > choose to go on their own dime. These past two years the conf hotel > rate has crept up some, with a good block rate but still well over > $100/night. Vancouver's a more expensive town than any we've been in > before, so I'd worry we'd be shutting some people out. I think > there's been some kind of lower cost hotel or hostel option in every > town, and surely there would be in Vancouver, but in a bigger town > that means people are spread out more and then my concern (b) gets > amplified, too.