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I had the same experience -- got a reservation for Thursday but they said the block was sold out and I'd have to pay a higher rate. -- jean On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Heidi P Frank <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi, > I'm also needing Thursday night added. > > I had reserved my room about a week ago, and got Sunday-Wednesday nights at > the conference rate, but couldn't get Thursday night at all. So based on > suggestions on the C4L email about the hotel, I called them directly to get > Thursday night added. They did add Thursday night onto my reservation, but > only at the regular higher rate - they said the conference rate was not > available for that night. I had seen a message that people were working on > expanding the blocks, but hadn't heard any updates. > > If the hotel block is expanded, especially for Thursday night, can someone > confirm? I still need to call the hotel back so they will change my > Thursday night price to the conference rate. > > Thanks! > heidi > > Heidi Frank > Electronic Resources & Special Formats Cataloger > New York University Libraries > Knowledge Access & Resources Management Services > 20 Cooper Square, 3rd Floor > New York, NY 10003 > 212-998-2499 (office) > 212-995-4366 (fax) > [log in to unmask] > Skype: hfrank71 > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 8:30 PM, Betsy Coles <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > I'm not panicking, but I just tried to reserve a hotel room for Sunday > > night through Wednesday night and the booking website says nothing is > > available (Sunday through Tuesday was OK). Could someone please nudge > the > > Hilton and get some more rooms added to the block, particularly for > > Wednesday night? > > > > Many thanks, > > Betsy Coles > > Caltech Library > > [log in to unmask] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > > Tom Johnson > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 1:39 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2015 Registration Update [spots still > > available] > > > > It has come to my attention that the public perception is that Code4Lib > > 2015 is either sold out or at risk of selling out in the immediate > future. > > > > I'm here to tell you DON'T PANIC! As of yesterday morning, there are at > > least 100 places available for regular (non-speaker, non-scholarship) > > attendees. At my latest check in, there should still be hotel rooms > > available at the conference rate, as well; and we have confidence that if > > the hotel block *does* sell out, we can expand it at least a little for > all > > the conference days. > > > > While there's no need to drag your feet (the earlier the host committee > > knows rough final attendee numbers, the better!), you shouldn't be > > concerned at this point if you are waiting for approval (or for after the > > holidays) to register. > > > > Our goal is to avoid turning anyone away, and we look to be on track to > do > > that. > > > > Happy Holidays, and hoping to see you in Portland, > > > > Tom Johnson, on behalf of the PDX host committee > > > -- Jean Rainwater Head, Integrated Technology Services Brown University Library 10 Prospect Street / Box A Providence, Rhode Island 02912 401.863.9031 [log in to unmask]