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just an FYI... I talked with a lady named Jennifer this morning to see about getting the conference rate applied to my Thursday night reservation (Sunday-Wednesday nights did have the conference rate, but I originally was only able to get Thursday night reserved at the regular rate of $179.00) She told me that they had agreed to increase the blocks of rooms, but are doing so at $159.00 instead of $139.00 per night, and she changed my last night from the higher $179.00 to the $159.00 rate. Not sure what has happened before or after the time I talked to her though (around 10:45am EST this morning), or whether the extra rooms have already filled up again, or what. cheers, 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 Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Tom Johnson <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > > Just heard back from the Hilton on this. Things have shifted rapidly over > the last few days. We are now officially booked up on hotel rooms in the > original block. > > The Hilton says they have expanded the block by 'a few' rooms for each day > of the conference. I would continue to advise talking with someone there > directly if you are having trouble getting the block rate. > > - Tom > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Glen Horton <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Do we know yet if the hotel is going to expand the bank of rooms > available > > for Code4Lib? Today the website is only allowing reservations for Sunday > > and Monday night when using the group code. > > > > I called and left a message with the hotel's in-house reservation > > department, but haven't heard anything back yet. > > > > Glen > > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Riley-Huff, Debra <[log in to unmask] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > I could never get a room for Thursday night, even on the first day the > > > conference registration was open. Decided to just take a red-eye flight > > > home instead. :( > > > > > > Debra Riley-Huff > > > Head of Web Services & Associate Professor > > > JD Williams Library > > > University of Mississippi > > > University, MS 38677 > > > 662-915-7353 > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Robert Haschart <[log in to unmask]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > When I originally reserved the room, I also encountered the problem > of > > no > > > > availability on Thursday night. > > > > I called on Monday the 15th to try to add in Thursday night and was > > told > > > > that there are no rooms at that rate. > > > > Clearly there is a communication problems at the hotel, between the > > > people > > > > the organizers have talked to and the people taking reservations. > > > > > > > > One problem the reservation lady seemed to be having is she would ask > > for > > > > the group code, I'd say code4lib, and she'd confirm saying OK so > the > > > code > > > > is 4lib. > > > > She also had trouble finding the reservation I made through the > Oregon > > > > State University Conference Services site and wanted to just make a > new > > > > reservation, with a notation that it might be a duplicate. Finally > > > after > > > > telling her my name, address, email, arrival date and > acknowledgement > > > > number for a third time, she finally said "Is your first name > Robert?" > > > and > > > > found the original reservation. <snark> I guess she was confused by > all > > > the > > > > other people with the same last name as me. </snark> It may be that > > the > > > > lower room availability is due to several similarly duplicated > > > reservations. > > > > > > > > -Robert Haschart > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/16/2014 10:59 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: > > > > > > > >> The word from the Hilton as of 6:00 PST is that we have rooms > > available > > > at > > > >> the following days: > > > >> > > > >> 2/7 - 4 > > > >> 2/8 - 11 > > > >> 2/9 - 19 > > > >> 2/10 - 9 > > > >> 2/11 - 5 > > > >> 2/12 - 2 > > > >> 2/13 - 0 > > > >> > > > >> I can verify with them tomorrow and see what we can do about > expanding > > > the > > > >> block. We've only just met (or are about to meet?) our obligations, > > so > > > we > > > >> haven't been in a big hurry to bump up the numbers. > > > >> > > > >> I would encourage you to negotiate with the hotel directly if you're > > > >> having > > > >> trouble, and we'll do what we can on our end. > > > >> > > > >> - Tom > > > >> > > > >> On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Rainwater, Jean< > > > [log in to unmask] > > > >> > > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> 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] > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > -- > > Glen Horton > > http://glenhorton.com > > >