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We're pinning it to $175 for main conference registration, $30 for preconference (full day), and $15 for preconference (half day). On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 7:49 AM, Matthew Sherman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Has the registration price been settled on yet? My department wants exact > numbers before they will process the travel request so it would be helpful > to know. > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Tom Johnson < > [log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > I'll update the conference page to include all of the below: > > > > 1. The block rate for the conference hotel is $129/night for a single or > > double. That rate is available Sunday through Thursday nights, and the > > link/info for the hotel rate will be included in the registration form. > > > > 2. The registration will be under $200; hopefully substantially under. > > We're busy finalizing this. > > > > 3. TriMet's MAX Red Line runs between the airport and a few blocks from > the > > hotel every 15 minutes from 5 am to 11:30 pm. There is also a downtown > > shuttle that can be booked for extended hours right to the Hilton for $14 > > one-way or $24 round trip > > http://www.bluestarbus.com/downtown-shuttle-schedule.php. > > > > 4. Registration is planned to open Dec. 8th (next Monday). I will > include > > a time in what I post to the conference page. > > > > 5. Beyond the vote link posted previously, the program committee is > > scheduled to meet later this week to finalize the schedule and presenter > > list. The local committee will work with them to get a final presentation > > list up before the 8th. > > > > We are capping the registration numbers higher than in previous years > > (450-500), and our hope is not to sell out (or rather, to sell out > exactly > > and turn not a soul away). > > > > Thanks for prodding us to get this information out! > > > > - Tom > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Esmé Cowles <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > Also not on the committee, but I can help with #3: getting to the > > > conference is very easy by train: there's a train from the airport to > > > downtown Portland, which stops less than 1/4 mile from the hotel, and > > costs > > > $2.50 each way. > > > > > > -Esme > > > > > > > On Dec 1, 2014, at 5:10 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess < > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm not on the committee, but I can help with #5: > > > > http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/33 > > > > > > > > (Also here are the keynotes: > > > http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/31) > > > > > > > > - Coral > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Emily Lynema <[log in to unmask]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> I suspect that it is time to start planning travel requests for > > Code4Lib > > > >> 2015. Can the organizing committee provide some more info than what > is > > > >> currently available at http://code4lib.org/conference/2015/ such > as: > > > >> > > > >> 1. Hotel price > > > >> 2. Estimated registration (I know you don't know for sure yet!) > > > >> 3. Travel info (are there buses, shuttles, public transit, etc.) > > > >> 4. Date registration will open (again, just an idea of the timeline > > will > > > >> help us plan for travel requests) > > > >> 5. An easy link to the proposals that were submitted / results of > > > voting. > > > >> > > > >> This would be immensely helpful. > > > >> > > > >> Thanks!! > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> Emily Lynema > > > >> Associate Department Head > > > >> Information Technology, NCSU Libraries > > > >> 919-513-8031 > > > >> [log in to unmask] > > > >> > > > > > >