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
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----- "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
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> 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.
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