Crystal City is unfortunately not close to anything else, so unless
metroing to lunch is your bag it's not really a great conference venue.

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Norma Palomino <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Excellent!... Thanks so much to our DC area colleagues for this initiative.
>
> Crystal City has reasonably priced hotels (between $100 and $200), and in
> walking distance from the metro, which is a very convenient way to get to
> downtown.
>
> I agree that in the cherry blossoms season accommodations are expensive. On
> top of that, the climate change has made kind of unpredictable when the
> cherry trees will blossom. We see frustrated tourists around the city every
> year during  during that season.
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Salazar, Christina <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I WAS joking about peak CBT... As with most things I'll try to follow my
> 6
> > year old's advice and "get what I get and don't get upset."
> >
> > As much as I like to think global warming is about ME.
> >
> >
> > Christina Salazar
> > Systems Librarian
> > John Spoor Broome Library
> > California State University, Channel Islands
> > 805/437-3198
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > Cary Gordon
> > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 11:40 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] 2018 Code4Lib hosting proposal - Washington DC
> >
> > FYI, Computers in Libraries got priced out of Dupont Circle and is in
> > Arlington this year. "Discounted guest room rates of $269 for a single or
> > $279 for a double room at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City” That includes
> > WiFi. That event is at what was supposed to be peak CBT, but global
> warming
> > pushed it up almost two weeks.
> >
> > I am staying in a AirBnB for $74.
> >
> > Cary
> >
> > > On Mar 20, 2017, at 11:03 AM, Tim McGeary <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I will put in another concern about depending on AirBnB.  Universities
> > > are now defining strict guidelines again using AirBnB for business
> > > travel specifically because travel insurance, workman's compensation,
> > > and other liabilities are not coverable for employees using AirBnB.
> > >
> > > As a previous conference committee chair, I would personally suggest
> > > getting a hotel contract near the venue you decide to use and then
> > > recommend room sharing. For other conferences in DC, the negotiated
> > > rates have been less than $200, so room sharing keeps it under $100.
> > > Using a conference management service, like CONCENTRA, will help give
> > > you more negotiating power.
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:03 PM Kim, Bohyun
> > > <[log in to unmask]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> For next year’s Code4Lib conference, the DC team has put together a
> > >> hosting proposal for Washington D.C.
> > >> https://wiki.code4lib.org/2018_Hosting_Proposals
> > >>
> > >> We would love to hear what you think!
> > >>
> > >> Thank you,
> > >> 2018 Code4Lib at D.C. Organizational Committee
> > >> ------
> > >> Jaime Mears - Library of Congress (Chair) Boyhun Kim - University of
> > >> Maryland, Baltimore, Health Sciences and Human Services Library Nick
> > >> Kerelchuck - DC Public Libraries Joel Richard - Smithsonian Libraries
> > >> Ben Wallberg- University of Maryland Libraries Kate Dohe - University
> > >> of Maryland Libraries
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > > Tim McGeary
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> > > 484-294-7660 (Google Voice)
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> ---
>
> Norma Palomino
> Doctoral Candidate
> DPS-IM Student, Cohort #5
> School of Information Studies
> Syracuse University
> https://ischool.syr.edu/people/directories/view/nepalomi/
>