I'm pretty sure the closest real hotel (there are a couple bed & breakfasts) is the new Hilton downtown; it's about 3/4 of a mile straight down Kirkwood Ave and probably a 12mn walk. On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > (Code4Lib listserv, Robert McDonald CC'd). I have a question about the > Bloomington Code4Lib conference proposal. (I would personally be quite happy > for the conference to be in Bloomington). > > I note that the actual IU conference center has under 200 rooms. Probably > not enough for all attendees even if we take every room. Are the other > hotels in Bloomington a quick walk to the conference center, and what are > their rates like? > > (I would ask the same thing about the Vancouver proposal, but they say they > can secure $109 rates at two named hotels, which I'm assuming would have > enough rooms for us all, and I'm assuming are close enough to the proposed > meeting venue to work, although I haven't looked it up on google maps.) > > Jonathan > -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library