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+1 Ithica Thank you, David Faler ----- "Edward M. Corrado" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > John, > > I would say the town of Ithaca would be a good location. I don't know > > any specifics about the facilities or costs for a conference our size > > though. I would assume that maybe Cornell has some space if the timing > > is right but I'm not sure. I do know when I stayed at the campus hotel > > was really nice for the price (it is ran by students). I've been to > Ithaca for smaller conferences (~60 people) before moving to > Binghamton > and enjoyed it. > > Getting to Ithaca might not be the easiest, but probably no worse than > > Asheville, Athens, or Corvallis. > > Since I'm in Binghamton, if you do decide to submit something, let me > > know if you need any help. > > Edward > > > > John Fereira wrote: > > Mark A. Matienzo wrote: > >> +1 for New Haven (if not for 2011, then for 2012). Daniel, feel > free > >> to give me a shout if you'd like any help putting together the > >> proposal! > > > > I've got a bit of conference planning burnout after being on the > > planning commitee for the Jasig conference for the sixth time in a > row > > but I'm inclined to throw out Ithaca, NY as a possible location for > > > 2011. I know you (Mark) have recently been her (sorry I wasn't able > > > to get to your talk) so if you want to comment on whether or not > > Ithaca would be a good location I might look into it a bit. > > > > I've been to a conference in Vancouver and would love to visit again > > > but from reading the feedback from the Jasig conference held there a > > > few years ago the biggest complaint from attendees was the cost. Of > > > course, the planning committee did choose a rather expensive hotel > for > > the conference location though.