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.
