On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Era Scarecrow <rtcv...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, 3 October 2012 at 17:08:25 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > >> I hear you. We have a detailed budget model and we're not splurging in >> any way. Organizing a conference has quite a few odds and ends and weird >> pricing. As an example, location providers offer good prices for the >> location proper BUT they require using their own catering services, which >> is how they make money. I co-organized a few conferences and, believe me, a >> cookie has a different taste when you know it was $5. >> >> That being said, if anyone on this forum works in the Bay Area and takes >> this to their employer, we'd save a ton of expenses if a company could >> offer a meeting room. I have initiated such with Facebook, and they're >> looking into it. All - please email me if such an opportunity exists. >> > > Depending on how many people would be attending, and I'm sure most of us > are far enough away that a place to stay becomes a question. A quick glance > suggests room swill be anywhere from $80-$200, and if it hits tourist > season that number can double (or triple) easily. > Palo Alto doesn't have a tourist season. I doubt any tourist wants to visit Palo Alto ;). I suspect Hotels are busy when school (Stanford) is starting/ending but even then it is probably not bad. Looking forward to this. I would probably attend as I live in the hood. Thank, -Jose