On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, rwfranz wrote:

> The $125 registration fee is not that expensive. I know I've paid
> quite a bit more than that to go to some conferences in other fields
> of study.  It's a bit daunting to pay for the hotel room and travel
> expenses, but really, it's not as bad as all that, especially if you
> partner with someone else for the hotel room.

For those who don't mind spartan accommodations, the dorms are cheap and
have the advantage of being smack in the middle of the action. If you have
very good fortune, you get a dorm room in the same building that houses
the book rooms, a sprawling orgy of medieval delights.

> And if I was in Kalamazoo or within a few hours of there that weekend,
> I'd go. Just looking through the list of sessions, I'd have a hard
> time deciding which sessions to attend, but I'd go. The "Old Clothes,
> New Tools" sessions are rather enticing, but there are a host of
> others I'd love to attend also.

Beth McMahon, the organizer of the OCNT sessions, is a sometime member of
this list and a DISTAFF member (and past speaker) from way back. We are
both very happy that the Institute granted our request not to
cross-schedule her sessions with the DISTAFF track!

--Robin

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