I've had this happen at various conference hotels before. It seems to depend on the local policies of the hotel.
Terran McCanna, PINES Program Manager ------------------------------ Georgia Public Library Service | University System of Georgia 1800 Century Place NE Suite 580 l Atlanta, GA 30345 (404) 235-7138 | tmcca...@georgialibraries.org http://help.georgialibraries.org | h...@help.georgialibraries.org <https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries> <https://www.twitter.com/georgialibs> Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org> for stories of Georgia libraries making an impact in our communities. On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 11:37 AM Patrick, Irene <irene.patr...@ncdcr.gov> wrote: > In 30 years of attending conferences, this is the first time that's > happened to me. What was really surprising was not getting any warning > about it, either on the conference website, or more concerning, on the > hotel website and confirmation. I had to call the hotel to confirm that it > was not a mistake. > > Irene Patrick > Library & Information Management Systems Librarian, NC Government & > Heritage Library > NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources > 919.814.6788 | irene.patr...@ncdcr.gov > (Please note new phone number) > > 109 E. Jones Street | 4640 Mail Service Center > Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4600 > Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Website > > Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North > Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open-ils-general <open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org> > On Behalf Of Jason Stephenson > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 6:25 PM > To: open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org > Subject: [External] Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Conference Hotel > > CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you > verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.s...@nc.gov > <mailto:report.s...@nc.gov> > > > I find it is very common for hotels to put an authorization on your card > for the whole stay when you book in advance. Some even go ahead and charge > the whole stay. > > On 1/28/19 9:13 AM, Patrick, Irene wrote: > > Does anyone know anything about the conference hotel charging us for a > > night in advance when we book a room? I did not see anything about > > that on the conference or hotel website. > > > > > > > > *Irene Patrick *** > > > > Library & Information Management Systems Librarian, NC Government & > > Heritage Library > > > > NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources > > > > 919.814.6788 | irene.patr...@ncdcr.gov > > <mailto:irene.patr...@ncdcr.gov> > > > > */(Please note new phone number)/* > > > > > > > > 109 E. Jones Street | 4640 Mail Service Center > > > > Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4600 > > > > Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/ncghl> Instagram > > <https://www.instagram.com/foreverythingnc/> Twitter > > <https://twitter.com/ForEverythingNC> YouTube > > <https://www.youtube.com/statelibrarync> Website > > <https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/> > > > > > > > > /Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North > > Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties./ > > > > > > >