Re: Westin Vancouver Update

2007-12-03 Thread Joe Touch
Ray, > On Nov 28, 2007, at 11:03 AM, Ray Pelletier wrote: > >> All; >> >> Some background as regards the Westin moving people to other hotels as >> a result of renovations. We executed a contract with the Westin in >> February 2007 when an Asian initiative fell through. In the contract >> we were

Re: Westin Vancouver Update

2007-11-30 Thread Sam Weiler
At 10:55 PM -0800 11/28/07, Cullen Jennings wrote: Wow. That greatly exceeded my expectations for a resolution. Thanks to everyone who made that happen. +1. I'm impressed by both the substance of the resolution and the speed of it. Thanks to the secretariat staff for taking the brunt of th

RE: Westin Vancouver Update

2007-11-29 Thread Yaakov Stein
er Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: Westin Vancouver Update At 10:55 PM -0800 11/28/07, Cullen Jennings wrote: >Wow. That greatly exceeded my expectations for a resolution. Thanks to everyone who made that happen. I agree, and I second the thanks. I want to thank, in particu

Re: Westin Vancouver Update

2007-11-29 Thread Ted Hardie
At 10:55 PM -0800 11/28/07, Cullen Jennings wrote: >Wow. That greatly exceeded my expectations for a resolution. Thanks to >everyone who made that happen. I agree, and I second the thanks. I want to thank, in particular, the Secretariat staff who volunteered to be relocated. Given the current

Re: Westin Vancouver Update

2007-11-28 Thread Cullen Jennings
Wow. That greatly exceeded my expectations for a resolution. Thanks to everyone who made that happen. On Nov 28, 2007, at 11:03 AM, Ray Pelletier wrote: All; Some background as regards the Westin moving people to other hotels as a result of renovations. We executed a contract with the W

Re: Westin Vancouver Update

2007-11-28 Thread Spencer Dawkins
Hi, Ray, Thank you for (1) the work you're doing to achieve the best results possible, given that you were handed a hand grenade with the pin out less than a week before this IETF, and (2) telling us what the situation is. Communication is a beautiful thing. Spencer (at the Mariott, because

Re: Westin Vancouver Update

2007-11-28 Thread Dave Crocker
Ray Pelletier wrote: were provided a room block of 425 rooms and the Westin signed off that there were no plans for renovations. ... continued to take reservations into October, significantly overbooking ... Following discussions with the Westin they have agreed to cut back on the renovatio

Re: Westin Vancouver Update

2007-11-28 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Nov 28, 2007, at 2:03 PM, Ray Pelletier wrote: All; Some background as regards the Westin moving people to other hotels as a result of renovations. We executed a contract with the Westin in February 2007 when an Asian initiative fell through. In the contract we were provided a room bl