It seems the Radisson Hotel Metrodome is chock full. The site does not list other hotels that would work in area--does anyone know what might be good and/or close?
Hi - John Logie, your Conference Coordinator here. Suffice it to say demand for hotel rooms is very strong in the Twin Cities, as we happen to be up against the University of Minnesota Football Team's homecoming weekend. (Of course, given a few more Gopher losses, the current demand may yet evaporate.) We booked a LOT of rooms at the Radisson -- enough that we were nervous about meeting our obligation -- but now find there are more bodies than rooms. We'll be working on posting (at least) advice for those now seeking lodging to the local info pages, but I would like to ask that those who HAVE Radisson rooms and would be amenable to sharing them please proceed to the roommate finder (http://aoir.org/2001/roomate/ ) and make their willingness to share known. If half the people now booked for single occupancy were to do this, our housing concern would likely be eliminated. This conference's theme in INTERconnections. Please consider making a connection by sharing a room with a colleague. Failing that, my short-term recommendation, which I'm circulating to this list (so that AoIR members will have an opportunity to pounce) is the Holiday Inn Metrodome which is 9/10 of a mile away from the conference site. As of noon today (Thursday) there was still some availability, though it will be more expensive than the Radisson. You can check out prices, etc, by proceeding to http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com/holiday-inn?_template=chkavail.html&_innC... or by navigating your way through the Holiday Inn site. Good luck! Best, John Logie Conference Coordinator Internet Research 2.0 Department of Rhetoric University of Minnesota