Checking with the Hilton, it seems people aren't in hotel booking mode yet. As Nancy and Steve have mentioned, it is crucial to the financial success of the conference that people stay at the Hilton. The AOIR Toronto working committee was down at the hotel last week for a walkabout and it really is a great space with the meeting rooms off the central foyer, where we will hold the opening reception and other events. We had lunch in one of the restaurants and the food was excellent (and I'm fussy about my food). It's going to be non stop activity, with 9 concurrent sessions from 8:30 to 5, great keynotes, Thursday reception, Saturday gala (ticket required), Sunday brunch (ticket required), book exhibit and some form of cybercafe/sandbox. But no, it's not cheap, and understandably, those with little or no funding will be looking for alternatives. Rather than save a few bucks by staying 20 minutes away and having to rush to early morning sessions, share a room instead! I've done it before as a grad student at several conferences and always had a great experience, meeting new, interesting people. I also liked the flexibility of being able to come back to the room for a little break during the day. Mark cannot be the only male out there who needs to share a room! Rhiannon Mark D. Johns wrote:
At 07:21 PM 7/22/2003 -0400, you wrote:
For those of you who wish to keep costs down and yet still be at the heart of the conference action, we now have our roommate finder forum up and running:
Sure not much activity on the roommate finder. Everyone else must have a more flush travel budget than I!!!
Mark D. Johns, Ph.D. Asst. Professor of Communication/Linguistics, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa http://faculty.luther.edu/~johnsmar/ ----------------------------------------------- "Get the facts first. You can distort them later." ---Mark Twain
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