I totally agree. A couple of years ago there was a full-page chart
comparing all the convention hotels on parking rates, number of rooms in
the convention block and for how many nights, availability of health clubs
and swimming pools, etc. That is the kind of information we all need in
choosing between the hotels. Make a note, future local arragements
committees!
Pat Turpening
Head, Preservation and Archives
University of Cincinnati Law Library
On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, Mike Chiorazzi wrote:
> I think Tracy has a good idea, and I'm interested, but that is not why I
> write. I was wondering if others found the information provided in the AALL
> Convention program less than adequate. Having served in local arrangements
> hell, I can understand some of the oversights, but some important information
> is missing:
>
> -Do children stay for free in the hotels? (this is also not mentioned on the
> web page - critical to many given this year's location).
> -What is the cost of hotel parking? (since everyone says you need to drive to
> get anywhere).
> -What is the tax on rooms? (critical as we attempt to arrive at funding for
> interested staff).
> -For what time period does the convention rate apply? (for those of us
> interested in arriving early or staying late).
>
> And can anyone make sense of the room rates?
>
> Sorry for venting in a public forum, but given the importance in prior years
> of getting in your hotel reservation early to assure your first choice a
> little more information would have been nice.
>
> Tracy L Thompson wrote:
>
> > Hi to all Anaheim-bound parents,
> > I noticed in the preliminary program that child care at the annual meeting
> > is limited to that which the convention hotels can recommend. Sounds
> > expensive and inconvenient to me. What about a cooperative effort? If
> > you would be interested please respond to me personally and not to the
> > list. If there is enough interest I will pursue the feasibility of such
> > an undertaking.
> >
> > Tracy L. Thompson
> > Lillian Goldman Library
> > Yale Law School
> > New Haven, CT 06520
> > Tracy.Thompson@yale.edu
>
>
>
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> Mike Chiorazzi
> Director and Associate Professor of Law
> University of Arizona College of Law Library
> Tucson, AZ 85721
> chiorazzi@nt.law.arizona.edu
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>
>
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