RacketCon hotel group rate

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Matthew Flatt

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Jun 14, 2019, 3:40:15 PM6/14/19
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If you're attending just RacketCon, there are still some group-rate
rooms available at the Little America Hotel --- but you'll need to act
fast. Our guaranteed group reservation has expired, but they'll
continue to accept group reservations as long as space remains.

See

https://con.racket-lang.org/

for more information.

At Fri, 14 Jun 2019 08:31:30 -0400, Jay McCarthy wrote:
> Racket Week is less than a month away! The dorm housing signup for the
> workshops is closing soon. You'll have until 06/21 to register for it.
>
> https://school.racket-lang.org/#housing
>
> The details are at the link, but in summary, it's $40/night at the
> University of Utah dorms.
>
> Jay

James Platt

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Jun 14, 2019, 4:20:35 PM6/14/19
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I actually booked rooms at a hotel across the street from the Little America for much less. In all the conferences and other events I have been to, I don't think I have ever, even once, found the group-rate rooms at the host hotel to be the best deal.

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Robby Findler

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Jun 14, 2019, 5:16:55 PM6/14/19
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Not that you should change your system/plans, but attendees booking
rooms at the hotel is actually part of what helps to pay for the event
(because of the way the contracts between the event and the hotel
works). In this case, I don't think there is any issue and RacketCon
is, as far as I know, fine, but that may explain your experience. :)

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David Storrs

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Jun 14, 2019, 5:24:16 PM6/14/19
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On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 5:16 PM Robby Findler <ro...@cs.northwestern.edu> wrote:
Not that you should change your system/plans, but attendees booking
rooms at the hotel is actually part of what helps to pay for the event
(because of the way the contracts between the event and the hotel
works). In this case, I don't think there is any issue and RacketCon
is, as far as I know, fine, but that may explain your experience. :)

Robby


That's good to know; thanks, Robby.

In this case, James and I paid the 'patron' rate in order to help support the con, so I hope you don't think too badly of us despite not taking the group rate -- I'd rather give money straight to y'all instead of to a hotel!

Dave

Robby Findler

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Jun 14, 2019, 5:27:28 PM6/14/19
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Very generous, thank you!

Robby
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Matthew Flatt

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Jun 14, 2019, 6:19:29 PM6/14/19
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Right --- the goal is not to provide the cheapest possible
accommodations but to recommend a pretty good hotel and to try to
improve the rate there. You should book at the Little America if that
kind of hotel appeals to you.

As full disclosure, RacketCon does lose some money if it turns out that
I far overestimated interest in the hotel. But my experience over the
years, so far, is that contracting a group rate works out.
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