RE: Conference locations in the East

["Burns, Bryan" <Bryan_Burns@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I went to the fall conference in Miami Beach as a first time attendee.  It was 
great.  Stayed in a five star oceanfront hotel on the beach for $159 a night.  
Flight from Chicago was just over $200.
I think COMMON should stop changing the locations and have at least one 
conference in the same place every year.  Changing it all the time gives 
management the impression that it's a travel and leisure type of thing.  There 
would be less of that if every September the conference was held in Miami or 
Phoenix or Rochester, etc.
I would think COMMON could negotiate even better rates if they could promise to 
come back to, lets say the Loewe's, every September.  I believe it would be 
easier on the speakers to go back to the same place every year too.
Bryan
ECHO, Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bob Dobrowolski
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 12:30 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Conference locations in the East


Add me to the list of iSeries professionals that would attend a serious
conference in AC.

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Thanks,
Bob Dobrowolski
Sr. Programmer Analyst
Star Stainless Screw Co.
973-256-2300  x232

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris
Sent: Friday, 27 October, 2006 13:19
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Conference locations in the East

Since I'm in Atlantic City right now ...

How many of you folks would find it desirable/practical to attend a
System i
conference in this fair town?   Room rates aren't bad. And the place is
nowhere near as tacky as I had expected.

Just wondering if I should be checking it out for future events.

Jon Paris
Partner400

www.Partner400.com