[GLLUG] question about penguicon

Brent Barker b.w.barker at smokejive.net
Tue Mar 24 15:12:14 EDT 2009


Alrighty. This makes up my mind to go for the Pit. Now how do I sign
up to work the Computer Lounge? Is there anything more to do than
submitting the form on the website, regarding volunteering (and
specifying that I want the Lounge)?

Thanks,
Brent

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Peter Smith <psmith.gllug at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> And hurry if that's what you want to do.  The room block is almost full,
>> if it isn't already full.  For some reason, the hotel gave us a maximum
>> number of rooms; I suspect that just means the max number that can get
>> the Penguicon rate, but that anyone can rent any remaining rooms.
>
> Nope, there ARE no other rooms in the hotel that are available to be rented
> by con goers, other than thru the con. The max was given because the hotel
> has a standing commitment for pilots and such for the top N floors of the
> hotel. ANY other hotel reservations will end up going to our hotel liason
> for room allocation. Even if you call Corp HQ and have a room 'reserved'; if
> it's not on the con's list, you won't get it.
>
> At the GLLUG meeting last week, someone (so many new faces...well, okay,
> 'new' means 'since we left the sandwich shop' to me) informed us that his
> reservation was the last one; so the Crowne is sold out. We DO have an
> overflow hotel, and it IS the one right next door, soo....still lots of
> room.
>
> The Pit? It's...cozy at times. I'd bring a sleeping bag and you'll be sure
> to get some space, though. If there existed a situation where there was
> literally NO room to sleep, you'd be found a place.
>
>
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> psmith.gllug at gmail.com
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