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gwlester@cpu.com (Gerald W. Lester) writes:

>In article <1992Aug28.184628.3849@news.arc.nasa.gov>, mcmahon@tgv.com (John 'Fast-Eddie/FuzzFace' McMahon) writes:
>>
>>In article <1992Aug17.185327.534@decuac.dec.com>, avolio@dco.DEC.COM (Frederick M. Avolio) writes:
>>=
>>=As for $550.00.... I don't know... There's an awful lot of information
>>=packed in there.  I like DECUS.  I'm not sure $550 -- which includes
>>=continental breakfast and a full dinner-size, pig-out lunch -- is such
>>=a bad deal.
>>
>>DECUS is not cheap!  In addition to the cost of the Symposium,
>>you have to pay "downtown" hotel prices ($60-$120 a night) and
>>cover travel to the Symposium.  A estimate of $1500 to $2000 is
>>what I usually use.  That's a tough nut to swallow if it's coming
>>out of your own pocket.
>>

>From your figures (which do not include lost income for the self-emplyed, at
>least $2,000 at $50/hr), which I think are a little low, the $550 is 28-37%
>reducing the fee to $500 would cut the cost by only about 2-3%.  As for the
>hotel, all of the cities we are using have lower cost rooms (~$25/night) in the
>suburbs, all you have to do is drive or take public transportation.

I quibble with your figures.  I've stayed in the outer suburbs of Atlanta
for ~ $40 per night, and paid ~ $10 per day to park near the Georgia
World Congress Center. in 1987. I suspect it's more expensive now.

Heck, I haven't seen a Motel 6 that was under $34 for several years!
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