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In article <sims.715280682@starbase>, sims@magellan.mitre.org (Jim Sims) writes:
= C'mon, guys. Surely you've read in numerous forums the reason we go to
= these cities.

(list of very good reasons deleted)

Let's see if we can get this back on the right track.  I'm trying to
echo the concerns I hear from other members about "why" people can't
go to Symposium.  I realize it's a complex issue.

I would like to think that people would be willing to exchange a
reasonable decrease in price for a longer lag time on the bus and
reduced (not eliminated) meal service.

Opinion: It seems to me that in Atlanta we already brush up
against the 15 minute limit during rush hour.  

I can't speak for function space, my guess is that the limiting factor 
is the big rooms.  And those do fill up during the Symposium.  So I
doubt a cut there would be useful.

I heard the Symposium Committee polled attendees about this a while ago,
what was the results of the poll ? 

= And, if you look around and are a bit creative, hotels are *not* that
= expensive. I have been attending on my own $$ lately, sharing a 2-brm
= suite with 3 other peoploe typically drops you into the $30/nite range
= rather than the $60-100 range....

I agree.  At Atlanta, I had three in my hotel room.  It worked out 
pretty well.  Perhaps, I'll do something similar for Las Vegas.

Finding housing bargains is a lot easier if they are suggested
by official publications, or you have some DECUS experience.
If you are a newcomer, you  are likely to use the housing bureau
(pricey) since it's the limit of the housing information available.

A minus of some housing bargains is that you may end up off
the bus routes.  This can be an annoyance in some cities. 

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