Re: [9fans] iwp9.org (Re: BibTex collections of all 4 proceedings)

[John Floren <slawmaster@gmail.com>]

On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 2:35 PM, ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com> wrote:
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>>> *Weekday overnight accommodations are not available from September to June.
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>> this will mean peak season airfares and very tight deadline.
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> The food looked good but this weekday overnight thing is a deal breaker.
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> Let's try something else.
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> ron
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>

I think RIT would probably let us hold IWP9 on campus here in Rochester.

Advantages:
*Plenty of auditoriums and a university interested in hosting such things
*Lots of hotels in the area (Radisson right at the edge of campus)
*3 miles from the airport
*Variety of places to eat in town
*The bar right near campus has ~50 beers on tap, plenty of other great
bars a bit farther away
*Rochester is pretty cheap all around

Disadvantages:
*Weather in late fall/early winter can range from pleasant to blizzard
*Most people would have to fly in via Chicago, Atlanta, Dulles, or NYC.


The weather's not as pleasant as Athens, and it doesn't have the same
great concentration of bars and restaurants *right* on campus, but I
think RIT would be willing to host the conference. Plus, I wouldn't
have to buy plane tickets :)


John