#milemadness Do Part Deux West Coast Ideas
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Not tonight... I was away yesterday and they didn't get back to me. Chasing them down today but not got a reply yet. I think the hotel is getting annoyed at the haggling
cocobird
Level 2 Member
Will keep my fingers crossed that you win the negotiation.Not tonight... I was away yesterday and they didn't get back to me. Chasing them down today but not got a reply yet. I think the hotel is getting annoyed at the haggling
saianel
Level 2 Member
What should be the most important thingfs to consider in my opinion:
1. Easy access aka hub city
2. Good transportation options. Am I the only who doesn't like to rent a car when traveling?
3. Walking distance restaurants, bars and MS opportunities.
4. No Airport hotels; they're kinda in boring parts of the city.
I think we need a city with a lively and walkable downtown that's easy to access.
IMHO SD, SF, SEA, New Orleans, Austin sorta satisfy many of these conditions.
1. Easy access aka hub city
2. Good transportation options. Am I the only who doesn't like to rent a car when traveling?
3. Walking distance restaurants, bars and MS opportunities.
4. No Airport hotels; they're kinda in boring parts of the city.
I think we need a city with a lively and walkable downtown that's easy to access.
IMHO SD, SF, SEA, New Orleans, Austin sorta satisfy many of these conditions.
Deltahater
Tequila, Miles and Suites
Why do people not get the request to "Don't worry about the location"?
Haley
I am not a robot
Why do people pretend they have authority, take quotes out of context to change their tone, and make frivolous reprimands?
Your guess is as good as mine.
Mine is that it was the let down upon realizing the activity on the thread wasn't the big announce.
Also.
I'm going to change my guess to LAX area, just for fun.
(I used the emoticon to indicate that I'm just poking fun at grumpydeltaguy) (who has a great tag line)
Deltahater
Tequila, Miles and Suites
I am not followimg what you are saying. Are you saying i should not have made my comments?
Haley
I am not a robot
No, I'm just bored and slightly snarky.
Location can be anywhere, I'm in if I can get in quick enough, I predict a quick sell out.
My contact went dark on me, I am trying to reach them to confirm final details. I don't want to announce anything that I have to change.
As for helping people out - if people can't to the location at a completely insignificant cost then they really need to come and bring a notepad.
Matt, Brit English must be beyond my ken. Care to repeat in American?
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Sorry - multi -multi tasking today, language skills aren't the bestMatt, Brit English must be beyond my ken. Care to repeat in American?
I'm in the process of wrapping up a location but the person who is my catering/corp contact at the hotel has gone dark, traveling or whatnot, so I haven't been able to finalize agreements with them.
The other part means we are talking about a knowledge sharing conference where people will be making thousands per month in profit - if you are already then traveling there shouldn't be an issue, and if you aren't, then traveling there is a really good investment at any price!
Haley
I am not a robot
Just crossing my fingers that I don't have a conflict. There is only one unmovable weekend this Fall, and I will be on the East Coast so no way to even pop in. Sept 25-28 would be the only dates I can not do.
I have a few other things booked, but those are just for fun and I can cancel.
I have a few other things booked, but those are just for fun and I can cancel.
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LOL...exactly my initial thought also.
You'll be fine. The guys we were finalizing with pulled some surprise fees so I am shopping around to make sure we offer the very best for our money. We may stick with these guys, but being extra sure now. No announcements til next week earliest unfortunately, but I can tell you that the next DO will be a lot bigger and better - not in terms of participant numbers, but in terms of how much fun it will be!Patience, patience - I'll be gone for the weekend, so hoping you won't announce then.
holidaygirl
Level 2 Member
I am looking forward to attending the next event. I am hoping the spirit and intimacy of the event does not change; I read such good things about the first DO. I would appreciate if there was time between presentations to discuss. Thanks for organizing!
Viet Travelers
Level 2 Member
SFO seems like a great choice: location and transportation. Downtown SF is very easy to access from the airport. You do not need to rent a car.
SJC is another choice, although I do not know the cost for an event. I've seen a lot of financial educators holding workshop at the Double Tree near SJC. Hotels in Silicon Valley are not that expensive and very easy to get on points. But you may need to rent a car to get around, or you can Uber or Lyft.
But I'm looking forward to the next meet-up.
SJC is another choice, although I do not know the cost for an event. I've seen a lot of financial educators holding workshop at the Double Tree near SJC. Hotels in Silicon Valley are not that expensive and very easy to get on points. But you may need to rent a car to get around, or you can Uber or Lyft.
But I'm looking forward to the next meet-up.
PurpleSquirrel
MS Nuts
If you guys are interested, there is a muckfest near Los Angeles in October. We can all get dirty and talk MS.
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOM_MUCK_MuckFest_info_losangeles
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOM_MUCK_MuckFest_info_losangeles
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Dangjr213
Level 2 Member
This would be nice
, I just got back from a convention in San Diego which happened to be the Monday after Rock & Roll. Needless to say I flew in early and ran it.John Von Fange
Level 2 Member
I am voting for Denver!
A mile high experience!
John
A mile high experience!
John
Skywardbd
Level 2 Member
Second the idea of keeping the group small. I thoroughly enjoyed the CharlotteDO and especially loved meeting and chatting so many truly interesting individuals! My husband commented that he enjoyed that conference more than any he had ever attended (and he has attended many!) and he wasn't even that involved in MS, just came to keep me company. Truly a very special weekend!
Skywardbd
Level 2 Member
I like the idea of a cost/benefit analysis of the various MS techniques being used, as I think that would be helpful to a number of individuals. It's sometimes temping to think of MS as a way to get a "free" flight, hotels, etc., but in reality there is (usually) a cost to generate those reward points. For the most part, most of us are not receiving these items for free; we are receiving a discount on the items we "pay" for with our MS generated rewards and need to constantly evaluate the cost/benefit of a particular activity to insure we are achieving our objectives.Thanks for the points for the DO, and instilling terror into my heart
I'd certainly like to bring some more finance aspects, I wonder if we need to split that up, or at least have a clear schedule in advance so people know what they are getting themselves into.
pointsaholic
Level 2 Member
looking forward to the announcement
FlyingExplorer
Travel, Tastes, & Tennis
I hope you share some of the details about the negotiation process and the surprise fees.
Maria Sangria
Level 51
This is like waiting for a baby to show up.
Well that did happen in the middle of all this, as did a house move! I am sorry... I have literally being haggling with hotels across the West Coast trying to find the best deal all around.
This next event is going to be different from the last, it will be something really spectacular!
Maria Sangria
Level 51
All in jest. You've got your hands full.