Theodore Tso wrote:
> <Footnote> FYI, the anticipated rooms costs at Cambridge will be 60-70
> pounds, and this is for single rooms with private baths --- and just
> two weeks ago I needed to tell this to sooth a worried corporate
> budget maven that combined with cheaper flights to Amsterdam and then
> flying Ryan Air to Stansted, that no really, holding a KS outside the
> North America wouldn't break their travel budget.
Well just a footnote here, but anyone doing that kind of connection for
a meeting is clearly ready for the rubber padded hospital ... but thats
besides the point here. Fact is that as long as the meeting starts
before ~ June 15 or after September 15, avoiding the peak season,
airfare aren't that bad. It's the insanity of running OLS during July
that really kicks people's travel budgets in the shins ..... Outside of
this peak season they tend to drop by 30-50%.
Jes
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007, Jes Sorensen wrote:
> Theodore Tso wrote:
>> <Footnote> FYI, the anticipated rooms costs at Cambridge will be 60-70
>> pounds, and this is for single rooms with private baths
With this daily taxes, you can go to a good resort in Brazil (breakfast
and maybe lunch included) if you organize the event to not be on
Jul/Jan/Feb.
Probably, such event can be organized by professionals on about 6 months
before it, at least in Brazil. To be conservative, it should be programmed
by August of the previous year, to allow companies that may help founding
the event to reserve some money on their budget.
So, if the event would happen on September, IMHO, the better would be
to programm it about 14-12 months before it, just due to budget issues.
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Cheers,
Mauro Carvalho Chehab
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