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Travel info update
by Jeremy White Dec. 2, 2003

Dec. 2, 2003

Hi All, I'm including, in line below, a blurb on travel information I've put together. I'll also put it up on the web site shortly. Let me know what I've missed <grin>. Also, be sure to let me know officially if you'd like a travel subsidy; I've had a few requests, and would like to make sure that the donated money is spread fairly. Cheers, Jeremy ------------------------------ WineConf Travel Info -------------------- WineConf 2004 will be held in our offices in St. Paul, Minnesota. Our details as well as a link to mapquest are here: http://www.codeweavers.com/site/about/general/ Our office is about halfway between downtown St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis (they're each 5-10 miles away). We're about 12 miles from the airport (about a 20 minute drive). If you'd like to travel around the Twin Cities at all, renting a car is a good idea. A number of folks will have cars rented, and we'll try to set up a registry for shuttling people about. We'll particularly try to make sure that anyone from out of the country can get rides as they need them. Cabs are available, but you have to call them ahead of time. Public transportation is available, but can be slow, particularly on weekends (the train won't be done until April :-/). I've listed a bunch of hotels below. Their is a fairly reasonable quality and yet low price Best Western near us; they have indicated that if we can commit to putting 'heads in beds', they will give us a rate of $61.10/night. However, I need to set that up in advance; so let me know if you'd like to stay there. Also let me know if you'd like to share a room; I'll try to connect interested parties (sharing adds $10/night to the cost). You can also get quite good results going to www.travelocity.com and searching for hotels near an address. Finally, if you're staying for a while and you'd like to explore the Twin Cities, it can be great fun to stay in downtown Minneapolis. On weekdays, the skyway system that connects all of downtown is open, and you can wander around and explore our 'habitrail' system. Hotels Near Us: -------------- Radisson Hotel Metrodome (612) 379-8888 http://www.radisson.com/hoteldirectory/hotelbio.jsp?hotelCode=UNIVERSI About 1 mile away Best Western University Inn (612) 379-2313 Dialup only http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=24081 About 1 mile away Both of these hotels are right on the University of Minnesota campus, which means its easy to walk to a variety of shops. I've called the Best Western, and they'll give us a rate of $61.10/night if we can commit to a fair number of 'heads in beds'. If you'd like to stay there, let me know, and I'll try to arrange a block of rooms. Hotels By the Airport: ---------------------- Courtyard by Marriot (952) 876-0100 http://www.marriott.com/dpp/PropertyPage.asp?MarshaCode=MSPCY Embassy Suites Hotel - Minneapolis Airport (952) 854-1000 http://www.embassysuites.com/en/es/hotels/index.jhtml;?ctyhocn=MSPAPES Comfort Inn - Minneapolis Airport (952) 854-3400 http://www4.choicehotels.com/ires/en-us/html/HotelInfo?sid=DBMjg.2NFMHJMJJ.… Whatever you do, do *not* stay at the 'Holiday Inn Airport' - it is quite far away from our homes, our office - and the airport. Hotels in Downtown Minneapolis: ------------------------------- Radisson Plaza Hotel Very nice hotel, pricey, but worth the money. On the skyway. http://www.radisson.com/hoteldirectory/hotelbio.jsp?hotelCode=MPLS%20DT (612) 339-4900 Best Western Downtown (612) 370-1400 http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=24091

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Hotel space
by Tom Dec. 2, 2003

Dec. 2, 2003

Hello All, I plan to get a double room when I come to Wine-Conf 04 So if anyone is in need for a place to stay you are more than welcome to share a room with me. Just send me a mail so I will know who to expect..... Ive been looking at the four points Sheriton up to this point. But i'm waiting to see if Jer gets volume discounts somewhere. If nothing has been set by Dec 15th, i'll be booked at the four points. Hope to see ya there :-) Tom P.S. I'm going to look into car/minivan rental this week ill post the info as soon as I have it..

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RE: Hotel information
by Brian Vincent (C) Nov. 22, 2003

Nov. 22, 2003

> You promised on the web site to get up hotel information. I'm waiting > to hear what hotel will be close to the conference facilities so I can > get an estimate for total cost of the trip, and thus whether I'm > likely to arrive or not. hm. I think your airfare will be much heftier than hotel. Not sure if there's anything organized yet, but you can probably figure on a cost of $70 - $100 per night. Was someone going to organize group rates? I'd think we'd be able to save a bit off rack rates. Of course, we'll also be in town over the weekend. With a little luck things will be cheaper than normal business travel. -brian

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Hotel information
by Shachar Shemesh Nov. 22, 2003

Nov. 22, 2003

Hi Jeremy, You promised on the web site to get up hotel information. I'm waiting to hear what hotel will be close to the conference facilities so I can get an estimate for total cost of the trip, and thus whether I'm likely to arrive or not. Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Open Source integration & consulting Home page & resume - http://www.shemesh.biz/

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Looking for a floor to crash on
by Mike Hearn Nov. 22, 2003

Nov. 22, 2003

Hi all, As part of scouting out whether I can go to wineconf or not, I'm looking for somebody in the MN area who either: a) Knows somewhere really cheap to stay for a few nights (like a youth hostel or something) b) Has/knows somebody who has a floor or sofa they wouldn't mind me sleeping on. I've done (b) before when going to conferences and it worked pretty well. I don't know how many people are on this list, but if I don't get any responses after a week or so I'll CC to wine-devel, before hitting Google for hostels/hotels (hotel is prolly too expensive). thanks -mike

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1st Post
by Jeremy Newman Nov. 4, 2003

Nov. 4, 2003

d00d, am z0 ub3r l33t :-) -- Jeremy Newman <jnewman(a)codeweavers.com> CodeWeavers, Inc.

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