On Aug 2, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Yoav Nir wrote: > In the grand scheme of things, it's less than the room price for one night (unless you're staying at some particularly cheap motel, and those are more available in the US). The availability of less expensive nearby hotels was also a plus for the Berlin location, and is something that should be considered for any location. My hotel room (perfectly adequate and quite close to the IC) was far less per night than the amount of VAT imposed on the conference. Keith