Well nothing you are saying is incorrect. but nobody is asking the right question. Why is the ietf block is so small? Can someone care to give some numbers? I would not imagine a large block being sold out in just a few hours. If the block is small, then why are we even at this venue? From the pics, the hotel seems quite big, so something does not add up here. -acbegen On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 5:27 AM, Jon Hudson <jon.hudson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Agreed. > > And to be honest, not being in the primary hotel has a very negative impact > on my enjoyment and efficiency. The number of impromptu conversations you > have is I think about 70-80% higher while at the primary hotel. > > Essentially you make more friends staying at the primary hotel. Those > friendships keep us coming back, help us break through the stalemates & > posturing. We get more done and have more fun doing it. > > Jon > > On Aug 15, 2015, at 3:47 PM, Daniel Burnett <danielcburnett@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Yes, the rooms are all gone on the 5th. I called the main reservation line > and they confirmed that there are no general-availability rooms on the 5th. > She said the only way we could get more would be for IETF to request a > larger block (since there might be more conference-associated rooms > available). > > This has been getting worse each year, and it's frankly unacceptable to have > the primary hotel sell out within hours of the announcement because the room > blocks are too small. I really feel sorry for first-time attendees who > might not even try to make a reservation until (gasp!) 2 months before the > meeting. > > -- dan > > > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 5:06 AM, Jon Hudson <jon.hudson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> I just tried using the link and was told "some of the days you requested >> are not available". When you click on "flexible dates" you can see that only >> Wednesday the 5th is unavailable. >> >> Jon >> >> On Aug 14, 2015, at 9:39 PM, Andrew G. Malis <agmalis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I called group sales in the US, and they directly contacted the hotel and >> said that the block is full. >> >> Cheers, >> Andy >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Pat (Patricia) Thaler >> <pthaler@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> A) The link seems fragile. If I right click on it to open in a new tab, >>> it doesn't bring up the meeting room block and it offers a rate of 29,000 >>> instead of 19,000. If I just click on the link, it brings up the block with >>> the right rate. >>> >>> B) However there are no rooms available for Wednesday night (or maybe I >>> misread and it was Thursday) like Roni said. >>> >>> Pat >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: BOFChairs [mailto:bofchairs-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roni >>> Even >>> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 2:36 PM >>> To: Bernie Volz (volz); Jared Mauch; ietf@xxxxxxxx; IETF Agenda >>> Cc: wgchairs@xxxxxxxx; recentattendees@xxxxxxxx; IETF Announcement List; >>> irsg@xxxxxxxx >>> Subject: Re: [BOFChairs] IETF 94 - Registration and Hotel Information - >>> no availablity >>> >>> Hi, >>> I tried to reserve a room and it says that there are no rooms on Thursday >>> the 6th >>> This is strange >>> Roni Even >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: WGChairs [wgchairs-bounces@xxxxxxxx] on behalf of Bernie Volz >>> (volz) [volz@xxxxxxxxx] >>> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 10:07 PM >>> To: Jared Mauch; ietf@xxxxxxxx; IETF Agenda >>> Cc: wgchairs@xxxxxxxx; recentattendees@xxxxxxxx; IETF Announcement List; >>> irsg@xxxxxxxx >>> Subject: RE: IETF 94 - Registration and Hotel Information >>> >>> I had same issue. Use the link on the IETF-94 page as that worked >>> correctly. >>> >>> On http://ietf.org/meeting/94/hotel.html, click on the "Click HERE" area. >>> >>> Then it seems to work correctly. >>> >>> - Bernie >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: ietf [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jared Mauch >>> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 3:05 PM >>> To: ietf@xxxxxxxx; IETF Agenda >>> Cc: wgchairs@xxxxxxxx; recentattendees@xxxxxxxx; IETF Announcement List; >>> irsg@xxxxxxxx >>> Subject: Re: IETF 94 - Registration and Hotel Information >>> >>> Is the hotel already sold out or is the broken hotel website to blame? It >>> keeps redirecting me to the mobile site. >>> >>> Jared Mauch >>> >>> > On Aug 14, 2015, at 2:52 PM, IETF Secretariat >>> > <ietf-secretariat@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > >>> > IETF 94 >>> > Yokohama, Japan >>> > November 1-6, 2015 >>> > Host: WIDE >>> > >>> > IETF 94 Information: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/94/index.html >>> > Meeting venue: The Pacifico Yokohama - >>> > http://www.pacifico.co.jp/english/ >>> > Register online at: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/register.html >>> > >>> > 1. Registration >>> > 2. Visas & Letters of Invitation >>> > 3. Accommodations >>> > >>> > 1. Registration >>> > A. Early-Bird Registration - USD 700.00, if paid in full prior to >>> > 23:59 UTC 23 October 2015. >>> > B. After Early-Bird cutoff - USD 875.00 >>> > C. Full-time Student Registrations - USD 150.00 (with proper ID) >>> > D. One Day Pass Registration - USD 375.00 >>> > E. Registration Cancellation >>> > Cutoff for registration cancellation is Monday, 26 October 2015 at >>> > UTC 23:59. Cancellations are subject >>> > to a 10% (ten percent) cancellation fee if requested by that >>> > date and time. >>> > F. Online Registration and Payment ends Friday, 30 October, 2015, >>> > 17:00 local Yokohama time. >>> > G. On-site Registration begins on Sunday, 1 November 2015 at 10:00 >>> > local Yokohama time. >>> > >>> > 2. Visas & Letters of Invitation: >>> > >>> > After you complete the registration process, you can request an >>> > electronic IETF letter of invitation. >>> > The registration system also allows for you to request hard copy >>> > letters of invitation. You may request >>> > one at a later time by following the link provided in the >>> > confirmation email. >>> > >>> > Please note that an IETF letter of invitation will likely not be >>> > sufficient to obtain a visa to Japan. >>> > Please see http://ietf.org/meeting/94/visa-information.html for >>> > more information on how to get a Host >>> > Letter of Invitation for a visa to Japan. >>> > >>> > 3. Accommodations >>> > The IETF is holding a block of 300 guest rooms at the The >>> > InterContinental Yokohama Grand, the >>> > headquarter hotel. Room Rates include breakfast and in-room >>> > high-speed Internet access. >>> > >>> > Reservation Cutoff Date: >>> > Headquarter Hotel: The InterContinental Yokohama Grand - 14 October >>> > 2015 >>> > >>> > Reservation Link: >>> > The InterContinental Yokohama Grand: >>> > http://www.intercontinental.com/hotels/gb/en/yokohama/yokha/hoteldetail?qAAR=IDJP4&qAdlt=1&qBrs=6c.hi.ex.rs.ic.cp.in.sb.cw.cv.ul.vn&qChld=0&qFRA=1&qGRM=0&qPSt=0&qRRSrt=rt&qRef=df&qRms=1&qRpn=1&qRpp=12&qRtP=IDJP4&qSHp=1&qSmP=3&qSrt=sBR&qWch=0&srb_u=1&icdv= >>> > >>> > Through the Japanese Travel Bureau (JTB) the IETF has also >>> > contracted with four Overflow Hotels near the >>> > meeting venue. Reservations through the JTB for the overflow >>> > hotels will open shortly. >>> > >>> > For information on rates and policies, please visit: >>> > http://www.ietf.org/meeting/94/hotel.html >>> > >>> > Alternative Hotels are also available. The IETF does not have a >>> > contract with these hotels. >>> > You may use your favorite search engines such as: >>> > http://www.hotels.com/ >>> > http://www.trivago.com/ >>> > https://www.airbnb.com/ >>> > >>> > Only 79 days until IETF 94 in Yokohama! >>> _______________________________________________ >>> BOFChairs mailing list >>> BOFChairs@xxxxxxxx >>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/bofchairs >>> >> >