[yapc] Campus Dorm Accomodations: Howzey?

[Piers Cawley]

Jeff Bisbee <yapc at jbisbee.com> writes:

> * Soren Andersen (somian at adelphia.net) wrote:
>> I'd like to request input from anyone who knows or can find out anything
>> detailed and specific about the dorm room setup for YAPC::NA next month.
>> Anything at all which might be of relevence to the cost-pinched
>> comfort-loving traveller ;-). How's the food? WHERE's the food? Vending
>> machines? Telephony? Ethernet?? ;-)
>
> I'm working on nailing down all the details.  Meng Wong (freeside) has
> been working on the YAPC::NA FAQ at
>
>     http://www.yapc.org/America/faq.shtml
>
> The only one I can answer is network access.  I have a signed up for a
> campus account that everyone will share that will give us access to
> wireless, computer labs, and dorm room ethernet.  I don't have specifics
> on it yet, but FAU has a help desk that help those of us that have
> problems.  Also, I'll dig up some links so those who are interested can
> read up before hand.
>
> So we have the these new questions for the FAQ:
>
>      How & where is the food? 
>      Dorms & Vending machines? 
>      Dorms & Telephony? 
>
>> And the 10-dollar question everyone has been DYING to see answered: what
>> the ever-luvin beeblethorpe is an INDIAN RIVER ROOM?
>
> I'm going to hold off on answering that question because I'm in the
> process of negotiations with the dorm guy.  We orginally estimated
> 100 people staying in the dorms and signed a contract with that amount.
> Currently only 18 of the 152 attendees are signed up for the dorms so 
> I'm working with the dorm guy to "ignore" the previous contract 
> (so we don't have to pay for 100 rooms).  I should get my answers today 
> and I'll e-mail only those who are staying in the dorms.

I haven't signed up yet, but I'll be taking a single dorm. Or possibly
an Indian River room, whatever one of those is.

-- 
Piers