available now: YAPC Austin dorm registration

Casey West casey at geeknest.com
Tue May 7 10:10:55 PDT 2013


Understood. Then I'll register as female and see what happens when we
get there. :-)

- Casey

On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 1:09 PM, YAPC NA <admin at yapcna.org> wrote:
> We were chatting about this on #yapc just now... my recommendation is to
> submit the same arbitrary gender, or find another "co-ed" "couple" you can
> "swap" "with" after arrival. :)
>
>
> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Casey West <casey at geeknest.com> wrote:
>>
>> If I intend to share a room with someone, so I need to get a single,
>> but we don't have the same gender... what do I put for gender? It's a
>> required field.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Casey
>>
>> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 12:52 PM, YAPC NA <admin at yapcna.org> wrote:
>> > The link to register for the on-campus dorms at the University of Texas
>> > is
>> > now live:
>> >
>> > https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/dhfs/conf/nlogon/register/?s_pgm_nbr=HF121301643000
>> >
>> > The price is $70/night if you don't want/find a roommate, or $35/night
>> > each
>> > person if you do.  Each of you simply supplies the other person's name
>> > in
>> > your registration form to register as roommates.
>> >
>> > They are configured to accept reservations for arrival on Sunday June 2,
>> > and
>> > check-out on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.  However, you might be able
>> > to
>> > arrange an earlier arrival if you contact the email mentioned on the
>> > form.
>> >
>> > Each room either has its own bathroom or shares a larger bathroom with
>> > one
>> > other room.  The dorms are "co-ed" and air-conditioned.  There are
>> > dining
>> > facilities within or attached to the buildings, and they are a short
>> > walk
>> > from the conference venue.  Search UT Austin Jester Hall for more
>> > information.
>> >
>> > There is a shuttle from/to the airport to/from the campus every 30
>> > minutes
>> > for $1, running from at least 8 am until 11 pm every day.  Search austin
>> > capmetro airport shuttle for more information.
>> >
>> > Payment is due at time of registration, and is refundable, but with a
>> > $50
>> > cancellation fee.
>> >
>> > They said there are "beds" for 58 available, which I conservatively
>> > suspect
>> > means there are 29 rooms reserved for us.  This link shows how many have
>> > registered under our group:
>> > https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/dhfs/conf/nlogon/
>> >
>> > We regret the late availability and notice of this information, and hope
>> > it's not too late for you to get your expenses approved and travel
>> > arrangements made.
>> >
>> > FYI:  latest conference registration graphic:
>> > http://i.imgur.com/thGPMKb.png
>> >
>> > More information forthcoming about the arrival dinner and other things
>> > needing your attention and possibly needing your reaction.
>> >
>> > See you there!
>> >
>> > -YAPC::NA 2013 Austin
>> >
>> > PS. I'll update the yapcna.org website with this information soon.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:43 PM, YAPC NA <admin at yapcna.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> http://blog.yapcna.org/post/48097285256/the-dorms
>> >>
>> >> We’ve had a lot of requests for information on the dorms. I apologize
>> >> we haven’t provided more. My first dorm experience was in Chicago
>> >> 2008. The rooms were miserable. Someone broke the water chillers
>> >> and/or turned them off. Because it was summer in Chicago, nobody had a
>> >> priority to fix the problem. The rooms were miserable and the group
>> >> showers were less than great.
>> >>
>> >> But it was a great time and I remember it fondly. The dorms had this
>> >> big open area where all the dorm halls joined and everyone hung out. I
>> >> remember Adam Kennedy arguing with Schwern for “new_ok”. Thus the
>> >> change log entry: “Adam Kennedy bribed me to add new_ok().  The price
>> >> was one DEFCON license key.” We hung out on really uncomfortable
>> >> chairs, watched bad movies, hacked, and played Zombie Flux with 15
>> >> people at one time.
>> >>
>> >> We do understand that the dorms are not just a “Cheap option for
>> >> YAPC”. We’ve tried very hard this year to do what we could, but one
>> >> bad break after the other has reset the process on us. Here’s what it
>> >> looks like now:
>> >>
>> >> Somehow in spite of weekly inquiries, we’ve now been told that our
>> >> submissions were not received and we need to start the 2 week process
>> >> over to get the approval. This means we won’t hear anything until the
>> >> end of the month or 1 month out from the conference. There is still a
>> >> chance they’ll say NO. This makes it a little risky for us to
>> >> recommend you wait for the Dorms.
>> >>
>> >> If the dorms are allocated, they will be in the San Jacinto Residence
>> >> Hall. There will be no more than 50 rooms made available at ~$70 for 2
>> >> twins.
>> >>
>> >> People have different housing needs when they come to YAPC. Some need
>> >> to have the cheapest housing possible. Some frequent travelers prefer
>> >> the hotel chain they usually use. Others just want to be in the hotel
>> >> where everyone else plans to be. We’re very hesitant to recommend
>> >> anything we’ve not checked out. At the moment, YAPC has reserved a
>> >> block of 50 rooms at the Double Tree, which is very near the
>> >> conference. This might be a good choice for that group of folks. If we
>> >> fill this up soon, there’s a chance, we might be able to book more
>> >> rooms.
>> >>
>> >> You can also review and update Who is Staying Where on the wiki. This
>> >> should help you find where people are going to be. We’ll provide an
>> >> update on the dorms by next Wednesday one way or the other so everyone
>> >> knows where things stand.
>> >
>> >
>> >
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