available now: YAPC Austin dorm registration

Tue May 7 10:15:14 PDT 2013

another option could be to register in the name of someone of the other
gender-stereotype-appearance who is not staying in the dorms and agrees to
pick up your key for you.

On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Casey West <casey at geeknest.com> wrote:

> 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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