<div dir="ltr">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. :)</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Casey West <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:casey@geeknest.com" target="_blank">casey@geeknest.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
If I intend to share a room with someone, so I need to get a single,<br>
but we don't have the same gender... what do I put for gender? It's a<br>
required field.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Casey<br>
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On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 12:52 PM, YAPC NA <<a href="mailto:admin@yapcna.org">admin@yapcna.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> The link to register for the on-campus dorms at the University of Texas is<br>
> now live:<br>
> <a href="https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/dhfs/conf/nlogon/register/?s_pgm_nbr=HF121301643000" target="_blank">https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/dhfs/conf/nlogon/register/?s_pgm_nbr=HF121301643000</a><br>
><br>
> The price is $70/night if you don't want/find a roommate, or $35/night each<br>
> person if you do. Each of you simply supplies the other person's name in<br>
> your registration form to register as roommates.<br>
><br>
> They are configured to accept reservations for arrival on Sunday June 2, and<br>
> check-out on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. However, you might be able to<br>
> arrange an earlier arrival if you contact the email mentioned on the form.<br>
><br>
> Each room either has its own bathroom or shares a larger bathroom with one<br>
> other room. The dorms are "co-ed" and air-conditioned. There are dining<br>
> facilities within or attached to the buildings, and they are a short walk<br>
> from the conference venue. Search UT Austin Jester Hall for more<br>
> information.<br>
><br>
> There is a shuttle from/to the airport to/from the campus every 30 minutes<br>
> for $1, running from at least 8 am until 11 pm every day. Search austin<br>
> capmetro airport shuttle for more information.<br>
><br>
> Payment is due at time of registration, and is refundable, but with a $50<br>
> cancellation fee.<br>
><br>
> They said there are "beds" for 58 available, which I conservatively suspect<br>
> means there are 29 rooms reserved for us. This link shows how many have<br>
> registered under our group:<br>
> <a href="https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/dhfs/conf/nlogon/" target="_blank">https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/dhfs/conf/nlogon/</a><br>
><br>
> We regret the late availability and notice of this information, and hope<br>
> it's not too late for you to get your expenses approved and travel<br>
> arrangements made.<br>
><br>
> FYI: latest conference registration graphic: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/thGPMKb.png" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/thGPMKb.png</a><br>
><br>
> More information forthcoming about the arrival dinner and other things<br>
> needing your attention and possibly needing your reaction.<br>
><br>
> See you there!<br>
><br>
> -YAPC::NA 2013 Austin<br>
><br>
> PS. I'll update the <a href="http://yapcna.org" target="_blank">yapcna.org</a> website with this information soon.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:43 PM, YAPC NA <<a href="mailto:admin@yapcna.org">admin@yapcna.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://blog.yapcna.org/post/48097285256/the-dorms" target="_blank">http://blog.yapcna.org/post/48097285256/the-dorms</a><br>
>><br>
>> We’ve had a lot of requests for information on the dorms. I apologize<br>
>> we haven’t provided more. My first dorm experience was in Chicago<br>
>> 2008. The rooms were miserable. Someone broke the water chillers<br>
>> and/or turned them off. Because it was summer in Chicago, nobody had a<br>
>> priority to fix the problem. The rooms were miserable and the group<br>
>> showers were less than great.<br>
>><br>
>> But it was a great time and I remember it fondly. The dorms had this<br>
>> big open area where all the dorm halls joined and everyone hung out. I<br>
>> remember Adam Kennedy arguing with Schwern for “new_ok”. Thus the<br>
>> change log entry: “Adam Kennedy bribed me to add new_ok(). The price<br>
>> was one DEFCON license key.” We hung out on really uncomfortable<br>
>> chairs, watched bad movies, hacked, and played Zombie Flux with 15<br>
>> people at one time.<br>
>><br>
>> We do understand that the dorms are not just a “Cheap option for<br>
>> YAPC”. We’ve tried very hard this year to do what we could, but one<br>
>> bad break after the other has reset the process on us. Here’s what it<br>
>> looks like now:<br>
>><br>
>> Somehow in spite of weekly inquiries, we’ve now been told that our<br>
>> submissions were not received and we need to start the 2 week process<br>
>> over to get the approval. This means we won’t hear anything until the<br>
>> end of the month or 1 month out from the conference. There is still a<br>
>> chance they’ll say NO. This makes it a little risky for us to<br>
>> recommend you wait for the Dorms.<br>
>><br>
>> If the dorms are allocated, they will be in the San Jacinto Residence<br>
>> Hall. There will be no more than 50 rooms made available at ~$70 for 2<br>
>> twins.<br>
>><br>
>> People have different housing needs when they come to YAPC. Some need<br>
>> to have the cheapest housing possible. Some frequent travelers prefer<br>
>> the hotel chain they usually use. Others just want to be in the hotel<br>
>> where everyone else plans to be. We’re very hesitant to recommend<br>
>> anything we’ve not checked out. At the moment, YAPC has reserved a<br>
>> block of 50 rooms at the Double Tree, which is very near the<br>
>> conference. This might be a good choice for that group of folks. If we<br>
>> fill this up soon, there’s a chance, we might be able to book more<br>
>> rooms.<br>
>><br>
>> You can also review and update Who is Staying Where on the wiki. This<br>
>> should help you find where people are going to be. We’ll provide an<br>
>> update on the dorms by next Wednesday one way or the other so everyone<br>
>> knows where things stand.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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