<div dir="ltr">Also, advertise your roommate availability on the wiki first (toward the bottom of the URL below), and *then* email this list to let folks know you're looking for a roommate, and remind folks of the link to the wiki, so they can see if you've already removed yourself from the "available" list once you agree (off-list please!) to be roommates with someone.<div>
<br></div><div><a href="http://www.yapcna.org/yn2013/wiki?node=WhoIsStayingWhere">http://www.yapcna.org/yn2013/wiki?node=WhoIsStayingWhere</a><br><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:52 AM, YAPC NA <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:admin@yapcna.org" target="_blank">admin@yapcna.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div>The link to register for the on-campus dorms at the University of Texas is now live: <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></div>
<div><br></div><div>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. </div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Payment is due at time of registration, and is refundable, but with a $50 cancellation fee.</div><div><br></div><div>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: <a href="https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/dhfs/conf/nlogon/" target="_blank">https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/dhfs/conf/nlogon/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div>
<div>FYI: latest conference registration graphic: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/thGPMKb.png" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/thGPMKb.png</a></div><div><br></div><div>More information forthcoming about the arrival dinner and other things needing your attention and possibly needing your reaction.</div>
<div><br></div><div>See you there!</div><div><br></div><div>-YAPC::NA 2013 Austin</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">PS. I'll update the <a href="http://yapcna.org" target="_blank">yapcna.org</a> website with this information soon.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:43 PM, YAPC NA <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:admin@yapcna.org" target="_blank">admin@yapcna.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<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>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div>
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