[Athen] feedback on change of venue for Accessing Higher Ground 2009

[Howard Kramer]

Terry,

Sounds good. I'm sure other ATHEN members would be interested in doing the
same. Let's see what develops.

Thanks,
Howard

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Terrill Thompson <tft at u.washington.edu>wrote:


>  I for one would be very interested in doing a preconference session to

> bridge these two conferences.

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> I'll contact EDUCAUSE and cc you Howard to see whether we can get some

> support from them in promoting AHG.

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>

> Terry

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> *From:* Howard Kramer [mailto:hkramer.atsol at gmail.com]

> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:06 PM

> *To:* tft at u.washington.edu; Access Technologists in Higher Education

> Network

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] feedback on change of venue for Accessing Higher

> Ground 2009

>

>

>

> Hi Terry, et al,

>

> I'm sure you mentioned it - but it slipped off my radar. Following the

> usual schedule, we would usually start doing lab setup on Sunday, the 8th

> and begin the conference on the 10th. I think it would be difficult to shift

> the whole conference over to start on Saturday, the 7th. What may be

> possible - I'd like to hear feedback from the rest of you on this - is to

> perhaps have a string of earlier preconference lecture sessions starting on

> the 7th or the 8th, tailored to this population. Maybe that would induce

> some of the Educause attendees to hang out a few days. Educause would have

> to advertise this to their attendees for this to be a success.

>

> Let me know what you all think.

>

> Regarding the other issues, Supper Shuttle has service to and from the

> Westin, $25 one way according to the web site I'm looking at. We'll be

> talking to the Westin in the next couple of weeks about their hotel shuttle

> service. My guess is that it will be more extensive and accessible than the

> Millennium. We'll also be scoping out the surrounding neighborhood for

> eating opportunities, etc.

>

> Thank you all for your feedback.

>

> -Howard

>

>

>  On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Terrill Thompson <tft at u.washington.edu>

> wrote:

>

> Hi Howard,

>

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>

> As cool a place as Boulder is, I think all the adjectives you used to

> justify the change ("nicer", "newer", "more accessible") speak for

> themselves.

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>

> While you're considering a change in space, I also wonder (and I apologize

> if I asked you this already) whether it's feasible to consider a change in

> dates in 2009, to correspond more closely with EDUCAUSE, which is November

> 3-6 in Denver. Maybe you could provide a discount to anyone attending both

> conferences, which combined with having the two events back-to-back would

> persuade a few EDUCAUSE attendees to stay a few extra days and learn about

> accessibility.  What do you think?

>

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>

> Terry

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>

> Terrill Thompson

> Technology Accessibility Specialist

> DO-IT, Accessible Technology

> UW Technology Services

> University of Washington

> tft at u.washington.edu

> 206/221-4168

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> *From:* athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] *On

> Behalf Of *Howard Kramer

> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:33 AM

>

>

> *To:* Access Technologists in Higher Education Network

> *Subject:* [Athen] feedback on change of venue for Accessing Higher Ground

> 2009

>

>

>

> Hello All:

>

>

>

> We're 90% decided on moving the conference to the Westin (in Westminster),

> about 15 miles south east of Boulder and about 13 miles from downtown

> Denver. You can view the hotel website at

> http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1173.

> The meeting space is much nicer, so are the sleeping rooms, it's more

> accessible and it's a much newer hotel. The room prices will be the same as

> last year - $119, including free wireless in the rooms and a $10 coupon for

> breakfast.

>

> However, before we make a final decision, I'd like to hear feedback from

> the ATHEN group since this is the official conference of the organization.

> Does anyone have any strong objections. The drawback of the location is that

> it's not Boulder (or Denver). But there's just nothing in Boulder that can

> provide better meeting space.

>

> We're also thinking about extending the conference a half-day, ending on

> Saturday noon.

>

> As always, I look forward to your feedback.

>

> Thanks,

> Howard

>

>

>

> --

> Howard Kramer

> AHG Conference Coordinator

> 303-492-8672

> fax: 492-5601

>

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Howard Kramer
AT Lab Coordinator
AHG Conference Coordinator
303-492-8672
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