[NoVa-Corvairs] Action Needed - Electronic Vote for Vair Fair Location by Monday 07 August

[Curtis Shimp]

Guys:

I can't make Saturday because of a funeral (not mine) at 11 AM.  I not
sure what hotel rates are today in the Greater D. C. area but I don't
think we can get much lower and still get the rest of the package.  That
does not mean we should not look around but don't be disappointed if we
can't find what we want.  We certainly won't be able to match someplace
like Hopewell (Richmond), VA.    I know for our last Vair Fair we
subsidized by a few dollars the Saturday night banquet meal because the
cost of $25, plus mandatory tip (I think we were paying the food people's
salary instead of the hotel) seemed too high to get good attendance.

Curt

On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 13:55:37 -0400 Darrin Hartzler <dhartzler at ifc.org>
writes:
> Bryan,
> 
> I can come tomorrow at 10. 
> 
> Anybody else?  Ron?
> 
> Darrin
> 
> -----------------------------------------
> Darrin R. Hartzler
> Senior Corporate Governance Officer
> International Finance Corporation
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> 
> Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com> 
> Sent by: novacc-list-bounces at corvair.org
> 08/04/2006 01:36 PM
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> Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Action Needed - Electronic Vote for Vair    Fair 
> 
> Location by Monday 07 August
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> We'll need to play up the amenities - this would be the highest room 
> 
> rate ever for a Vair Fair, and significantly above other comparable 
> events - in some cases double.  I'm not saying it's a show stopper, 
> but 
> the total package has to be enticing for it to work.  Consider too 
> that 
> if folks stay somewhere else, that affects what we pay for the 
> meeting 
> room, so we really want to get folks to stay there.  Could be a 
> little 
> marketing will help.  I posted a note out to the Chapters list and 
> they 
> were positive on the room rates with amenities.
> 
> My real concern is with the meeting room and hospitality suite. 
> Perhaps we can negotiate that down.
> 
> Since several folks are available, how about if we get together and 
> figure out what we're willing to spend.  I'm thinking tomorrow at my 
> 
> house, say 10 to 11?  If AJ isn't available I can pick up the Vair 
> Fair 
> books so we have attendance figures to work with.
> 
> --Bryan
> 
> On Aug 4, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Darrin Hartzler wrote:
> 
> > The set-up sounds great.   In reading the feedback on the 
> national, it
> > seems that the hotel did not have everything in one place and many 
> were
> > miffed....why not go with the $99 room rate (including full 
> breakfast
> > which will doubtlessly excite the frugal a bit) and give the rest 
> a 
> > map to
> > the nearest motel 6?    Meeting rooms are likely somewhat 
> negotiable as
> > perhaps the banquet room fee may be.
> 
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