Folks:
Just a note that I just tried booking at the University Tower and
they had no more rooms available at the special rate. Looks like good
old "bait and switch" to me ... :-(
Diane
>All, please accept my apologies for being so late getting logistical
>information to you for the Seattle meeting Saturday and Sunday, April
>29-30 (Board meeting on Monday, May 1). Both the Usage Board and Board
>of Trustees meetings will be held in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) room
>310D--one the iSchool's conference rooms on the University of Washington
>(UW) campus. Here is a link to the campus map with MGH circled:
>http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/?MGH. We can accommodate direct
>network access without authentication and wireless with authentication
>(working on having wireless for you without authentication).
>
>HOTELS:
>
>There are three comparable hotels within easy walking distance (5
>minutes) of the UW campus. We will need you to make your own room
>reservations. I have listed the three below in descending order of
>expense (althought Watertown and University Tower are priced fairly
>similarly). The University Inn is reasonably priced and quite
>satisfactory. Until recently, the Inn was the primary hotel in the area
>for University guests. The Watertown is the newest and considered one
>of the best hotels in Seattle. The University Tower was recently
>renovated. All three have Internet access. All three are approximately
>10 minutes from downtown by cab (Watertown has free dowtown shuttle).
>
>University Inn
>4140 Roosevelt Way NE
>Seattle, WA 98105
>http://www.universityinnseattle.com/guestrooms.htm
>(Free wireless in rooms)
>
>Watertown
>4242 Roosevelt Way NE
>Seattle, WA 98105
>http://www.watertownseattle.com/guestrooms.htm
>(Free internet access)
>
>University Tower Hotel
>4507 Brooklyn Ave NE
>Seattle, WA 98105
>Seattle.com (better rates): http://www.seattle.com/universitytowerhotel/
>Direct: http://www.universitytowerhotel.com/
>(Free wireless in rooms; DSL in rooms available on request)
>
>DINNER WITH BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
>
>We will be dining with the Board of Trustees the evening of Sunday,
>April 30.
>
>Stuart
>
>Stuart A. Sutton, Associate Professor
>The Information School Research Commons
>University of Washington
>4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 400
>Seattle, WA 98105
>http://www.ischool.washington.edu
>
|