Andrew,
I booked in Watertower.
Akira
Andrew Wilson wrote:
> Well since the University Inn was booked I have made a reservation at the
> Watertower.
>
> Anyone else booked in there?
>
> Andrew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A mailing list for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's Usage
> Board [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Diane I. Hillmann
> Sent: 20 March 2006 23:47
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Seattle UB meeting logistics
>
>
> I booked at the University Inn (not too worried about dogs). Jon is
> coming too (mostly for pre-UB project meetings, but he's sitting in
> on the UB stuff as a penitential exercise ... ;-) ) and couldn't book
> for the whole period since there's a block reserved for something
> else on the 28th--but they thought it unlikely that the whole block
> would be used and put him on a waiting list.
>
> So, it might well be too late for all of us to get in at the same
> place, though it looks to me from the addresses like the University
> Inn and the Watertown are pretty close together.
>
> Diane
>
>
>>So which hotel are people going for? University Inn looks cheaper,
>>but I wasn't sure about the abundance of 75lb dogs! :-) We might as
>>well all try and get in at the same place?
>>
>>Andy
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>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: A mailing list for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's Usage
>>Board on behalf of Stuart Sutton
>>Sent: Mon 3/20/2006 7:16 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Seattle UB meeting logistics
>>
>>Yes, the special rate was one of the discount hotel services and I'm
>>sure that only a limited number of rooms are handed out to those
>>services. The University Inn and Watertown properties are both operated
>>by the same company (notice the link to each other on their websites)
>>and both hotels have good reputations.
>>
>>Stuart.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: A mailing list for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's Usage
>>Board [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Diane I. Hillmann
>>Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 11:08 AM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Seattle UB meeting logistics
>>
>>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
>>>
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