> > But hard to tell without a draft of the contract and > then > plugging it into a spreadsheet and see where the > sensitivities are. > > Larry, and the rest, you think we need to see a > draft of > the hotel contract or what at this point? NO, let's let them learn to walk on their own. I want them to be educated by us not spoon fed. I have already responded with some basic info. Let's try to let them draw their own conclusions by showing them rather than just telling them. Even if they bring a lame deal to the table we can get involved later and try to fix it before it is signed. Let's see what they come up with first. Of course I may be all wrong! Larry > > --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote: > > > Will look at this in detail later today... > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:03:44 -0400 > > From: jiml1029@aol.com > > To: erik@thekrib.com, mskidmore@alamedanet.net, > > NYCSFO@aol.com > > Subject: Fwd: Oakland Marriott Info > > > > All, > > > > this is the response from the Marriot. The only > thing I > > could not give them was some idea how many people > would > > likely go for the Banquet on Saturday night. This > will be > > key as they appear to be willing to waive the conf > room > > costs based on that. > > > > The Marriott is a full convention center. Lots of > room > > space that can be partitioned as necessary, it is > also a > > very nice hotel. > > > > One other thing I need to check on is the shuttle > > service, I will do that now. > > > > Jim. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nolan Treadway > <ntreadway@oaklandmarriott.com> > > To: jiml1029@aol.com > > Sent: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:52:50 -0700 > > Subject: Oakland Marriott Info > > > > > > Jim, > > > > Thanks for the call yesterday and thanks for your > > interest in the Oakland Marriott City Center. > > > > I?m pleased to offer a group rate of $105 for Nov > 3 ? 5, > > 2006 based upon 55 rooms per night for Friday and > > Saturday nights. (Nov 10 ? 12, 2006 is not > available). > > > > We would hold the Friday night > reception/registration in > > our 21st floor ballroom called AJ Toppers. The > session > > on Saturday would take place in 3 sections of our > Calvin > > Simmons Ballroom (at about 2700 square feet) and > the > > vendor areas would be in the 4th section of that > same > > Simmons Ballroom (that is 1100 square feet). We > would > > need to also use the Simmons Ballroom for the > dinner > > which would take about 2 hours to turn from > classroom to > > rounds. Since I don?t have your final schedule of > events > > I?m not sure if there is a two hour window between > the > > day?s meetings ending and the banquet. The > auction would > > then return to the Simmons Ballroom Sunday > morning. All > > room rental would be waived based upon having the > banquet > > dinner Saturday night. > > > > I?ve attached a brochure to this e-mail but if > you?d like > > me to send you a full packet just let me know what > your > > address is and I can get that out to you. Please > let me > > know if you?ve got any questions or if anything in > this > > e-mail is unclear. > > > > Regards, > > Nolan > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Nolan Treadway > > Senior Sales Manager > > Oakland Marriott City Center > > 1001 Broadway > > Oakland, California 94607 > > ntreadway@oaklandmarriott.com > > 510-466-6413 - Direct Phone Line > > 510-839-0677 - Fax > > > > > > http://www.marriott.com/OAKDT > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are > > confidential and intended soley for the use of the > > individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you > > are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, > disclose > > or use any part of it. If you have received this > message > > in error, please delete it and all copies from > your > > system and notify the sender immediately by return > email. > > Please note that any views or opinions presented > in this > > email are soley those of the author and do not > > necessarily represent those of the company. > Finally, the > > recipient should check this email and any > attachments for > > the presence of viruses. The company accepts no > > liability for any damage caused by any virus > transmitted > > by this email. > > > _______________________________________________ > > AGA-sc mailing list > > AGA-sc@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc > > > > _______________________________________________ > AGA-sc mailing list > AGA-sc@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc > _______________________________________________ AGA-sc mailing list AGA-sc@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-sc