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[AGA-sc] Fwd: Re: Sheraton Site Visit -Done Deal



Here is the contract

--- Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:27:19 -0800 (PST)
> From: Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Sheraton Site Visit -Done Deal
> To: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>, jiml1029@aol.com
> CC: l_lampert@yahoo.com, shieber@yahoo.com
> 
>  Consider it done. I spoke to Molly a few hours ago
> and she agreed to the last few things I asked for. I
> have cleaned up the agreement and attached it for
> the
> record. I will be signing it tomorrow. 
> 
> Molly gave me the 30 room night option on Thursday
> and
> tables as needed for no charge.
> 
> She has put in a request to get our web registration
> page set up. This should be done possibly as early
> as
> tomorrow. We will actually be able to monitor
> registrations from the back end of this web
> page......very kewl.
> 
> Scott, we will need to cut a $500 check within 30
> days
> to the Sheraton.
> 
> Now on to the real fun................
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Larry
> 
> --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks Jim... OK Larry, let's close it out!
> > 
> >    - Erik
> > 
> > On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, jiml1029@aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > > Yes ! Do it! This is a nice Hotel, much better
> > than park plaza. $159 rooms for $99. Molly told me
> > the airport area is kinda dead on the weekends,
> much
> > busier during the week.
> > >
> > > Rooms are being upgraded. The upgrading is
> > beginning now, and will go through Aug (sound
> > familiar ;)). Molly showed me a couple of rooms
> that
> > have been upgraded, very nice, Marble counters,
> 42"
> > flatscreen TV's with HD ! The ones I saw had great
> > views out across the bay.
> > >
> > > It is a true conference hotel with partitoned
> > space , unsubdivided the largest room would be
> ~600
> > capacity.
> > >
> > > We would use one partitioned room (150 max) for
> > the main pres room theatre style, and another one
> > the same size for the Banquet, next door. So no
> > issue of converting from one style of seating to
> > another.
> > >
> > > I did not see the vendor room as it was in use,
> it
> > is not as big as the one at PP, but still a decent
> > size room. It can overflow out into a nice wide
> > hallway area, which separates it from the main
> conf
> > rooms.
> > >
> > > We would set up tables in this area for
> > registration, should work well.
> > >
> > > Hospitality in a Suite on the top floor, in a
> > large room, with a kitchen and batroom, no
> bedrooms,
> > nice shape room. I'd guess it would hold 40-50
> folks
> > standing around, some chairs , sofas and dining
> > table. I think we could bring some of our own
> stuff
> > in there, hotel would turn a blind eye to it.
> > >
> > > Shuttle 24x7 to SF airport, which is just a few
> > miles north. Shuttle runs every 30 mins during the
> > day, and is on call during the night.
> > >
> > > They have a bus comes buy during the day that
> will
> > shuttle folks to downtown Burlingame or San Mateo,
> > both have nice old walk-around shopping areas.
> > >
> > > Very nice restaurant and bar, another restaurant
> > KinCaids in walking distance. Many other hotels ,
> > the usual suspects within mins drive.
> > >
> > > They are fine with us doing water aquariums in
> the
> > conf rooms, it will be a bucket brigade.
> > >
> > > Go for it !
> > >
> > > Jim.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
> > > To: jiml1029@aol.com; Scott Hieber
> > <shieber@yahoo.com>; Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
> > > Sent: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:04:22 -0800 (PST)
> > > Subject: Sheraton Site Visit
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Jim,
> > >
> > > Thanks for getting this done. I hope the
> facility
> > > turns out to be what we think it is. I will be
> > eagerly
> > > waiting to hear from you tomorrow :-)!
> > >
> > > Just to bring everyone up to speed, I have had
> > some
> > > further conversations with Molly. I was able to
> > get us
> > > the vendor room starting at 12:00pm on Friday
> > instead
> > > of 6pm. The vendors complained about not getting
> > into
> > > the room early enough last year so this should
> > help.
> > >
> > > I also had her add that we coul add 10
> additional
> > > rooms 45 days out at the conf rate. This is only
> > for
> > > Fri and Sat so I have asked her for up to an
> > > additional 30 nights for Thurs as stated below:
> > >
> > > "Hotel agrees to add up to 30 rooms as agreed
> upon
> > > with the Aquatic Gardenerss Association each
> night
> > on
> > > 11/09/06 up to 60 days out (by September 10,
> 2006)
> > at
> > > the Conference rate."
> > >
> > > Don't know if I can get this since the Thursday
> > rate
> > > is $159. The weekend rate is lower.
> > >
> > > Since we only have 15 rooms on Thursday they
> will
> > book
> > > quickly. It is likely that I could negotiate
> more
> > > as-needed as we have done in the last few years
> > but I
> > > would prefer to be more proactive since this is
> > always
> > > a delicate balance.
> > >
> > > I also asked her for some tables since they were
> > not
> > > mentioned in the contract.
> > >
> > > I have attached the contract in it's latest
> > iteration.
> > > Her changes were in blue my last change is in
> red.
> > >
> > > If I get these last changes, I am ready to sign
> > this
> > > as soon as I hear from Jim. If there are any
> > > objections to this union please speak now or
> > forever
> > > hold your peace. ;-)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Larry
> > >
> > > --- jiml1029@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > >> Larry,
> > >>
> > >> I meet with Molly tomorrow at noon at the
> > Sheraton.
> > >> Understand the urgency ! Will send out an
> update
> > >> when I get back to work.
> > >>
> > >> On PP I just wasn't sure how we had left the
> > >> situation there, just to be sure they wont
> > comeback
> > >> later and say we contracted with them.
> > >>
> > >> No, I made no commitments to anyone at Park
> > Plaza.
> > >>
> > >> Jim.
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>
> > >> To: jiml1029@aol.com; shieber@yahoo.com;
> > >> erik@thekrib.com
> > >> Sent: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:57:41 -0800 (PST)
> > >> Subject: Re: AGA2K6 Contract ! ! !
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Hi Jim,
> > >>
> > >> If you can get up there tomorrow that would be
> > >> great.
> > >> Even if Molly is not there you could still find
> > >> someone to show you around. Please let me know
> > what
> > >> you end up doing.
> > >>
> > >> As far as the Park Plaza, I do not have any
> > >> obligations to them. So unless you guys had any
> > we
> > >> should be fine there. They never even responded
> > back
> > >> to our proposal.
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Larry
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --- jiml1029@aol.com wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Larry,
> > >>>
> > >>> just read thru the contract. Good job! I cant
> > make
> > >>> it up there today. I just called the hotel
> > >> catering
> > >>> / sales #, but they may be at lunch. I will
> call
> > >>> back later.
> > >>>
> > >>> I am fairly open tomorrow, so could squeeze in
> a
> > >>> jaunt up there. I will get a hold of Molly
> today
> > >> and
> > >>> see if we can make that work.
> > >>>
> > >>> Back on Park Plaza, we dont have any dangling
> > >>> obligations there , do we ?
> > >>>
> > 
> === message truncated ===
> 

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