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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