Thanks.
So things still look pretty squishy. Same here. I'm about 50% certain I can attend and expect to have that nailed down in the next few weeks.
Normally we would have paid for speakers' Fri and Sat roomnights, and maybe Thurs too. I recall we're going to stretch things a bit for the Asian travelers, given the distances.
Amano is times 3 (Him, assistant & Translator that we provide). Domestic airfares are lower than I expected -- Less than $300 incl tax, tariffs, surcharges, etc) from NY area to Atlantis. But domestic flights seem to still be in the strato-nimbus.
So total, we're looking at possibly 33 roomnights or about $4 grand for roomnights.
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I am still trying to pin down speakers, as I think it is important for at least one of us (probably me) to be there to greet them on arrival, and we have a couple who are going to need some adjustment time for our time zone. I believe Ben Tan is coming in on Thursday afternoon. He is staying through Tues. AM, but has offered to pay his last night’s room. (he’s going from Atlanta to Toronto to visit his brother) Still haven’t heard a final answer from Amano (surprise, surprise) The way east coast flights run, I can get there reasonably early in the AM. So depending on when Amano arrives, I figure I’ll need to be there either Wed. morning or Thurs. morning.
I was hoping to leave Monday AM… I doubt I can be done with speaker hosting duties before then. I’m hoping we can find someone local to spend some time with Professor Tan that day, and maybe take him to the Botanical Gardens. I hate to just leave him there.
Karen
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