The good news is that the Hotel costs in Richmond Hill are considerably less than past venues. And, the exchange rate is currently USD$1 to about CAD$1.60, And, the beer has more alcohol content. If your really trying to save money fly to Buffalo on Jet Blue, rent a car, and drive to Toronto. It's a 1-2 hr drive and you can visit Niagara Falls. Sheraton Standard Room Rate: $149 CDN (approx. $95 USD) Sheraton Deluxe Jacuzzi Room Rate: $169 CDN (approx. $107 USD) Best Western Standard Room Rate: $109 CDN (approx. $70 USD) -Randy -----Original Message----- From: Susan Harris [mailto:srh@merit.edu] Sent: April 10, 2002 5:50 PM To: Richard A Steenbergen Cc: NANOG Subject: Re: NANOG costs
Unless of course, they'd like to give discounts for people who have attended many past NANOGs are who are now unemployeed. :)
Unfortunately discounts just aren't feasible - there'd be administrative problems and questions of fairness to other attendees (and to Merit, since our per-attendee costs wouldn't change.) Plus, we're not sure it would solve the problem, considering everyone's high travel and hotel costs. There's always multicast and RealAudio ...
This cost is well justified. I know I will have no trouble with it. Over the past few years I have always wanted to attend but due to work and monetary reasons I have not. What caught my eye about Randy's email was a few things I pointed out to some American friends who I asked about attending. Americans will benifit from the exchange rate:
And, the exchange rate is currently USD$1 to about CAD$1.60,
We have real beer :)
And, the beer has more alcohol content.
And the Falls as you drive by.
If your really trying to save money fly to Buffalo on Jet Blue, rent a car, and drive to Toronto. It's a 1-2 hr drive and you can visit Niagara Falls.
It is nice to know I am not the only Canadian thinking about the same things. :) Kim / Zukee
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