Take 2 on this post (since the first one was completely lost in the server crash.) Sorry for the length, but this post includes alot of info. Please read all of it.
As many of you are aware, I am really pushing for a Diabetes Forum Meet and Greet. It appears that the location for the 2007 Meet and Greet will be in Las Vegas. That is 98.2% sure (with a .4% margin of error.) However, Vegas has one thing that many other locations don’t have, and that is hotel rates that fluctuate like the stock market.
If all goes through with Vegas the event will be held on a Sunday-Friday time frame. Friday and Saturday night in Vegas are expensive and many times the rates drastically increase, sometimes as much as 2x what a Sunday night would be.
Las Vegas right now is currently booking until the end of August. Therefore all of the following information is pulled from calendars based up until then and based off of current hotel rates on October 24, 2006. They may go up, they may go down. The good part is if they go down, as you only need a 7 day notice to cancel a hotel rate for most Vegas hotels.
The events that will take place during the trip are totally up in the air at this time. Some may even be determined by the date that people can attend. Keep in mind, you do not have to attend the entire time and you can come early or late if you want. The main event will just take place during a Sunday-Friday. There are numerous things to do in Vegas besides gambling and not all of them are expensive. I think some of the best things to do are to just walk the strip and stop in all the shops and hotels to check each one out. If possible, a trip to Hoover **** could be arranged so we could all have out dam photo taken.
Below is a graphical table of how rates change from April 1st till August 31st.
The following is now a table for those that like numbers showing what the average rate is during those 5 nights. Some weeks one night may be 50% higher than the rest, the following is an average though using a low level, mid-low level, and a mid level hotel.
If a person wants to stay at the King’s Suite in the MGM Grande, then they may. I just think everyone staying together would be a great idea so it’s easier to meet others. The reason the strip was chosen for hotels was because of it’s location to everything, but keep in mind, these hotels are not final. Just an visual idea of rates for the area.
Also, keep in mind if you are on a tight budget that you can make a week not available for that reason alone. I understand that. I just want to see what everyone is capable of doing and then I will put that in a table for who can make it. Also, keep in mind temperature as well, but remember, 100 degrees in Vegas is like 80 degrees in Florida. The weeks where you see an extreme price jump usually mean a convention is there, which means thousands upon thousands more people.
Now, here is the final task and the goal of this entire post. This is also why no poll is attached on this thread. Copy the table below and for each week add if you can, cannot, or might be able to make it. If only a might, specify please. Please don’t hesitate to vote.
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