That's marketing. It encourages you to book fast. They have plenty of
rooms and if not, the Imperial Palace is directly across the street and
you can get weekday room rates there for $60. Vegas is hurting now,
they won't turn away business.
-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 4:47 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Re: Survey....
Unless they anticipated smaller attendance and got a smaller block or
gave back rooms from the block I sort of doubt they will sell out the
whole thing. Maybe the older tower rooms will all go but probably not
the more expensive Palace or Augustus Towers. I have a feeling
Perspectives this year is going to feel a lot like in 2001 right after
9/11.
-Todd C.
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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Lorraine Aiello
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:22 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Re: Survey....
The site also has this sentence:
Please note that the room block may sell out before October 5th, so make
your reservations early.
Once the room block sells out, the discounted rate is gone. It's a
calculated risk.
Lorraine Aiello
Senior Programmer Analyst
Gloucester Engineering Co., Inc.
(plastics machinery manufacturing firm)
Gloucester, MA
--- On Thu, 7/16/09, laraines422
<laraines422@...<mailto:laraines422%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
From: laraines422
<laraines422@...<mailto:laraines422%40yahoo.com>>
Subject: [Vantage] Re: Survey....
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009, 7:49 PM
From the site links, it looks like Caesar's is taking reservations for
the discounted rate until October 5.
Laraine
--- In vantage@yahoogroups .com, Lorraine Aiello <lorraine.aiello@ ...>
wrote:
the hotel will run out of rooms that they have blocked off for this.
it's one - or up to four - attendees.
isn't any incentive for us to commit earlier than necessary. That being
said - if Epicor wants a tentative head count, then I would think that
they could come up with a creative way to do so. They have got to know
that there are a bunch of us on the fence....
summer.
the registration price for EVERYONE in our company is a fixed $906.50, I
believe. This price holds no matter when you register, early or late.
So membership can pay for itself if you send one or two people to
Perspectives.
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rooms and if not, the Imperial Palace is directly across the street and
you can get weekday room rates there for $60. Vegas is hurting now,
they won't turn away business.
-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Todd Caughey
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 4:47 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Re: Survey....
Unless they anticipated smaller attendance and got a smaller block or
gave back rooms from the block I sort of doubt they will sell out the
whole thing. Maybe the older tower rooms will all go but probably not
the more expensive Palace or Augustus Towers. I have a feeling
Perspectives this year is going to feel a lot like in 2001 right after
9/11.
-Todd C.
________________________________
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Lorraine Aiello
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:22 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Re: Survey....
The site also has this sentence:
Please note that the room block may sell out before October 5th, so make
your reservations early.
Once the room block sells out, the discounted rate is gone. It's a
calculated risk.
Lorraine Aiello
Senior Programmer Analyst
Gloucester Engineering Co., Inc.
(plastics machinery manufacturing firm)
Gloucester, MA
--- On Thu, 7/16/09, laraines422
<laraines422@...<mailto:laraines422%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
From: laraines422
<laraines422@...<mailto:laraines422%40yahoo.com>>
Subject: [Vantage] Re: Survey....
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com<mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009, 7:49 PM
From the site links, it looks like Caesar's is taking reservations for
the discounted rate until October 5.
Laraine
--- In vantage@yahoogroups .com, Lorraine Aiello <lorraine.aiello@ ...>
wrote:
>be to get the group rate on the hotel rooms. I really have no idea when
> As an EUG member, the only advantage to committing to this early would
the hotel will run out of rooms that they have blocked off for this.
>see what the agenda is. Once it's published, we'll decide on whether
> Lorraine Aiello
> Senior Programmer Analyst
> Gloucester Engineering Co., Inc.
> (plastics machinery manufacturing firm)
> Gloucester, MA
>
> --- On Thu, 7/16/09, laraines422 <laraines422@ ...> wrote:
>
>
> From: laraines422 <laraines422@ ...>
> Subject: [Vantage] Re: Survey....
> To: vantage@yahoogroups .com
> Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009, 4:16 PM
>
>
>
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>
> We're using the same strategy as most everyone else - we're waiting to
it's one - or up to four - attendees.
>registered to get the discounted price - so of course, there really
> We were also told that as EUG members that it didn't matter when we
isn't any incentive for us to commit earlier than necessary. That being
said - if Epicor wants a tentative head count, then I would think that
they could come up with a creative way to do so. They have got to know
that there are a bunch of us on the fence....
>...> wrote:
> Laraine Song-Treadgold
> ERP Administrator
> SkoFlo Industries
> Woodinville, WA
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups .com, Lorraine Aiello <lorraine.aiello@
> >agenda would probably be available somewhere around the end of the
> > I was at a user group a couple months back and was told that the
summer.
> >we're members of the New England user group, it's about $400 a year, and
> > One note about user group membership that some might not know:
the registration price for EVERYONE in our company is a fixed $906.50, I
believe. This price holds no matter when you register, early or late.
So membership can pay for itself if you send one or two people to
Perspectives.
> >would
> > Lorraine Aiello
> > Senior Programmer Analyst
> > Gloucester Engineering Co., Inc.
> > (plastics machinery manufacturing firm)
> > Gloucester, MA
> >
> > --- On Tue, 7/14/09, Rob Bucek <rbucek@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Rob Bucek <rbucek@>
> > Subject: RE: [Vantage] Survey....
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups .com
> > Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 2:03 PM
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> > That's one of the primary reasons I hadn't registered yet, however I
> > missed that bit about being refunded until then. But I agree, it
> > seem a little at odds not to have a grace period for viewing theBehalf
> > schedule before backing out.
> >
> > From: vantage@yahoogroups .com [mailto:vantage@ yahoogroups .com] On
> > Of Brian W. Spolarichweb
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:53 AM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups .com
> > Subject: RE: [Vantage] Survey....
> >
> > From what I can tell the agenda isn't finalized yet (might have
> > something to do with the turmoil in the education group?) and the
> > site says something about being able to get a refund until theagenda is
> > published (presumably I might get a chance to look at agenda beforeI
> > decided I wanted a refund? :-).Photonix /
> >
> > -bws
> >
> > --
> > Brian W. Spolarich ~ Manager, Information Services ~ Advanced
> > Picometrixcom> ] On
> > bspolarich@advanced photonix. com
> > <mailto:bspolarich% 40advancedphoton ix.com> ~ 734-864-5618 ~
> > www.advancedphotoni x.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vantage@yahoogroups .com <mailto:vantage% 40yahoogroups. com>
> > [mailto:vantage@ yahoogroups .com <mailto:vantage% 40yahoogroups.
> > Behalf Of Rob Bucekcom> ] On
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:35 AM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups .com <mailto:vantage% 40yahoogroups. com>
> > Subject: RE: [Vantage] Survey....
> >
> > I believe we are tentatively planning to go. Do you have to be
> > registered first before you can get to a list of seminars available?
> >
> > From: vantage@yahoogroups .com <mailto:vantage% 40yahoogroups. com>
> > [mailto:vantage@ yahoogroups .com <mailto:vantage% 40yahoogroups.
> > Behalfmust
> > Of sschaefer323
> > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 4:45 PM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups .com <mailto:vantage% 40yahoogroups. com>
> > Subject: [Vantage] Survey....
> >
> > Quick survey...a couple of questions:
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> > 1. Are you planning to go to Perspectives in Las Vegas?
> > 2. If attending, is there a specific reason why you are attending:
> > Networking or Product Features or "it's Las Vegas"?
> > Warning: don't be too honest.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Stephen
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