Accomodation

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We need a range of accommodation options, the bulk of accommodation will be within the college environs, but some people will want cheaper options, and others will want more luxury.

  • better quality accommodation (ensuite, etc)
  • couple/family accommodation
  • cheap single person (eg student accommodation)

Should we organise billeting? This means helping link up visitors with a local who is willing to accomodate them for the duration of the conference.

Stewart notes that:

  • staying in the college is dirt cheap. Close to rates for backpackers, and includes food.
  • staying in the college is a community thing. You can talk geek over toast in the morning with lots of people! You can also chat at night in the kitchen and in the corridoors. Many people choose to stay in the college over their usual (company paid) 'nicer' accomodation because of the community feel.
  • Speakers with families need to be considered. There has been room at universities for these in the past (Dunedin had a place for visiting academics which was used, Perth had some larger rooms nearby).

Julien adds:

  • A lot of people stay in the college for one reason, networking (of the ethernet kind) some of us are just so wired that we can't do with a night off.

Richard adds:

  • The key issue from a conference management point of view is whether accommodation bookings are handled by the LCA volunteer team, or whether we simply provide referrals to participating accomodation providers.
  • I am _strongly_ of the belief that we should only be referring accomodation, and not handling the bookings ourselves. We really cannot add any value to the accomodation aside from reducing the delegates' interaction with the accomodation provider (which is not necessarily in their interest).
  • My concern here arises from my own bad experiences with LCA in 2007. Projected onto 2008, I think that even a modest percentage of delegates with accommodation issues would represent a significant administrative and accounting burden on the volunteer committee.
  • There is a good reason why bulk-booked accomodation is cheaper; the admin burden has to fall somewhere. I don't think it should fall on the LCA committee, especially during the conference when we'll have more than enough to deal with.

Requirements

Dorm Type

  • Breakfast provided in large dining room -- Should be optional, but most will take
  • Networking (wired ethernet proferred, wireless historically unreliable) -- connected to conference net (if appropriate)
  • Bed, desk, chair
  • Enough bathrooms/showers to enable everyone to shower quickly in the morning
  • Large lounge for night socialising/hacking

Self contained

  • More hotel like, private rooms for couples or families

Accommodation Types

Colleges (Melbourne Uni)

We have approached the following:

  • Trinity College ($59)
  • St Marys College ($59)
  • Ormond College (unavailable: booked out on the 31st)

WE have not approached

  • Queens College
  • St Hilda's
  • University College
  • International House

Of the colleges, Trinity and Ormond are the largest, then Queens. St Hilda's, St Mary's, and others, are vastly smaller, and can't take the bulk of our load. University College and International House are appreciably further away.

Details of the colleges, their contact details and the facilities

Backpackers

Have spoken to these guys - they're sending donna group booking info.

Hotels Nearby 

(14:56:58) KatteKrab: the elizabeth tower is GREAT location - but I've heard it's dingy, expensive and crap - so we need to check that out too...
(14:57:18) jamesturnbull: elizabeth tower - not nice
(14:57:29) jamesturnbull: dark, dingy and smells funny

Off the map

5 Star City Hotels

Sofitel, Grand Hyatt, Park Hyatt, etc etc

References

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