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StellaPrice Admin
Posts : 409 Join date : 2011-04-25 Age : 44 Location : Shadow Heights
| Subject: Questions about the event? Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:38 am | |
| Ask and you shall get an answer... if I have it... | |
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TheMrs
Posts : 22 Join date : 2011-05-17 Age : 44 Location : Brantford, ON, CA
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Tue May 17, 2011 12:07 pm | |
| So I've never been to a con...but I've looked longingly at many con websites and I've noticed that some of them have spouse or guest pricing. My husband is coming with me and although he's a wonderfully supportive of my habit he does not want to attend panels and other book/author related events, but he does want to eat. Does AAD have anything like this? Thanks | |
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StellaPrice Admin
Posts : 409 Join date : 2011-04-25 Age : 44 Location : Shadow Heights
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Tue May 17, 2011 12:11 pm | |
| AAD's registration is for the MEALS not the attendance for the con. So if he would like to eat, he will have to pay the registration price includes 5-6 meals. 3 lunches, a dinner, a breakfast and probably a welcome event.
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TheMrs
Posts : 22 Join date : 2011-05-17 Age : 44 Location : Brantford, ON, CA
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Tue May 17, 2011 12:28 pm | |
| Thanks for getting back so fast on that. Good to know. Also, as an aside, thank you for having a reasonable registration price. | |
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StellaPrice Admin
Posts : 409 Join date : 2011-04-25 Age : 44 Location : Shadow Heights
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Tue May 17, 2011 12:31 pm | |
| Well yes... that's because Registration pays for your meals only. we work with the hotel to get US a very generous price for the convention to BE at the hotel, and unlike other cons, we pass the savings on to the attendee. AAD doesn't make money off this con.
Also, the room rate is the LOWEST to ever come from the Hotel we are using in the HISTORY of the hotel's con hosting. I'm really happy they were willing to work with us! | |
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Jenren
Posts : 21 Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 51 Location : Indiana
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Wed May 18, 2011 11:23 am | |
| Are these questions pertaining to the 2011 con? | |
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StellaPrice Admin
Posts : 409 Join date : 2011-04-25 Age : 44 Location : Shadow Heights
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Wed May 18, 2011 11:31 am | |
| Um... No I guess they would be general questions mostly though I will answer any questions for both years... and years past if you fancy. | |
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Sariah
Posts : 128 Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 45 Location : Colorado
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Wed May 18, 2011 2:53 pm | |
| How much is the registration fee? I think I have missed it somewhere. | |
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StellaPrice Admin
Posts : 409 Join date : 2011-04-25 Age : 44 Location : Shadow Heights
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Wed May 18, 2011 2:59 pm | |
| we havent announced it yet. Probably in August. | |
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Sariah
Posts : 128 Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 45 Location : Colorado
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Wed May 18, 2011 3:56 pm | |
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Jenren
Posts : 21 Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 51 Location : Indiana
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Wed May 18, 2011 9:11 pm | |
| - StellaPrice wrote:
- Um... No I guess they would be general questions mostly though I will answer any questions for both years... and years past if you fancy.
Thank You I will try to be patient then, for information to come about 2012... How fast does this con usually fill up? | |
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StellaPrice Admin
Posts : 409 Join date : 2011-04-25 Age : 44 Location : Shadow Heights
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Wed May 18, 2011 9:35 pm | |
| Good question!
Honestly? With the amount of buzz we have already for 2012 we are betting its going to be less then a month to full up the 400 people for 2012. This year we sold out of the hotel in a month, and the registration in 3 months... So I honestly dont know. | |
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Jenren
Posts : 21 Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 51 Location : Indiana
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Thu May 19, 2011 10:31 am | |
| Okay...so we should plan on registering right away, and reserving our room also. Do you have an idea as to when registration will open for 2012? | |
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StellaPrice Admin
Posts : 409 Join date : 2011-04-25 Age : 44 Location : Shadow Heights
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Thu May 19, 2011 10:34 am | |
| September 2011. Not sure when but I am thinking, bearing unforseen circumstances, the first week of the month (probably after Labor Day weekend)
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Jenren
Posts : 21 Join date : 2011-05-18 Age : 51 Location : Indiana
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Thu May 19, 2011 10:41 am | |
| - StellaPrice wrote:
- September 2011. Not sure when but I am thinking, bearing unforseen circumstances, the first week of the month (probably after Labor Day weekend)
THANKS a BUNCH Stella! I appreciate you're help, and getting back so fast I'm really looking forward to the con, and to being in NOLA. I've never been to either..... I'll be celebrating my 40th b-day next year - the con begins the day after my b-day! Woo Hoo!!! | |
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StellaPrice Admin
Posts : 409 Join date : 2011-04-25 Age : 44 Location : Shadow Heights
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Thu May 19, 2011 10:42 am | |
| Well thats a big happy birthday alright LOL!
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kikigirl
Posts : 121 Join date : 2011-05-10 Location : Earth, "The" Solar System, Milky Way
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Thu May 19, 2011 4:35 pm | |
| I have this horrid image in my head of the registration being announced, and for some reason not being able to sign up...
Ahh! No stess about next year's con! Ahh!
Although I am looking forward to seeing all the new people who have just found out about it. This is going to be great! | |
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WOOWOO
Posts : 678 Join date : 2011-05-17 Location : PA
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Thu May 19, 2011 4:38 pm | |
| That would be a nightmare.
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kikigirl
Posts : 121 Join date : 2011-05-10 Location : Earth, "The" Solar System, Milky Way
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Thu May 19, 2011 4:50 pm | |
| Oh!
An actual question about 2012!
What is the hotel's policy on large-ish gatherings in-room? i.e. - the night before the con starts, can we semi-publically invite people for a meet and greet in a room? Or do they only want us to have "events" in public spaces? | |
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StellaPrice Admin
Posts : 409 Join date : 2011-04-25 Age : 44 Location : Shadow Heights
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Thu May 19, 2011 5:41 pm | |
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LuciCalanor
Posts : 33 Join date : 2011-05-20 Age : 46 Location : Pensacola, FL
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Oh Alex Guest
| Subject: Hotel Fri May 20, 2011 6:13 pm | |
| Hey Stella - Any way we could get some range for the room rate they are offering? I'm trying to see if I can budget the RT in Chicago AND AAD. But to be honest, NOLA sounds soooo much more fun than Chicago |
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Alexandra O'Hurley
Posts : 3 Join date : 2011-05-20 Location : Newport News, Virginia
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Fri May 20, 2011 6:16 pm | |
| And I just registered, but apparently, I had not signed in again I am Oh Alex. Wondered why it was asking me for a name. Forum FAIL. Forums and I don't get along. | |
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WOOWOO
Posts : 678 Join date : 2011-05-17 Location : PA
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Fri May 20, 2011 9:33 pm | |
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bookworm2011
Posts : 59 Join date : 2011-05-17 Location : North Strabane, PA
| Subject: Re: Questions about the event? Sun May 22, 2011 3:44 pm | |
| Thanks for the FYI about possible registration announcement for NOLA AAD 2012. Do not want to miss out on getting registered. Sure sounds like lots of people are interested. | |
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