RE: Early bird special for COMMON - COMMON Housing -- MIDRANGE-L

I gather the signal/noise ratio of my posts is decreasing.

I'll finish a couple posts, and then I'm done posting for the foreseeable
future.  This is in no way related to your post, Portal.  There have been
more than enough "hints" that have said same, on-list and off.

The reason I write is it is my feeble attempt to give back.  The 38/400/i
platform has allowed me to become semi-retired.  I've learned from my work
experience, and I relate the quality of that education to the design of the
platform.  Writing is not an attempt at ego-gratification, but rather, is a
burden I feel.  I'd much rather read (ie listen) and ponder things, rather
than spend the time writing.  The occasional replies to my posts have been
very good, and very gratifying.  Hardly worth it, though, from my POV.  I
gain a lot more by just lurking.

So I'll find other ways to contribute to the Community.

In spite of advice to the contrary, I'm going to write at least a couple
letters to IBM.  This is also in spite of the fact that IBM Legal has
"asked" me, back on July 31, not to do so.  Up until that time, they
appeared to give serious attention to the things I sent them...!  So the
reason I'm going to do this, contrary to advice, is because IBM pays closer
attention, and appears to have a far greater understanding, of the kinds of
things I've written here.

My experience with IBM executives directly contrasts the conventional wisdom
I've read on this list:  that IBM doesn't listen.

Maybe that's the case with mid-level managers at IBM, I dunno...  IMV
however, this idea that IBM doesn't listen is patently false, based on my
experience writing the top execs.

jt


> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Portal39@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 10:08 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Early bird special for COMMON - COMMON Housing
>
>
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> Affordability is the 1st rule.  If my firm/employer cannot afford it,
> whatever your claimed Value is, it is nothing to those in that position.
>
> The number of conference days went down from 5 to 4, later the
> costs went up,
> and now common is going to what again in this balancing act?
>
> An effectiveness yardstick to the common changes is attendance tracking to
> the changes you have made.
>
> In a message dated 11/16/2001 12:23:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> jkrueger@andrewscg.com writes:
>
>
> > Subj: RE: Early bird special for COMMON - COMMON Housing
> > Date: 11/16/2001 12:23:35 PM Eastern Standard Time
> > From:    jkrueger@andrewscg.com
> > Sender:    midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> > Reply-to: <A
> HREF="mailto:midrange-l@midrange.com">midrange-l@midrange.com</A>
> > To:    midrange-l@midrange.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >> I haven't studied the details of the conference, yet, but
> saw mention of
> > Opryland Hotel someplace.  If that's where it's located, you guys are IN
> > LUCK...!  The place is a HUGE complex of hotels, with the acres
> of atriums
> > between them under glass.  (IOW, it's a site to behold.)
> >
> > >> If that's where it is, I've stayed in the AmeriHost just
> across the way.
> > It's
> > within walking distance, and is a fraction of the cost of
> Opryland Hotel.
> >
> > >> I've also had pleasant stays at Holiday Inn Express, on Elm
> Pike Rd.  If
> > you
> > have car transportation available, it's about 5 or 10 minutes
> from Opryland.
> > Used to be around $70 - $90, awhile back.
> >
> > Just a quick reminder...  Part of the reason we had to raise
> COMMON's rates
> > is
> > because we've had to pay some VERY high attrition charges to the hotels
> > when our
> > room blocks weren't filled.  Staying at a close by 'cheap'
> hotel may seem
> > attractive in the short run, but in the long run, if too many
> of you do it,
> > we'll have to make up for it with higher and higher conference
> fees.  THERE
> > IS
> > NO FREE LUNCH!
> >
> > We do understand the need for including lower priced hotels as
> > alternatives, so
> > that you can use the COMMON housing bureau without paying extravagent
> > rates, and
> > we've instructed our staff to do their absolute best to meet that need.
> >
> > Our challenge comes from that fact that in most cites, the convention
> > centers
> > and the high-priced hotels work together as a team -- it is simply not
> > possible
> > for us to rent the amount of convention space we need without writing
> > contracts
> > with both the convention centers and the hotels -- they are
> only being sold
> > as
> > complete packages.
> >
> > Please consider working through the COMMON housing bureau if at all
> > possible; it
> > makes COMMON sense!
> >
> > Janet Krueger
> > COMMON Treasurer
> >
> >
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