Re: [802SEC] March 2005 Plenary Session overflow rooms and Hyatt Regency rate changes
Buzz,
It isn't a great memory. It is just that many of us were premanently scarred by our encounter with that hotel. 802 is lucky we didn't sue. :^) Geoff and I had a brief chat about the Ritz Carlton with its dress code and the Waterford Crystal chandeliers in the elevators (which they were careful to tell you were Waterford).
Regards,
Pat
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Subject: Re: [802SEC] March 2005 Plenary Session overflow rooms and
Hyatt Regency rate changes
Tony, Wow, now here's a guy with a great memory. Actually, it was the Ritz Carlton Hotel at Buckhead (a suburb of Atlanta) which is snobby enough to actually have an enforced dress-code (remember the liveried doormen?). But it is the Ritz-Carlton management company that does that, not juat the Atlanta location. You will note we have not done anymore Ritz Carlton hotels since that one mistake, so I would not be concerned that we will see a similar problem this time. But I will have Dawn or Jennifer double-check to make sure that casual attire (e.g. blue jeans) will be acceptable in all areas of the hotel (except possibly their highest-priced, fanciest restaurant). Both Hyatt and Hilton tend to cater to business travelers and are generally very accepting of casual attire. What a blast of nostaglia, though !!! :-)
Thanx, Buzz
Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
Boeing - SSG
PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM
Seattle, WA 98124-2207
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From: Tony Jeffree [mailto:tony@JEFFREE.CO.UK]
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:14 AM
To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: Re: [802SEC] March 2005 Plenary Session overflow rooms and Hyatt Regency rate changes
Buzz -
I seem to remember, way back in the dim & distant past when we were last in Atlanta for a plenary session (mid-late 80's IIRC), that the hotel (was it the Hilton?) had a dress code which meant that many 802-ers were disenfranchised from using the hotel bar and/or restaurant because they had only brought casual clothes. I remember being refused service in the hotel bar because I was wearing blue jeans.
If that is going to happen to us again (in either property), then it would be appropriate to warn our membership ahead of time so they can either vote with their feet & find a more relaxed hotel, or bring clothing that fits the code. Or even better, persuade them to waive the code during our stay.
Regards,
Tony
At 23:50 08/02/2005, you wrote:
>IEEE 802: Meeting Information Update Memo - 3rd Announcement
>Date: Friday, February 4, 2005
>Subj: March 2005 Plenary Session overflow rooms and Hyatt Regency rate
>changes
>
>The March 2005 IEEE 802 LMSC Plenary Session will be held during the
>week of March 13 - 18, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel.
>
>The Hyatt Regency Atlanta now has only about 20 rooms available from
>March 9 - March 17. If your stay requires anything beyond that,
>please make your reservation at our alternate property near-by:
>
>Hilton Atlanta
>255 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
>Tel: +1-404-659-2000 Fax: +1-404-221-6368
>Hilton Web
>Reservations:
>http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/private_groups/atlah_iee/index.jhtml
>
>IEEE 802 Group Rate: $135.00 US single/double occupancy plus tax per
>night. Dates the group rate may be available: March 4 - 27, 2005
>(based on hotel room availability). Cancellation Policy: No penalty
>charged as long as you cancel at least 24 hours before 6pm of arrival
>date.
>Check In: 3 pm, Check Out: 1 pm
>Room Block cut off date: Monday, February 21, 2005
>Group Code: IEEE 802
>Reservations Methods: Via the web or telephone.
>Parking: $12/day self; $16/day valet (Plus Tax: 14%)
>
>If you sent an e-mail to 802info@facetoface-events.com regarding your
>reservation at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, please contact the Hyatt at
>either the reservation phone: (404) 557-1234 or Toll Free: (800)
>223-1234 (US ONLY) to confirm that all changes have been taken care
>of. For many of those requesting the nights of the 17th or 18th of
>March, you may have been put on a waitlist and will be contacted
>should a room become available. We suggest you make a back-up
>reservation at the Atlanta Hilton for the nights you are wait-listed
>but we do expect quite a few rooms to open up by the start of the
>plenary session. You can always cancel the back-up if you get an
>opening. If further action is required regarding your room rate,
>please send a follow up e-mail to 802info@facetoface-events.com.
>
>To request an "Invitation Letter" or for more info about making your
>request, go to:
> http://ieee802.facetoface-events.com/plenary/visa.html
>NOTE: Please allow up to 10 business days to process your request for
>an "Invitation Letter".
>
>March 2005 Plenary Session
>Portal: http://ieee802.facetoface-events.com/plenary
>
>ALL IEEE 802 Working Group meetings will be located at:
>
>Hyatt Regency Atlanta on Peachtree Street
>265 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA. 30303 USA
>Reservation Phone: (404) 557-1234 Toll Free: (800) 223-1234 (US ONLY)
>Reservation Fax: (404) 460-6499
>Hyatt Web Reservations:
>http://atlantaregency.hyatt.com/groupbooking/ieee
>
>IEEE 802 Group Rate: $135.00 US single/double occupancy plus tax per
>night. Dates the group rate may be available: March 4 - 27, 2005
>(based on hotel room availability). Cancellation Policy: No penalty
>charged as long as you cancel before 6pm of arrival date.
>Check In: 3 pm, Check Out: 12 Noon (Maybe extended to 1 pm on request)
>Room Block cut off date: Thursday, February 24, 2005
>Group Code: IEEE 802
>Reservations Methods: Via the web, telephone, or Fax (Please use the fax
>form provided on the web portal).
>Parking: $20/day Valet (Plus Tax: 14%)
>
>Session Registration is NOW available!
>Please register for this session
>at: http://ieee802.facetoface-events.com/plenary/registration.html
>
>For more detailed information on this Plenary Session, please go to:
>http://www.ieee802.org/meeting/
>
>Thank you,
>Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee, IEEE 802 Executive Secretary Dawn C.
>Slykhouse, IEEE 802 Conference Organizer Face to Face Events, Inc.
>802info@facetoface-events.com
>
>Thanx, Buzz
>Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
>Boeing - SSG
>PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM
>Seattle, WA 98124-2207
>(425) 865-2443 Fx: (425) 865-6721
>Cell: (425) 417-1022
>everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com
>
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