Update 10/8/2010 Final Update
One Week to the Chicago Seminar DO
This is our last communication before seeing you in Chicago next weekend. Please help the event run smoothly by following these suggestions:
1. Know your registration number. It can be found in the main thread for the Chicago Seminar DO on Flyertalk Community Buzz Forum posts #447 to 451. It will speed up your time in the registration line.
2. We will have use of a 56 passenger bus and two shuttles. Here is the info on the buses and shuttles: On Friday guests will have shuttles available to go back and forth between all hotels from 1500 to 2300 hours. We recommend registering Friday evening after taking your bags to your respective hotels. Don’t bring them to the HI Elk Grove if you are not staying there.
On Saturday the first bus/shuttles will be leaving from Springhill at 0700 and then 0730, 0800, 0830 and so on. The bus and shuttles will be available throughout the day to go back and forth between the properties. The bus will only be available from 0700-1200. But shuttles will always be available. The bus will be available again at 1630 until 2330. Shuttles will always be available until 2300.
On Sunday we will have same morning schedule as Saturday. Bus will be
available until 1200 but shuttles throughout the day. The bus will again
start running at 1500 until 2000. The bus will only run between the hotels it will not go to the airport. For people checking out on Sunday; the checkout time is 1200 hours. Do not bring your bags to the meeting rooms as we do not have space to store them. People need to check their bag at front desk with their respective hotel. Once the meeting on Sunday is completed, overflow hotel people need to have take the bus/shuttle back to overflow to get their bags and then take the hotel shuttle to the airport. Again, Holiday Inn Elk Grove will
have no room to store their bags on our property.
3. A cab is $25 +-. Watch in the cab line for others with Flyertalk Tags and split a cab. You will save considerable time by doing so and lighten the shuttle load. Make sure you are going to the same hotel though
4. If you have a travel related door prize for either the charity raffle or general raffle, send me an email at
[email protected]
5. To be eligible for door prizes you must be in the seminar you are registered for when we draw the prizes. Grand prizes will be awarded at the Sponsors Workshop.
6 The final hotel room assignment list will be emailed today to your email address you gave us. The hotels are no longer accepting any changes
Update 10/2/2010
Here is the new T-shirt store address. More product, front and back side designs.
http://www.cafepress.com/FTORD
When arriving at the registration desk,
Please, Please Please know your registration number. Be ready to pick up your lanyard, waiver forms must be signed and you will get your lunch coupons then. Your registration badge will have "meals" indicated on the badge if you are a first occupant in the host hotel.
Update 9/29/2010
Registration is now permanently
CLOSED. Meal vouchers sales are
CLOSED.
Update 9/23/2010
The T-Shirts are Ready go to Order at Below link:
http://www.cafepress.com/Flyertalk
"Dear all attendees:
The hotel booking has been closed. Due to extension of hotel booking deadline and lack of rooms in SpringHill Suite, few people are going to stay at Holiday Inn Chicago - O'Hare Rosemont located at 10233 West Higgins Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. The rate is identical and a shuttle will be provided as well. Again, all booking should have gone through Holiday Inn Elk Grove. The hotel is working on contacting people that are staying at SpringHill Suite and Holiday Inn Rosemont. Please make sure you take correct airport shuttle when you arrive. If you still require to book a hotel room, please PM me directly since our booking link no longer works. [U]
To prevent last minute cancellation, the hotel will institute 1 night charge cancellation policy on October 1st. Which means if you have to cancel on this DO, please do it now. If you cancel after October 1st, 1 night charge will be applied to your credit card. Each room comes with a set of meal vouchers. Additional guests or local attendees, please purchase your meal vouchers before September 30th."
Here is the list of who is staying where. The FINAL LIST
Holiday Inn Elk Grove
Aaron M
Albert C
Andrew C
Anthony L
B K
Baiyang Z
Benjamin G
Benjamin S
Bianca B
Bonnie R
Brad C
Bradley S
Bret V
Brian P
Brigit W
Bryan M
Cara K
Cara K
Cara K
Cara K
Cara K
Carolyn T
Chris C
Chris C
Christian H
Christopher E
Christopher G
Christopher L
Clare N
Clifford S
Colin C
Colman B
Cristian M
Cynthia S
Daniel C
Daraius D
Dave F
David B
David B
David E
David H
David H
David P
David W
Dawn S
Diana W
Diane A
Diane F
Donald E
Donald M
Donna G
Drew L
Edwin S
Elizabeth H
Elizabeth H
Erich D
Francis L
Gabe B
Gary L
Gary P
Gary P
George B
George P
George S
Gerald M
Gregory H
Henry M
Hosun K
Howard R
Jacqueline B
James K
James R
James W
Jane E
Jason C
Jason R
Jean S
Jeanette G
Jeannine B
Jeffrey B
Jeffrey P
Jeremy W
Jim N
John D
John D
John D
John K
Jonathan T
Joshua H
Julian A
Julie B
Kailam C
Kailam C
Karyn O
Kathleen S
Kathleen S
Keith H
Kevin H
Kevin S
Kim L
Leon S
Lynetta M
Marc P
Mark A
Mark H
Martin H
Martin W
Martin W
Martin W
Marty P
Mary W
Matthew S
Melissa W
Michael B
Michael C
Michael L
Michael R
Michi M
Mika P
Miles A
Miriam B
Nancy C
Nancy M
Nathan B
Nicholas G
Nikos P
Ning Z
Noam F
Norman S
Patricia G
Patricia H
Patricia M
Patricia T
Patrick F
Paul A
Peter G
Phillip M
Ray C
Raymond M
Richard G
Richard I
Robert B
Robert C
Robert D
Robert H
Robert S
Robert S
Roderick S
Ruslan K
Ruslan K
Russ R
Sara K
Sean C
Shawn G
Shawn V
Stephen L
Sue A
Susan D
Susan J
Susan S
Susan W
Tiffanysvetlana N
Timothy C
Timothy M
Todd S
Tony T
Tricia C
Wendy R
Wes W
William C
Xiaoxing Y
Yvette C
Springhill Suites
Aaron H
Addison L
Albert J
Allan W
Andrew J
Andrew J
Andrew W
Basil K
Billie T
Bonnie C
Brad L
Bryan K
Catherine P
Charles S
Chris J
Chris R
Chris W
Cristino L
Dan M
Diane K
Edward R
Fedor T
Frank H
Gary H
Gopalakrishnan S
Heith H
Helen Y
Henry M
Ieva S
J H
James H
Jason H
Jim N
Jonathan N
Joshua M
Julia T
Kai X
Kat D
Kathy J
Keith A
Keith S
Leon R
Lori S
Maritza P
Marshall J
Mary R
Maureen W
Megan G
Michael D
Michael M
Michelle S
Mitchell W
Monica T
Nancy M
Nancy S
Nick H
Nramsey Q
Oleg K
Pamela S
Patricia J
Patricia J
Patricia T
Patrick M
Paul S
Per K
Peter J
Reid F
Renni C
Richard D
Robert B
Scott W
Sena H
Shane A
Sharon A
Steven P
Tamminh K
Tim K
Travis L
Tyler M
Viet-Chau T
Vivek P
William P
Holiday Inn Rosemont
Abdul A
Bonnie B
Corey C
Craig K
Juan R
Kathie A
Keisha C
Oliver N
Pat B
Philip K
Sonia C
Stephen M
Susan S
Wade D
William H
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Update June 25, 2010
We will now begin using this post box for announcements regarding General Seminar issues.
Update 9/15/2010
Updates on the Chicago Seminar DO
One month from today we will be gathering in Chicago for the largest FT event in history. We still have some housekeeping items to ask your help with.
1. The hotel special rate is now over. The folks at the Holiday Inn (the same person owns the Springhill Suites) will be contacting you before the DO by email with your final hotel location. It was, and is being done by date of registration. As people cancel that had Holiday Inn reservations, the first ones registered at the overflow hotel will be moved to the Holiday Inn.
2. Meal voucher sales are now
CLOSED
3. PLEASE keep posting your flight times in the 100 Days to Chicago Seminar DO thread on Flyertalk. We are still head counting.
4. Volunteers. We are good at the registration desk but still need a “gopher” for Saturday and one for Sunday. Sharon (Skiadcock) is still looking for volunteers to help sell charity raffle tickets. Contact her by PM. We will also need several individuals to check registration badges at the door to the individual seminars. If you are not in your registered seminar, you will not be eligible for door prizes and we have thousands of dollars worth, thanks to all that have donated their time and efforts.
6. Remember your registration number as it will speed up registration.
7. Please notify us by email if you must cancel. Thanks
8. See you all in Chicago
Volunteers Registration Desk
try2cook, toolguy 11AM to 2PM
ziipyonthego, dalm and dalmguest Friday 2-5PM FULL
dlouise37, sagy, fti Friday 8-10PM FULL
Tarheeljim. to and fro, davef139 Saturday 7AM to 10 AM FULL
Gopher Volunteers
NWA747SNN Friday 2-11PM
RustyR Saturday
Please Note: although my name is listed as the poster on the first 16 posts, be assured this is not my seminar. This is a collective effort of all the speakers, locals and others that will be lending a hand. The posts belong to those involved with each topic. If we can change the poster name, Great. If not, I will copy and post the information I am asked to.