With the "branding change" of the Westin Beechwood, I would say that it is pretty much going to be impossible to get a Starwood stay out of this event.

For those who don't typically drive at FT events, I am again going to urge everyone to stay downtown in Fort Worth, where the "best" option is going to be the Renaissance. I'm going to work on getting a negotiated rate there, but I think using Priceline or free weekends is going to be a good bet.

We will be making certain that all "planned" activities are either walking distance from the Renaissance or that we have transportation prearranged. As a bonus, for folks coming from DFW, it will be easy to take either the train or Airporter bus into the city so cars won't be necessary.