1. Finalize your travel plans

2. Double check your registrations for accuracy

3. Contact Toomanybooks if you have a Door Prize to donate

4. Contact Sweet Willie with your Social event requests or questions.

5. The T-Shirt thread suggestions are due by July 31st. See the T-Shirt thread

6. Can you volunteer as an airport driver or local driver? Post here.

7. Can you volunteer in any other way and what times are you available? Post in this thread please

8. Post your arrival flight times here so we can have larger shuttle buses available during peak times

9. Did you take Randy up on his offer for free FT luggage tags? See the main thread.

10 Contact the speakers by PM to suggest specific topics you are interested in. They are working on their presentations now.

11. If you have a moment, give Toomanybooks, UpgradedFirst and our speakers a round of applause for volunteering their time and expertise to this historic FT event.

12.Watch the Main DO Thread Post #1 for Event Updates and News

75 days and counting.

There will be two of us arriving at 8:50pm Friday 15th (UA631) (DCPatti #38, DCAlex #39)
I believe we are booked into the Overflow hotel (Springhill Suites)
We will be departing on UA626 at 7pm on Sunday 17th; had been planning to check out of Springhill in the morning, stow bags at HI and head to the airport from there.

:-::-::-:Everyone involved in making this happen gets huge thanks and kudos from me. This event is going to be great and I'm so glad that so many were willing to put in so much effort and time. Much appreciated!!:-::-::-:

arriving Friday 10/15 at 5:32pm (UA 248)

Leaving Sunday 10/17 at 6:00pm (UA 799)


Thanks for putting this together

Almost missed this thread since I don't frequent the CommunityBuzz board often.

My flight details:

Arrive ORD Friday 15 Oct 11:29 PM (outside shuttle hours - seeking cab partners if anyone else is arriving late)
Depart ORD Sunday 17 Oct 7:35 PM

I did email Randy re: luggage tags but didn't get a reply or anything in the mail (yet?). Will keep watching.

Today's (July 12) Groupon.com/chicago deal is a $12/$18 ticket to ride the tall ship "Windy." Its last cruise of the season is Oct. 15, which is the day before the Do.

That's about a 50% discount.

Caution: It looks as if you have to physically present yourself at Navy Pier to either make an advance reservation, or to get a ticket for the next cruise, so you might have the Groupon coupon but not be able to sail if the ship is full. It's possible that a Chicago resident could take everyone's Groupon coupons down at one time to make reservations, I don't know.

WATCHFUL - registration # 61

Arrival on DL 5732 at ORD - October 15 at 4:53 p.m.

But this is Delta, so the times are subject to change.

(NOTE: I am staying one additional night, and flying home on the 18th, so do not have a flight to catch on Sunday evening.)

Oops! Wrong Chicago DO. Dates in the thread title would be helpful.

Arrive ORD 10/15 at 5:20 PM
Depart ORD 10/17 at 8:56 PM

Thanks to the organizers of this massive event.

Y'all might be interested in booking this: (Expires 12 months from purchase.)

http://www.adilitydeal.com/chicago/

The Deal Includes
- 1 � Room Night
You will receive one complimentary room night stay. Based on availability. Reservations required. May be made up to 30 days in advance. A $29.00 housekeeping fee will apply, but will be waived on a minimum two night stay. Maximum Value: $249.00/room
- 3 � 50% Off Room Rates
As a preferred guest, you will receive 50% off our regular published room rate. Valid anytime. Based on availability. Reservations required. May be made up to 30 days in advance. Valid three times before expiration date. Maximum Value: $125.00/room
- 1 � 50% Off Total Food Bill
As a special introduction to our restaurant, you will receive 50% off of your total food bill, up to a maximum savings of $100.00. Valid one time before expiration date. Excludes beverages, gratuity and taxes.
- 4 � Buy One, Get One FREE Breakfast Entrees
You or your guest will receive a complimentary breakfast entree when a second breakfast entree of equal or greater value is purchased, up to four times before expiration date.
- 4 � Buy One, Get One FREE Dinner Entrees

AFAIK, the entire hotel has been booked by FTers & we're into an overflow hotel, so presumably if someone is interested in the above they're looking at using it for different nights than the ORD Seminar Do.

Also, people would need to take into consideration the additional fee for lunch per person for the ORD Do since breaks & meals (other than dinner) are included in the room rate of $99 we're getting, which starts to negate the savings of using the above.

Given we've been asked to book through the official ORD Do link for hotels, the deal above might be a better fit for the Hotel Deals sub-forum in Mileage Run.

Cheers.

Plus that deal charges a $29.99 housekeeping fee if only staying there one nite

Arriving on AA 1824 from MCI at 6:25 pm.

This flight has NEVER arrived on time when I've taken it!

Seminar registration number = 185

Arriving, Friday, Oct 15, 2010 18:13 (UA 248)
Departing Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 18:08 (UA 799)

I already PM'd someone a while ago volunteering which I have no problem helping and should be able to bring enough ext cords too. Not sure exactly but I might be flying in on a return flight or I would be arriving round 3pm depending on 90s traffic from WI. If I do fly in ill be parked in the ELot so no shuttle needed!

Arriving Fri, Oct 15 at 4:05 pm (AS 686)
Departing Sun, Oct 17 at 7:45 pm (AS 29)

Thanks to everyone for putting this together!