Chicago Seminars Oct 12-14, 2012
#301
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Looking forward to seeing everyone in Chicago.
#302
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
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Finally sold out!
Scallping time! I know that those 20 entries that I bought will come in handy, start ebaying them, craigslist, bartering, muahh haha! Offers accepted! PM me!
just kidding!
I learned my lesson from the first CHI DO when I found out too late and missed out, so this time around bought it early!
Looking forward to meet new people and make new friends and learn new things.
Scallping time! I know that those 20 entries that I bought will come in handy, start ebaying them, craigslist, bartering, muahh haha! Offers accepted! PM me!
just kidding!
I learned my lesson from the first CHI DO when I found out too late and missed out, so this time around bought it early!
Looking forward to meet new people and make new friends and learn new things.
#303
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Chicago
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#304
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Posts: 434
Got one of the last 5! Excited to attend for a third year in a row!
#305
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: UA GS
Posts: 13
Dang. I just tried to register on Friday and noticed that it had sold out...
Let me know if anyone has a ticket they wish to sell!
Let me know if anyone has a ticket they wish to sell!
#306
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Join Date: May 2002
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Me too! I tried booking a ticket and it said sold out. But, apparently more tickets magically became available again. And, also it seems that people who bought tickets and cannot use them are not able to resell them from what I understand. Does anyone have one I can buy?...and one that tipitai can buy
#307
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
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Me too! I tried booking a ticket and it said sold out. But, apparently more tickets magically became available again. And, also it seems that people who bought tickets and cannot use them are not able to resell them from what I understand. Does anyone have one I can buy?...and one that tipitai can buy
Note that Eventbrite permits refunds and transfers if the conference organizers do, so this falls squarely on the organizers.
#308
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Cheers.
#309
Moderator: CommunityBuzz!, OMNI, OMNI/PR, and OMNI/Games & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
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I'm not defending the organizers but pointing out that Flyertalk has a certain small % of folks (pieces of crap in my opinion) who would buy a ticket to this event, sign up for events, with the sole purpose of reselling the ticket for a profit/miles/points.
Perhaps if language re: switching of tickets was installed, such as
1) one transfer per FTer, not annual, but only a one time ever (so someone couldn't transfer on a yearly basis, they get one out and that's it)
2) transfer must be for face value, no increase
3) person taking on ticket must attend the same classes that the original person signed up for
etc etc.
#310
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ORD, DEL
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I think the problem is that refunds/changes etc will require too much hands-on management from the organizers (2 guys, so the plural barely sneaks in!) who are already very busy. They can't avoid dealing with the hotel, catering, speakers, 500 attendees, etc., so avoiding extra work is understandable. Of course, we all think our case is unique and constitutes a very small request, but you can imagine if changes were permitted there will be dozens upon dozens of requests.
#311
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I think the problem is that refunds/changes etc will require too much hands-on management from the organizers (2 guys, so the plural barely sneaks in!) who are already very busy. They can't avoid dealing with the hotel, catering, speakers, 500 attendees, etc., so avoiding extra work is understandable. Of course, we all think our case is unique and constitutes a very small request, but you can imagine if changes were permitted there will be dozens upon dozens of requests.
#312
Join Date: May 2010
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Points Break Alert - Crowne Plaza, Northbrook, IL
The new, just announced, Priority Club Points Break includes the Crowne Plaza in Northbrook, IL, which is about a 10 minute drive from the Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village conference site. I just booked this Crowne Plaza for 5000 points per night for the two nights. Seeing as you can buy points (if you don't already have them) for .7¢ (seven tenths of a cent) that works out to $35 per night for a $100 per night room.
#313
Moderator: CommunityBuzz!, OMNI, OMNI/PR, and OMNI/Games & FlyerTalk Evangelist
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The new, just announced, Priority Club Points Break includes the Crowne Plaza in Northbrook, IL, which is about a 10 minute drive from the Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village conference site. I just booked this Crowne Plaza for 5000 points per night for the two nights. Seeing as you can buy points (if you don't already have them) for .7¢ (seven tenths of a cent) that works out to $35 per night for a $100 per night room.
#314
Join Date: Aug 2009
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It might be nice if someone were unable to come, they could give back their ticket (no refund of fee) and the organizers could sell again = more money for charity.
#315
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
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yI'm not defending the organizers but pointing out that Flyertalk has a certain small % of folks (pieces of crap in my opinion) who would buy a ticket to this event, sign up for events, with the sole purpose of reselling the ticket for a profit/miles/points.
Perhaps if language re: switching of tickets was installed, such as
1) one transfer per FTer, not annual, but only a one time ever (so someone couldn't transfer on a yearly basis, they get one out and that's it)
2) transfer must be for face value, no increase
3) person taking on ticket must attend the same classes that the original person signed up for
Perhaps if language re: switching of tickets was installed, such as
1) one transfer per FTer, not annual, but only a one time ever (so someone couldn't transfer on a yearly basis, they get one out and that's it)
2) transfer must be for face value, no increase
3) person taking on ticket must attend the same classes that the original person signed up for
I think the problem is that refunds/changes etc will require too much hands-on management from the organizers (2 guys, so the plural barely sneaks in!) who are already very busy. They can't avoid dealing with the hotel, catering, speakers, 500 attendees, etc., so avoiding extra work is understandable. Of course, we all think our case is unique and constitutes a very small request, but you can imagine if changes were permitted there will be dozens upon dozens of requests.
I'm not going, but it does pain me to know that there is one person out there who can't go because I bought my ticket early.
I'm likely not the only person; if there's 5-10% of us, then that's a significant amount of expense for catering that'll go unused, and money raised where there's no value to the time the speakers are putting in for those bodies who aren't there.