Chicago Seminars October 11-13th, 2013-Registration SOLD OUT
Apr 16, 2013, 1:06 pm
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AA Discount Code Finally Available
Took a while to find the right door at AA but once we got in the process was very smooth!
Here are the details for making bookings via AA.com:
1. Travel between 10/8/2013 & 10/15/2013.
2. Travel on AA, Eagle & AA codeshares (except AS & Horizon Air).
3. Discount is 5% on most fares.
4. Enter "29H3AK" as AA.com Promotion Code.
Feel free to PM me with any questions.
Here are the details for making bookings via AA.com:
1. Travel between 10/8/2013 & 10/15/2013.
2. Travel on AA, Eagle & AA codeshares (except AS & Horizon Air).
3. Discount is 5% on most fares.
4. Enter "29H3AK" as AA.com Promotion Code.
Feel free to PM me with any questions.
Apr 17, 2013, 7:41 am
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Those that are subscribed to the CSE thread will be able to follow it wherever it resides, but if you're mentioning the Chicago Seminar Event to a FTer & they want more information, the new home for the thread is the newly created "External Miles & Points Resources" forum & not Community Buzz so direct them to that forum.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Apr 17, 2013, 10:43 am
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Those that are subscribed to the CSE thread will be able to follow it wherever it resides, but if you're mentioning the Chicago Seminar Event to a FTer & they want more information, the new home for the thread is the newly created "External Miles & Points Resources" forum & not Community Buzz so direct them to that forum.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Apr 17, 2013, 10:45 am
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Cheers.
Apr 17, 2013, 11:00 am
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Apr 24, 2013, 11:24 pm
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ive missed this before and am glad i now live in chicago. only problem, i dont know for how long octobers a ways away. will wait it out a bit to see what my current job works out. but will definitly be in if still in the area.
And im up to volunteering. Let me know.
And im up to volunteering. Let me know.
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Apr 30, 2013, 10:54 am
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Thinking I may want to attend this years seminar.
HI is booked as is overflow HI. Any ideas on that? If anyone wants to sell me their HI reservation, I would do that. Or is anyoe looking for a roommate
How far is HI from downtown Chicago and what are possible modes of transportation?
Also, is there a way to know which talks are already sold out?
Thanks
Deb
HI is booked as is overflow HI. Any ideas on that? If anyone wants to sell me their HI reservation, I would do that. Or is anyoe looking for a roommate
How far is HI from downtown Chicago and what are possible modes of transportation?
Also, is there a way to know which talks are already sold out?
Thanks
Deb
Apr 30, 2013, 2:03 pm
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OK, I went to the FTU that was this past weekend, my first one, one thing I noticed was how unprepared some of the speakers were when they were presenting, lots of grasping for words. Also the audio was horrible couldn't hear most of the time since the microphone was placed too far away from the speakers mouth, hopefully this conference these issues wont be happening. Also would be asking to much to have handouts or printout of the powerpoints that the presenters will be using, LOTS of information given out and found myself missing a lot while taking notes. Also can we have out screen name on our badges since we do not know who Bob, terry or tony is, but we do know who SFO777, Eightback and Flightnurse is...
Apr 30, 2013, 3:04 pm
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When you go to register, the sold out seminars wont be selectable
Apr 30, 2013, 10:33 pm
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I'm excited!! This will be my 1st DO! Many thanks in advance to everyone who is willing to share their knowledge!
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May 1, 2013, 12:23 am
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Looking for a room at host hotel to save marriage
If anyone knows of any cancellations, please send me a message. I have reservations at the host hotel the night before and the night after the seminar and I would like to avoid moving. My spouse is attending and the host hotel would be more convenient than the Westin (where we are booked now) for him to come and go. If not, he may not see me for 2 days !
May 2, 2013, 10:09 pm
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OK, I went to the FTU that was this past weekend, my first one, one thing I noticed was how unprepared some of the speakers were when they were presenting, lots of grasping for words. Also the audio was horrible couldn't hear most of the time since the microphone was placed too far away from the speakers mouth, hopefully this conference these issues wont be happening. Also would be asking to much to have handouts or printout of the powerpoints that the presenters will be using, LOTS of information given out and found myself missing a lot while taking notes. Also can we have out screen name on our badges since we do not know who Bob, terry or tony is, but we do know who SFO777, Eightback and Flightnurse is...
I do think it would be asking too much though for handouts. I know when I have given my presentation at the Chicago Seminars, I don't want to give out handouts. I will send people a portion of the presentation by EMail, but not the entire presentation. Some people take photos of some of the slides. Often some tips and tricks are shared that speakers don't want publicly shared in a way that is easily reproducable, and I totally understand that.
May 3, 2013, 3:41 am
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It is a shame that some speakers were unprepared. No excuse for that. My experience with the Chicago Seminars is that the seminars were excellent and the speakers were quite well-prepared.
I do think it would be asking too much though for handouts. I know when I have given my presentation at the Chicago Seminars, I don't want to give out handouts. I will send people a portion of the presentation by EMail, but not the entire presentation. Some people take photos of some of the slides. Often some tips and tricks are shared that speakers don't want publicly shared in a way that is easily reproducable, and I totally understand that.
I do think it would be asking too much though for handouts. I know when I have given my presentation at the Chicago Seminars, I don't want to give out handouts. I will send people a portion of the presentation by EMail, but not the entire presentation. Some people take photos of some of the slides. Often some tips and tricks are shared that speakers don't want publicly shared in a way that is easily reproducable, and I totally understand that.
May 3, 2013, 7:31 am
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1) Also would be asking to much to have handouts or printout of the powerpoints that the presenters will be using... 2)Also can we have out screen name on our badges since we do not know who Bob, terry or tony is, but we do know who SFO777, Eightback and Flightnurse is...
When I've sat in on sessions (rare, since I'm usually busy selling charity raffle tickets) some of the attendees agreed to share their notes with each other. That may be more feasible.
2. I like having handles as well as names. I'm bad at remembering names, but pretty good at handles. I'm going from memory here, but I think the Chicago name tags do have handles.
Cheers.
May 3, 2013, 9:16 am
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Last year at Chicago our nametags had our Twitter/FT handles, and some of us at FTUDC took the extra step of putting our Twitter pics on our nametags, which was VERY helpful! Just bought my ticket, can't wait to catch up with everyone again!
Last edited by The Deal Mommy; May 17, 2013 at 3:44 pm