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James Forder <[log in to unmask]>
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perhaps someone should tell them to raise their price?

:)

James Forder
Fellow and Tutor in Political Economy
Vice Master (Executive)
Balliol College Oxford

On 12/09/2013 18:53, Waller, William wrote:
> Loews was closed by 1:30 pm when I got onto the site.
>
> Bill Waller
>
> On Sep 12, 2013, at 1:50 PM, Geoff Schneider <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>   wrote:
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> With more than 10,000 economists (one shudders at the thought) attending, it is now the norm that the hotels near to the main location fill up within an hour or two of registration opening. They will likely open additional hotels, but those will probably be further out and not as cheap.
> -Geoff
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> Geoff Schneider
> Professor of Economics
> Director, Bucknell University Teaching & Learning Center
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> On 30 , Sep 12, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Carol Scotton <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> I also booked with Doubletree since Lowes was not listed...
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Zalewski, Dave <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> I think AFEE should register a complaint about the "bobbles" since neither the Loew's nor any nearby hotels had any rooms available as of last night. I find it hard to believe that all these rooms were gone in less than 24 hours! I ended up booking at the Doubletree, which seems some distance away from Loew's. Anyone else unhappy about this?
>
> Dave
>
> David Zalewski
> Professor of Finance
> School of Business
> Providence College
> Koffler Hall
> Providence, RI 02918
> ________________________________________
> From: AFEEMAIL Discussion List [[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] on behalf of Teresa Rowell [[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>]
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:38 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AFEEMAIL] AFEE at ASSA Registration & Loew Hotel Room
>
> This is a great reminder Phil!
> I am chiming in to say that while the site had some bobbles when it first went live, it is working smoothly now.  If you tried unsuccessfully to register and reserve a hotel yesterday within the first hour and a half after it opened, I encourage you to give it another go. It's all fixed now.
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> Carol Scotton
> Associate Professor
> Knox College
> Galesburg IL 61401
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> 309-341-7115<tel:309-341-7115>
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