David Abrahams wrote:
2. Because BoostCon has been an excellent regular customer, the Aspen Meadows is offering a $20/night discount for any Boost participant who
Kudos to all the hard-working folks who make BoostCon possible... I didn't make it this year, but hope to make 2011. $20 off per night is a pretty good savings, and I'll grant you that the venue is spectacular, even with the savings The Meadows is $170 per night. That's by far the highest-priced lodging that I stay in during the year, enough so that last time I went it got flagged by the travel auditors at the company I worked for at the time. Aspen is also inconvenient to get to... there are very few direct flights and Aspen inevitably commands a ticket premium over a major hub like LA or Chicago. There's a mini-rationale at http://www.boostcon.com/about/faq#why-aspen, and I'm not suggesting any change for 2011, but I've been to other small C++ conferences like "The C++ Seminar" that worked very well in modest hotels. Anyway, I'm just curious what people think about Aspen or alternatives for a BoostCon venue. If this isn't the right list to post this on, let me know and I'll post it somewhere else. Erik