{"id":384,"date":"2010-02-11T10:45:18","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T16:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordcampchicago.com\/?p=384"},"modified":"2011-05-17T19:16:03","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T00:16:03","slug":"reserving-a-hotel-for-wcchicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/reserving-a-hotel-for-wcchicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserving a hotel for WordCamp Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

I posted the information about our venue<\/a> last week and mentioned that The Congress will be holding a block of rooms for our group at a special rate – – that is true, however I have run into the tiniest glitch with the contract agreement that will be resolved by Monday, at the latest. To resolve, I have scheduled a face-to-face meeting with the Congress Plaza folks who, I have to say, have been extremely nice, prompt and accommodating in helping us organize.<\/p>\n

There are several different contracts we need to enter into with The Congress in order to hold this event. The room block contract is just one of them…and that is the one we’re holding out on at the moment.<\/p>\n

Anyone who has organized a large event in Chicago knows that there are unique challenges that come into play when juggling the different union contractual requirements. The Congress currently has 4 unions in their employ, as well as one small union currently on strike. Contracting with them has been a pretty straightforward process, but making sense of the different requirements and charges based on union requirements can muddy the waters just a little – – so my visit with their staff has the goal of clearing the waters and making sure we have everything we need and that we know exactly what we are paying for. Sometimes a face to face meeting can resolve things that a phone call doesn’t. Besides, I love Chicago – so I have no troubles visiting again for a day!<\/p>\n

New developments because of this:<\/p>\n