Open Stack

On 11/08/2016 04:29 PM, Thierry Carrez wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> The registration is now open for the first OpenStack Project Teams
> Gathering event (which will take place in Atlanta, GA the week of
> February 20, 2017). This event is geared toward existing upstream team
> members, and will provide a venue for those project teams to meet,
> discuss and organize the development work for the Pike release.
>
> To learn more about the event (and find the registration link), please
> check out the event page at:
>
> http://www.openstack.org/ptg
>
> The event will happen in the Sheraton hotel in downtown Atlanta. You can
> find a link to book a room at the event hotel at a discounted rate on
> the "Travel" tab in that page. On that same tab you can also find
> details about our expanded Travel Support program and a link to apply.

As an FYI, the "discounted rate" at the Sheraton is $185/night for a 
single room.

Go on hotels.com and enter "Atlanta, GA 30303" for 20th through 24th 
February and you can find plenty of hotels within walking distance for 
*less* than the "discounted rate" from Sheraton.

Alternately, go on Airbnb and book apartments for a *fraction* of the 
cost of any of the hotels around there:

https://www.airbnb.com/s/Atlanta--GA-30303?adults=2&checkin=02%2F20%2F2017&checkout=02%2F24%2F2017&guests=2&source=bb&ss_id=g9pq1wkj&page=1&s_tag=3noibCNy&allow_override%5B%5D=

There were 148 matching listings as of this afternoon.

One of the purposes of the PTG was to have a less expensive, less 
marketing/sales-oriented event. So, it would be great to encourage the 
management at your contributing company to get on the cost-savings wagon 
and use a less-expensive option for lodging.

Best,
-jay