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Talking with a former racker:

If you want to stay walking distance to RAX, the Drury Inn & Suites 
(make sure you select the right one!) has been used before.

Another riverside option I've heard is the Valencia.

I didn't realise that Aloft offered shuttles to rax ... that does make 
it quite convenient.

Having never been to SAT either, I'm keen to stay where people are :)

Regards,


Tom

On 15/07/14 07:48, Michael Still wrote:
> I wouldn't describe the journey from downtown to the Rackspace office
> as "pedestrian friendly". Downtown San Antonio is ok, but Rackspace
> isn't downtown.
>
> Several hotels in the area (the Marriott San Antonio airport and the
> Aloft San Antonio airport) do offer shuttles to Rackspace. Other
> hotels might as well, but you'd have to ask them to confirm.
>
> Cheers,
> Michael
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Nathanael Burton
> <nathanael.i.burton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you've never been to San Antonio, staying downtown by the Riverwalk is
>> pretty nice. It would require a rental car to get to Rack space though.
>>
>> http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com
>>
>> On Jul 14, 2014 10:52 AM, "Joe Topjian" <joe at topjian.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd be interested if someone could vouch for the hotels near the venue or
>>> if San Antonio is more pedestrian friendly than Google Maps makes it out to
>>> be.
>>>
>>> My current plan is to stay downtown, though I'd probably end up renting a
>>> car as it's a 15min drive vs a 1hr bus ride.
>>>
>>> But this is me planning blindly, so it'd be awesome if someone who knows
>>> the area better could give some tips. :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 7:16 AM, Dan Radez <dradez at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I noticed the reference to where to stay is gone,
>>>> is there any group hotel or should we just find somewhere close to the
>>>> address of the meetup?
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 07/13/2014 11:35 PM, Tom Fifield wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I want to finalise the agenda and start advertising it very soon. If
>>>>> you're interested in running a session for the ops event, please
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) register
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-ops-mid-cycle-meetup-tickets-12149171499
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) edit https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup and add your
>>>>> name under volunteers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 08/07/14 16:06, Tom Fifield wrote:
>>>>>> If you run an OpenStack cloud, please consider to join us on August 25
>>>>>> &
>>>>>> 26 in San Antonio for the next Ops Meetup!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Registration is now open. Please pass the link to other OpenStack ops
>>>>>> folk you know:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-ops-mid-cycle-meetup-tickets-12149171499
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ***Please register by July 29th***
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The OpenStack Ops Mid-Cycle Meetup will provide a chance to continue
>>>>>> conversations and dive into working groups initiatied at the first Ops
>>>>>> Meetup in March 2014, and followed by the Ops Meetup tracks during the
>>>>>> Atlanta Summit May 2014. It is intended to be a forum for people who
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> currently running OpenStack clouds to congregate, swap best practices,
>>>>>> share ideas and give feedback. The format will primarily consist of
>>>>>> round table / working groups / discussion sessions, with only a small
>>>>>> number of presentations. The event has the following goals:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       Gather feedback on the issues that come up in running OpenStack
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> work to communicate this throughout the community
>>>>>>       Create a forum in which to share best practices and architectures
>>>>>> between interested parties
>>>>>>       Increase constructive, proactive involvement from those running
>>>>>> clouds
>>>>>>
>>>>>> More details to come on the agenda, but you can see initial input and
>>>>>> notes at: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The event is free to attend, but please RSVP by July 29th, so we can
>>>>>> plan for food and space.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you to Rackspace for hosting this event!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ***Note***: This event assumes OpenStack ops knowledge and is _not_
>>>>>> appropriate for beginners, or a place to learn about OpenStack. The
>>>>>> event contains relatively few 'presentations' and is mostly a
>>>>>> discussion-style event. To find other OpenStack events in your area,
>>>>>> please visit www.openstack.org/events.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 07/07/14 23:04, Dan Radez wrote:
>>>>>>> TShirt Signup at the bottom of the etherpad:
>>>>>>> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> RDO is ordering trystack t-shirts
>>>>>>> I put a signup on the etherpad.
>>>>>>> Put you name down by end of the week (2014-07-11) and we should be
>>>>>>> able
>>>>>>> to bring a shirt to San Antonio for everyone who puts their name
>>>>>>> down.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dan Radez
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 06/26/2014 03:49 AM, Tom Fifield wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks to those of you who have put some thoughts down on the
>>>>>>>> etherpad.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There's still a small amount of time for those who haven't - please
>>>>>>>> check it out at:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm also going to start looking for moderators soon. If you are
>>>>>>>> interesting in moderating a session, let me know which ones :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 19/06/14 11:02, Tom Fifield wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We've come a long way since our first small meeting in San Jose:
>>>>>>>>> I've
>>>>>>>>> looked at the survey feedback around the Ops Meetup at the Atlanta
>>>>>>>>> summit and it was amazingly successful. That's all thanks to you.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's now time to organise our next meeting. Details forthcoming,
>>>>>>>>> but we
>>>>>>>>> know that it's going to be over two days, August 25th and 26th in
>>>>>>>>> San
>>>>>>>>> Antonio, Texas, USA, thanks to Rackspace.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> However, first - we need to work on the content we'd like to see.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The strongest response to the summit survey was a desire for
>>>>>>>>> sessions
>>>>>>>>> that really "connect" the ops/dev feedback loop full-circle, and
>>>>>>>>> see
>>>>>>>>> change actually happening. So this time, in addition to
>>>>>>>>> feedback-gathering sessions, I'm hoping to see at least a few real
>>>>>>>>> working sessions, much more "development" focused. Perhaps
>>>>>>>>> "blueprint
>>>>>>>>> review" might be one of these, or maybe the "enterprise" working
>>>>>>>>> group
>>>>>>>>> would like to have a working meeting.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Aside from this, it turns out that people actually liked the topics
>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>> picked for the summit ops meetup - well done! The more
>>>>>>>>> presentation-style architecture "show and tell" was also enjoyed,
>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>> people wanted to change up the format a bit. Two back-to-back hours
>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>> too long :)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Please take a moment to jot down your ideas on how to shape this
>>>>>>>>> next
>>>>>>>>> meeting on the following etherpad:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/SAT-ops-meetup
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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