Thought I should give you a heads up. Registration is due Jan 25 if you are staying at The Courtyard

http://www.nabxc.com/index.shtml

For those of us in the city we have to pay more for the priviledge of attending

I'm not going to get to go!!! :cry:

I didn't realize how expensive the hotel was going to be. :(

I'm sending mine in! Glad something is posted now.

Were you going to come with Mr. Sandman or by yourself?

Don't forget the prices are in Canadian dollars...

I think the SandMan was going to come... or at least he was wanting to. I wouldn't feel comfortable driving 9 hours on my own both ways. (I could make sure he behaved if he came though!) ;)

and... it was $112 a night in USD :(

LMAO!!!!! The SandMan said he could sleep in the car... he'd just pack some extra blankets... it would be pretty warm by then. :) So... let me know if you have a suggestion Antheras! :wub:

I was going to suggest we could share a room but I wouldn't feel right having him sleep in the car! I've only reserved for Friday and Saturday night.

The rate is $129 Canadian per night which is $110 US. I always forget that our dollar is doing okay right now.

Oh... yeah... I didn't realize you were far enough away that you needed to stay in the hotel as well. :P But even half for like 3 nights would be close to $200 plus the workshop fee of $100 and I just don't have $300 right now. :( IF I happen to get my settlement check in time, THAT might work. Are you going to get a room whether you find a roommate or not?

Dang that's one expensive hotel. :o
I wasn't going anyway...

that's what I thought. :(

All hotels in downtown Toronto are about that rate. I am going no matter what so if you decide closer to the time that you want to come, I'm sure one of us will be able to squeeze you in.

I could drive back and forth but as thinking that it would be fun to stay there with everyone. The other thing I might do is cancel the room and stay with a friend who lives downtown.

Sounds good... if I get my settlement check, I'm definitely going to attempt to come again! I just don't know how soon that's going to happen. We're in the process of settling on an amount now, but my lawyer wants me to see a back specialist for a 2nd opinion before we do any further negotiations.

When I made a reservation, I purposely made it for a two bed room. I figured someone would forget to order a room and want to go at the last minute.

Wanna split it 3 ways? I figure it'd be alot cheaper for all of us that way. :P

I have to spend $26 extra and parking and gas. UMMM wonder if Lauren and I should get a room :lol:

Hey, wait a second, you can' t bitch! I still haven't figured out how I'm GETTING to Toronto, which I'm sure alone will cost alot more than any incidentals or extra fees you get to pay. :whip: :cry:

Yeah... I'm also kind of scared of gas rates! :( We're back up to over $2.30/gallon here. I'd be driving 9 hours both ways to Toronto if I do go (btw, I wouldn't mind rooming in a group of 3 if it were to work out) and that might get VERY expensive.

I'm not going to be able to go :cry:
I'll be in Baltimore at a professional conference
I am so so so so sad because I was so excited about it.
(I'm actually glad for the reminded because I need to cancel my hotel room)

Luckily for me though... I will get to do a little bookcrossing that weekend because one of our friends will be at the conference too so we'll plan a mini-meetup

I'm happy that I'll at least get to meet another new bookcrosser this year even if I don't get to the convention... Alsgal is coming to Louisville this year... and I might even get to meet Shaunie next summer if all works out!!! :bananadance:

I hope I get to meet you one day Sand. :(
I want to meet the lot of ya! :cry:
Hopefully this summer when I go to Kansas City to visit the family I get to meet Shaunie and BP maybe even Terrafreaky if she'll come out of hiding. ;)

well... if you'd ever detour through this way... it's not like we live THAT far away from each other.

We still need to talk more about that Midwest meet-up that was mentioned months ago.

Thanks for posting this! I've already got my room reservation and I'll send off my conference registration tomorrow!!!

Noumena11 will be with me!

I just faxed my registration form!!! Woo Hoo!! I'm so excited.

Could we form a bookrelayers team for the Reverse Scavenger Hunt? I'm so excited about that!! I think it will be so much more fun that just releasing books around town! I'll have my digital camera with me...and if I'm lucky...my NEW digital camera.

I'll be there and so will Lauren and I believe Antheras and Ri and probably Jebbie