RE: [Swarmfest2006] Registration web site - please review

[North, Michael]

Greg:

After addressing Rick's points, I think that things will look good.

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden [mailto:swarmfest2006-
> address@hidden On Behalf Of Rick Riolo
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:30 AM
> To: SwarmFest 2006 Organizers list
> Subject: Re: [Swarmfest2006] Registration web site - please review
> 
> 
> hi greg,
> 
> a couple of comments after looking over the page:
> 
> - the first paragraph mentions member vs non-member,
>   but it doesn't explain:  member of what?
>   eg, does one have to match swarm membership with
>   going to swarmfest to get the discounts?
>   (is there a nascos membership? i don't know.)
> 
> - It doesn't explain what is the implication of
>   choosing one conference vs another.
>   Does it mean one can only attend the one conference
>   one chooses?  Ie, if you want to go to both,
>   you have to register twice?
> 
> It could be you have these things explained on
> a "higher level" page, but it might be useful
> to repeat it here, too.
> 
> - r
> 
> Rick Riolo                           address@hidden
> Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS)
> 4477 Randall Lab
> University of Michigan         Ann Arbor MI 48109-1120
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> 
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, Greg Madey wrote:
> 
> > Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:45:27 -0400
> > From: Greg Madey <address@hidden>
> > Reply-To: SwarmFest 2006 Organizers list <address@hidden>
> > To: SwarmFest 2006 Organizers list <address@hidden>
> > Subject: [Swarmfest2006] Registration web site - please review
> >
> > SwarmFest 2006 Organizing Committee,
> >
> > Please review the online registration page for SwarmFest 2006.
> >
> > https://marketplace.nd.edu/cce/NAACSOS_and_SwarmFest_2006_P185.cfm
> >
> > Note that both conferences (SwarmFest and NAACSOS 2006) are listed
> > together. We've normalized the fees (turns out they were almost
> > identical) between the two conferences and ask the registrant to
> > select which conference they are registering for.
> >
> > This was necessary because the hotel registration is also bundled in
> > with the conference registration, and both conferences are sharing
> > the same block of hotel and dorm rooms (yes ... shouldn't be a
> > problem but that is what the conference center wanted to make sure
> > they don't over book any rooms)!
> >
> > We will account for all registration, membership fees, and tutorial
> > fees separately, and compute any surplus for each conference
> > individually.
> >
> > Again, recall that NAACSOS 2006 will be on June 22-23 (optional
> > tutorial on the evening of June 21) and SwarmFest 2006 will be held
> > on June 23-24 (with optional tutorial on the morning of June 25).
> >
> > Please send corrections, comments.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Greg
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