Re: Napa housing for IAPP Convention

[IAPPPresident@xxxxxxx]

The San Francisco area with all it's Dot-commers is premium real estate and 
hotel rates are at a premium.  Nearby Napa is also very expensive.  We are 
darned lucky to get the hotel at $90 per night for single or double 
occupancy.  The other option was the Marriot starting at $130 to $140 per 
night.   And I'm really sorry we're not getting the Culinary Institute to 
cater our banquet for $150 per person minimum, though they have catered with 
custom wine blending for as much as $650 PER PERSON.  Ouchie-wah-wah!!!  All 
the price tags around here are encrusted with zeroes.  

The board is doing it's best to keep costs down for members.  We are well 
aware that some of our members are not wealthy.  Heck, when I  joined IAPP 
and went to my first convention I slept outside in my pickup truck + camper 
shell and other members looked and sniffed and offered me the use of their 
showers.  The next time I camped on someone's floor.   

Liz Hymans,
IAPP President 

In a message dated 2/14/01 1:53:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
hgw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< I see, guess they know they can charge the higher rates. Thanks >>