International Spectrum 2011 Conference
and Exhibition
West Palm Beach, Florida
April 4th-7th
Why should I attend?
- Gain insight from leading MultiValue Industry Specialist regarding new technologies and strategies in solving problems.
- Speak to Product Experts to explore how to expanding your existing systems.
- Learn about New Features from your database providers that would increase the ROI of your Business and Computer Systems.
- Save time find solutions to problems you face on a daily basis.
- Get access to coding tips and solutions to speed up your daily development and testing.
Who should attend?
- IT Manangers
- CIO/CTI
- MultiValue Administrators
- Power Users
- Database Administrators
- Programmers
- Small Business Owners
- End Users
Cancellations
The registration fee is ful refundable for written cancellations received at International Spectrums
business offices prior to 5:00pm on Monday, March 14, 2011. A charge of
50% to cover incurred expenses will be assessed for any written cancellation after that date. Full fee
is assessed if registrants do not attend or fail to cancel in writing at the International Spectrum
business office prior to 5:00pm on Friday, April 1, 2011.
Transfers and substitutions may be made at any time at no charge. Telephone cancellation will
not be accepted.
Why should I stay in the Conference Hotel?
It's the center of conference activity, that's why! You'll be able to network easily with other conference attendees. It's a quick trip to get to the program and functions, and just as quick to nip back to your room for a break. You'll have a better conference experience.
That's obvious. But there are other reasons that you need to consider before you look at another hotel.
International Spectrum has taken their role of finding a conference site very seriously. They looked at a number of locations. The needs of attendees as individuals were considered as well as the need for conference meeting spaces.
Everyone enjoys meeting in a comfortable conference venue, offering quality service and support for workshops, tutorials, plenary sessions, etc. As the quid-pro-quo for that service and support, the conference guarantees that a percentage of attendees will stay in the hotel. The hotel generally discounts the rate for conference attendees from their normal charges.
The hotel rates are negotiated based on the number of expected attendees and the meeting space required to comfortably accommodate them. The basis for negotiation with the hotel is statistics from that conference in prior years. The contract with the hotel then guarantees specific numbers of sleeping rooms will be used each night during the conference. A complex negotiation of meeting room space, functions and events (with food), and sleeping room provides the most value per dollar for the conference and those attending it.
If the conference does not meet the contracted sleeping room commitment, the hotel gets paid anyway. Unfilled rooms can cost the conference thousands of dollars. (The conference does not get credit for the re-sale of sleeping rooms unless the hotel is completely filled.) The next conference in the series cannot negotiate as beneficial a hotel contract, and the registration fee is then under pressure to increase unreasonably.
On occasion, one of the many internet providers or sometimes the hotel itself will offer a few rooms in their inventory at a lower price than the conference is offering. There are often restrictions and penalties associated with these rates. If you somehow obtain a better rate than the one offered by the conference, your stay will still be counted toward our required room block.
What if we don't contract for sleeping rooms? Attendees will pay more to stay at the conference hotel. The conference will incur additional expenses for meeting room rental fees, which can be quite costly. The hotel will not hold a block of rooms for attendees, which may leave some people quite a distance from the conference venue. In short, the conference ends up with higher expenses, many of those attending will pay a higher price for their hotel rooms, future conference registration fees will be pushed higher.
Please support the conference and International Spectrum by staying at the conference hotel.