FYI, I just booked and while they list three categories of rooms the only one I could secure was at the base rate of $209. Apparently the other higher categories were gone (at least with my preferences and dates). So I'd advise booking ASAP; you can always modify or cancel with no penalty later on. Philip S. Corwin Partner Butera & Andrews 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20004 202-347-6875 (office) 202-347-6876 (fax) 202-255-6172 (cell) "Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey ________________________________ From: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] on behalf of Marilyn Cade [marilynscade@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 5:38 PM To: bc - GNSO list Subject: [bc-gnso] ICANN in San Francisco: Westin Hotel - Union Square - San Francisco Dear BC members: I will make a comment and then redirect postings on this issue to meetings list. The ICANN hotel block does have a good rate for the Westin -- $269 plus tax. . I have booked at the venue, but I do recognize that there will be a need for a couple of other options for lower prices. If someone is familiar with S.F. and can suggest a nearby neighborhood to the list, it could be that members would want to identify a couple of hotels, and share that information to meetings@bizconst.org. that will just hit the parties most likely to be interested. If others decide they are interested, we will then repost any conclusionary information. Marilyn Cade for the Excomm