similar to: Re: Astricon costs

Has anyone really looked at the costs for Astricon. But the hotel costs. $111.00 USD per night.. come on guys give me a break. I will not be staying at that hotel. I can rent a car and stay near the air port for almost half that. In addition from what I have been told their will be no shuttle service from the Airport to the hotel. Anyone else have any input on this? bkw_ PS: I'm going

-- GOOD NEWS! -- As ground transportation and the costs associated therewith are something of an issue. So, in the spirit of making AstriCon available I've contacted the hotel and arranged/discovered some low cost options: -- MARTA -- MARTA, the Atlanta mass-transit system (i.e. train) can get you there. Take MARTA from the airport north to the Brookhaven station. The hotel shuttle will

We're down to slightly less than a month between now and AstriCon! October 13-15 is drawing close. If you've not booked your travel reservations to Phoenix, now is the time to do it! Sept 23rd is the cutoff date for the room discount, and we've requested another block of rooms for attendees. The Renaissance is the exclusive hotel of AstriCon 2009. It is where most of the

AstriCon 2004 is now a reality. We have secured our conference center hotel (the Atlanta Marriott Century Center) and will be opening the website for registration next Monday, June 28th 2004. The event will be held September 22nd, 23rd and 24th and should provide a wealth of information for every Asterisk user. We finally have solid pricing information as well: 3 Day Asterisk Package $400.00

_Book Your Hotel Room Today_ We're now a little more than a month away from AstriCon 2005 - The Asterisk Conference and Exhibition. We need everyone who plans on attending to register with the Hyatt ASAP to ensure we have enough hotel rooms. (Last year in Atlanta we over-booked the hotel by over 150 people.) If you have already registered for the conference, you can book your rooms by going

[Early Bird Ends Soon] ====================== AstriCon early-bird registration ends next Thursday, August 25th. Early-bird registration saves 20% ($110.00 USD) off the standard price of an AstriCon "All Access" Pass. This pass includes the pre-conference events (either the Meet Asterisk! seminar or the Asterisk Developers meeting), the tutorial day, both conference days, the exhibit

Does anyone know if the Marriott has Wi-Fi? LAN connection in the room? Mike

Has anyone tried using BroadVoice for VSP? I have Asterisk configured for a home office & I've been trying to decide which VoIP provider to go with for a little while now. I had heard you could get sub $.01 calls but I have not found that to be true yet (not saying it's not possible, I just haven't found it!). Also I'm not sure if BV will support multiple lines. Any

Well, it looks like AstriCon 2006 is going to be big. We've sold out the entire Westin Park Central -- every last room. So, here are some nearby hotels to check if you're planning on coming down to Dallas for the big Asterisk-fest. Wyndham Garden Hotel-Park Central 8051 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Dallas, TX 972-680-3000 Residence Inn LBJ/Park Central 7642 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Dallas,

We're now opening up registrations for the Astricon tutorials again. We've been able to move to new conference rooms within the same hotel. Register on line at http://www.astricon.net We're sorry for the inconvienience our recent closing of the tutorials may have caused you. You are welcome to contact us at info@astricon.net to change your reservation to include the tutorials. There

AstriCon Update: Only Two Weeks To Go! October 12 - 14, 2005 Anaheim, CA AstriCon 2005 starts two weeks from today. We now have a complete roster of speakers covering Asterisk from soho to carrier. We've added the Code Zone, a working lab with a full compliment of VoIP and TDM equipment. We also have over 20 confirmed exhibitors and more are joining the event each day. AstriCon 2005 is

*** Astricon 2004: Over 250 Asterisk professionals! Astricon, the first Asterisk user's and developer's conference is a success and we now have over 250 people registred. Thank you for all your support of this event and please have patience with us as we're trying to handle all details with payments, hotel reservations and other issues. I also wish to thank all our partners that

Hi all, Looks like I'm going to make the trip over to Astricon next month, but finances being what they are and since I'll be paying for my own flight from the UK, I'm trying to cut down on costs. The problem I've got is that the hotel is about 4 miles from the nearest public transportation (Brookhaven station) and the shuttle bus is only for hotel residents. Hiring a car seems

Is there a mailing list for people at astricon? I'm here, at the conference Hotel, and was wondering if others as well. Doing some work in the Hotel, but I'd be interested in meeting some others in the Lobby for *-talk or something.. -SteveK

Astricon is the first Asterisk user's and developer's conference to be held in Atlanda, GA, USA Sept 22-24 this fall. Astricon is organized by Edvina.net and Sokol & Associates in partnership with Digium, inc. ** CURRENT ESTIMATE: OVER 250 ATTENDEES Steven and I started this project at the end of march, looking forward to gathering the community and showing the strength of an Open

The agenda for Astricon Europe in Madrid June 15-17 is now coming together. It will be an international conference, with speakers from both USA and Europe. Last year, we had over 25 nationalities participating in the first Astricon - the Astricon where Mark released Asterisk 1.0 on the conference floor, during his keynote! Many active members of the Asterisk community talks at the conference, one

Registration to Astricon - the first Asterisk user's and developer's conference - is now open. Astricon is taking place at the Atlanta Marriot September 22-24. Digium is our Diamond partner in arranging this conference. The web site is updated with information on hotel, prices and speakers for the tutorial day. The agenda for the conference day will be published soon. (Speakers: Mail me

Astricon is only 54 days away! If you're not booked, please take a moment to register for the conference, get your hotel room, and get your plane tickets before things fill up and/or get expensive. This is a great opportunity to meet other developers, users, and members of the Asterisk ecosystem, and I encourage everyone to attend. While there are great things to be said about the

I've have the main Astricon dev conference from 12PM to the end recorded and posted at http://snipurl.com/astricon . Due to overloaded hotel uplink (T1) there are some spots with no audio where the uplink droped out for a few minutes. -Brian

If you're in or near Berlin and want to join in the fun, head to the Estrel Hotel tomorrow (Monday / Montag). Tickets will be available at the door. Check-in opens at 8:00 AM. We're expecting a great time for all! Image of the early arrivals geeking out: http://www.sokol-associates.com/files/images/astricon1.jpg Hope to see you here! Thanks, Steve -- Steven Sokol AstriCon 2006: