[Publib] ALA Annaheim tips? Questions???

[Walt Crawford]

This thread contains good information--and it might be nice to share some of
that on the ALA Conference
Wiki<http://wikis.ala.org/annual2008/index.php/Main_Page>.


Right now, that wiki's mostly "official," but it looks as though it's open
to contributions.

(As a Californian--Northern, to be sure, I also find it incredibly unlikely
that Anaheim would have rain in June. It's not unheard of, but the average
rainfall for June is 0.09 inches--for the entire month.)

Also, since this is California, you won't have to worry about nonsmoking
sections in restaurants: They're all nonsmoking. While I haven't been there
recently, I do know that Anaheim, especially the convention
center/Disneyland area, is nowhere near as spread out as Orlando. And yes,
Gale will have shuttles.

-walt crawford-

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Reeder, Norm <nreeder at torrnet.com> wrote:

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> publib-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf Of *Phalbe Henriksen
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 05, 2008 3:54 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Publib] ALA Annaheim tips? Questions???
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> "My next question, is does anyone have tips on the ALA conference in
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> I have questions, based on the town I live in and the town I work in, vs
> my experience at ALA in Orlando (the only ALA conference I've been able to
> attend). What does "across the street" or "across the parking lot" mean?   (First
> of all don't judge Anaheim by the weather disaster that Orland was).
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> The Hilton is 50 feet from the front doors of the Convention Center.
> Marriott is across a street probably 200 feet away.  Other hotels will be
> from 1 block to 8 blocks away.  I'll guess a "block" as I use it is 1000
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> Does it mean across the street of a small town, of a large city, or does
> it mean 1/4 mile or more? Is it covered, is it not?
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> See above.  Nothing is covered.
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> Are there slopes for wheel chairs?
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> The convention center was remodeled about 3 years ago, and is fully ADA
> accessible as well as all of the hotels I'm aware of.
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>  Is it the rainy season?
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> I'll go out on a limb and say it doesn't rain in Southern California in
> June (we buy Hollywood Bowl tickets in January for July-September outdoor
> concerts and in 25 years we've been rained on twice.)
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> Are there places that are covered and other places that are not covered as
> one crosses from one hotel to another?
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> No
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> Is a person on crutches going to have unusual challenges? (It's somewhat
> difficult for a person on crutches to hold an umbrella over his or her
> head.)
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> Umbrella won't be really necessary, but distances can be a challenge on
> crutches.  I can't guarantee which meetings will be in which facility as
> they use for our church conference the entire convention facility, as well
> as 4 hotel meeting room complexes (Hilton, Marriott, Sheraton, and
> Clarion).  By the way, don't get the "Anaheim Sheraton" mixed up with the
> "Sheraton Park" hotel.  The Sheraton Park would be the one you want as it's
> next to the Hilton.  The Anaheim Sheraton is on the far side of Disneyland
> up by the 5 freeway and way out of the way, and definitely not walkable.
> Finally, I'm assuming there will be the usual Gale shuttles from the hotels
> to the convention center, but I don't know this for sure.
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> I'm not attending, but from what I saw in Orlando, the answers to these
> questions might be helpful if posted for attendees (and their families).
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> Phalbe Henriksen
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