[tei-council] sunday hack session

[Martin Holmes]

I just tried to book the AirRide shuttle, but it declined my credit 
card. Has anyone successfully completed a booking with a non-US credit card?

Cheers,
Martin

On 12-04-11 06:18 AM, Rebecca Welzenbach wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Looking forward to seeing you soon. Some details that may be of
> interest as you arrive and get settled (will add them to the Google
> doc as well):
>
> *Transport*
> Last week I used the new AirRide shuttle that Paul mentioned, and
> recommend it, if you still need to make arrangements to get from the
> airport to campus. It was on time, comfortable, clean, runs
> frequently, etc., and is certainly the cheapest option. You can make
> reservations in advance here: http://www.myairride.com/. If you do
> this, be sure to print out everything and bring it with you.
> I think they also take walk-ons, for a slightly higher fee. You'll
> want to take the shuttle to the Central Campus Transit Center, which
> is a short walk from the hotel.
>
> *Maps*
> * From the shuttle station to the hotel: http://g.co/maps/8du2f
> * Hotel location and surrounding area:
> http://www.belltowerhotel.com/location.html
> * Map of central campus: http://www.umich.edu/~info/pdf/central.pdf
> * Map of the 4th floor of the Shapiro Library, where we'll be meeting:
> http://www.lib.umich.edu/navigator/shapiro4.html
>
> Note that, confusingly, the library map is oriented with north in the
> lower right hand corner. The big white square to the right of the map
> is our meeting room. The oddly shaped taupe area just above is where
> Kevin's and my office is.
>
> *food*
> You won't have any trouble finding places to eat and drink within
> walking distance of the hotel or the library, and most or all will be
> open on Sunday.
>
> * I believe your hotel reservation includes free continental breakfast
> (as well as in-room wireless), but I'll confirm this.
> * There's also a restaurant in the hotel, but I have no idea what it
> is like: http://www.mercysrestaurant.com/menu
> * There's a coffee shop on the first floor of the library, which has
> light (pre-made) fare like sandwiches, salads, and sushi as well as
> coffee and pastries: http://uunions.umich.edu/berts/
> * Espresso Royale has locations close to the hotel and the library:
> http://www.espressoroyale.com/location.php?id=20
> * Or if you prefer gourmet coffee and really excellent pastries, there
> is Comet Coffee: http://www.yelp.com/biz/comet-coffee-ann-arbor
>
> *Wireless*
> Non-UM-ers who will be on site will be assigned a temporary log-in so
> you can access the "MWireless" network used by faculty, staff, and
> students (the open "MGuest" network won't be sufficient for our work).
> Library Desktop Support is working now on setting up your
> accounts--hopefully they or I will be able to get the info to you
> before the end of the week. I'll also bring the details with me on
> Sunday, just in case. They know we need to be up and running over the
> weekend.
>
> I'm about to look over James' agenda, but want to note that on Tuesday
> we plan to have lunch catered in the library, and invite interested
> staff and other local people who might be interested to join us.
> Planning to order a variety of foods from
> http://www.jerusalemgarden.net/.
>
> Hopefully this will at least get you here, fed and rested--let me know
> if you have questions, and see you soon.
>
> Becky
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Sebastian Rahtz
> <sebastian.rahtz at oucs.ox.ac.uk>  wrote:
>>
>> On 10 Apr 2012, at 20:53, Kevin Hawkins wrote:
>>
>>> The only thing I find in my email archive that Sebastian has suggested
>>> is to write roma2 if we get bored.
>>
>> phew, no chance of that, luckily :-}
>>
>> though, as some of you know, James and I have submitted a small funding
>> bid to JISC in the UK for a project which would make a good start
>> on a new Roma
>>
>> Sebastian
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Martin Holmes
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