Pre-registration for 2011 and what does being a member really mean!?!

[ladyli1]

Hey. I've been to the last 2 Cons (09' & 10'). We had pre-registered for 09', got the "Membership status" which means to me that we're in a group that would get told when to get in on 2010's event. Lo & behold, my friends and I, over X-mas 09's dinner was wondering why we haven't heard anything about the 10' Con and decided to check the site. We we're shocked to find out that we had missed the deadline for the "Pre-pre-registration" price that expired some where in Nov. 09'! Then, after we got our "Membership" back on X-mas day, in Jan of 10' we found out that all the convention rate rooms at the Marriott & Hilton were booked. We never got an E-mail or anything from "The Powers That Be" that this is the time to book your hotel rooms! The organizers have all our contact info, so they should have the courtesy of informing us when we need to register not only with then but also when the hotels as soon as possible!

[ewu]

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