Philadelphia 2007: It’s like an “all-inclusive” working vacation
By Stu Bykofsky, columnist and 31st Annual NSNC Conference Chair
For the first time, there is a cap on the number of attendees. Due to the size of two of the venues, we max out at 160 -- counting columnists, guests and non-members.
At Philly 2007, every bar is an “open bar.” If you are a columnist worth your salt, that’s a savings (at hotel bar prices) of at least $25 a day, and maybe as much as $100.
Every Continental breakfast is included. Every lunch. Every dinner. Every cocktail, every glass or wine, soda, juice...you name it.
To book your room at the Sofitel, call the toll-free number: (877) 411-7634. Mention NSNC and the $159 rate.
160.
Attendance is limited to 160 for the 31 st Annual Conference in Philadelphia , Thursday June 21 - Sunday, June 24. (Thursday is “arrival day,” with registration, plus drinks and dinner at the private Pen & Pencil Club.)
159.
That’s the daily room rate (plus tax, but fitness room included) at the sleek, gleaming, luxury Sofitel,in the heart of Center City Philadelphia, a stone’s throw from leafy Rittenhouse Square. It’s a great rate negotiated by NSNC, but still a bit high. To lessen the bite, some more numbers:
225.
The registration fee. That’s the “early bird” rate for members registering by April 1 - no fooling. The “early bird” rate is $200 for guests and $350 for non-members.
After April 1, members will pay $325, guests will pay $250 and non-members will pay $450. Register early, save a lot.
Zero.
That’s what you will have to pay for meals and drinks . All meals and cocktail parties from Thursday evening through breakfast Sunday are included.
