Hi everyone! If you're going to the 4Cs this year, Marcy has found an alternative to the Palmer House that is much cheaper. It's the Best Western River North Hotel, which is about a mile from the Palmer House. Here's the web site: http://www.valuetrips.com/BW/CST/BWILRN.htm Marcy didn't book through the web, but got a good rate anyway. Here's the contact info: 125 W. Ohio St. Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (312) 467-0800 Fax: (312) 467-1665 Toll Free: (800) 727-0800 The rates are $92/night for Wednesday & Thursday, and $119/night for Friday and Saturday. There's a 14.9% sales tax. (Marcy figures that it will be $244.00 each for four nights when we split the cost. The Palmer House is $175.00 per night for a double room.) I thought that if a few more of us used the same hotel, we could share a cab back at night. (I plan to walk the Magnificent Mile in the day time....) It would also be nice to see some of you before the Canadian Caucus meets-- there never seems to be enough time to talk over dinner. Janice -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, the annual conference, and publications, go to the Inkshed Web site at http://www.StThomasU.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-