[ripe-list] [comms] It's 2018, why are the RIPE hotels still using "booking forms"??

Hi Ole, all,

I've spoken with the hotels about this. The hotels don't provide an 
online registration link but I can have the webforms changed to include 
credit card details.

When we arranged everything with the hotels a year ago, they had a 
policy in place where they couldn't have credit card details sent via 
email.  This policy has recently changed.

I expect to receive these new forms soon and will publish them on the 
website as soon as I do.

If you ever have any questions/comments about the processes we use for 
attendee administration for the meetings, please feel free to email me 
at <meeting at ripe.net>.

Warm regards,
Martina

Conference Coordinator
RIPE Network Coordination Centre

On 11/01/2018 19:13, Ole Jacobsen wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Every one of the hotels listed at
> https://ripe76.ripe.net/venue/accommodation/ provide PDF forms (not
> even PDF-fillable ones) for the booking. The one I completed wants
> me to:
> 
> "In order to confirm your booking, please contact the hotel to proceed
>   to the payment: - By credit card that must be given by phone to the
>   hotel."
> 
> This really should not be the state of affairs these days.
> 
> Ole  (who is sure he is channeling more people than Randy Bush)
> 
> 
> Ole J. Jacobsen
> Editor and Publisher
> The Internet Protocol Journal
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> 
> 
>