Thanks for the responses, I'm going to call and write to try for the
government rate -  in the DC area, so it will be interesting.

Barbara

--On Friday, January 13, 2006 3:56 PM -0500 Lawrence Waxler
<xxxxxx@USM.MAINE.EDU> wrote:

> Barbara,
>
> Generally not for conferences as most hotels have conference rates,
> but....
>
> When staff travel is for the purpose of field research/data
> collection/etc., we have had some scattered luck with my writing a
> letter to the hotel indicating that the traveler was an employee of the
> University engaged in research paid for by the Federal government. This
> generally is a follow-up to a conversation with the hotel.
>
> Sometimes we pull it off, sometimes we don't.
>
> Larry Waxler, Director
> Office of Sponsored Programs
> University of Southern Maine
> P.O. Box 9300
> Portland, ME 04104-9300
> Telephone: 207-780-4413
> Telefax: 207-780-4927
>
>
>
>>>> xxxxxx@ANDREW.CMU.EDU 1/13/2006 2:07 pm >>>
> Has anyone ever been able to have a hotel extend the government lodging
>
> rates for non-government employees who are attending a
> meeting/conference
> that is totally funded by a government grant?
>
> Barbara Bugosh
>
>
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