{"id":572,"date":"2017-04-11T21:27:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T21:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/?page_id=572"},"modified":"2017-05-02T19:09:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T19:09:31","slug":"exhibitor-attendee-housing-scam-notice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/exhibitor-attendee-housing-scam-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibitor \/ Attendee Housing Scam Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve been notified that several exhibitors and conference attendees have received calls and\/or emails from companies claiming to be an agent of, or associated with, ONA\u00a0and offering discounted room rates.<\/p>\n

We have no relationship with any third party company to assist with booking\u00a0hotel rooms on our behalf and do not provide personal contact details such as emails or phone number of our attendees to anyone.<\/strong> If you need to book a room for ONA17, you can do so directly through our hotel and can find out more information at this link<\/a>. If we negotiate any further hotel blocks based on demand, we will always list them on our website and provide contact information for our specially negotiated rates. We always strive for the best rates for our attendees, and balance that with hotels conveniently located near the conference venue. We will update the information provided on our website\u00a0if the hotel block starts to sell out as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this practice is commonplace for many large conferences and events. We’ve been warned by peer organizations that these companies may reach out to speakers, exhibitors, sponsors or even attendees<\/strong>. At a minimum, these companies may put you in a hotel that is far from the conference venue. In a worst-case scenario, you may arrive at your booked hotel to learn the hotel does not have reservation information for you, or that hotel\u00a0may impose a severe cancellation penalty if their facility is not up to your standards.<\/p>\n

Please alert our team if you are contacted by anyone outside of the contacts we provide to you on our site<\/strong>, or if you ever have questions about\u00a0whether someone who has reached out to you has a legitimate\u00a0relationship with the our team. You can reach us at ona17@journalists.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We’ve been notified that several exhibitors and conference attendees have received calls and\/or emails from companies claiming to be an agent of, or associated with, ONA\u00a0and offering discounted room rates. We have no relationship with any third party company to assist with booking\u00a0hotel rooms on our behalf and do not provide personal contact details such…  Read More<\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"start_time":0,"end_time":0,"moderators":[],"hashtag":[],"soundcloud":[],"scribble":[],"viafoura":[],"youtube":[],"vimeo":[],"facebook":[],"trint":[],"slideshare":[],"livestream":[],"resources":[],"video_embed":[],"first_name":"","last_name":"","title":"","organization":"","website":"","twitter":"","_sponsor_url":"","_sponsor_tagline":"","_sponsor_level":"","spay_email":""},"yoast_head":"\nExhibitor \/ Attendee Housing Scam Notice - ONA17<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n