MARCH “O” SCALE MEET FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
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Website: www.MarchMeet.net
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The March “O” Scale Meet scheduled for March 26-28, 2021 is now ready to accept registrations and the Westin Lombard/Chicago is accepting room reservations. Please share this information with anybody that might be interested. Our Hotel Room Blocks include Thursday through Sunday nights. Upgraded rooms and additional nights are also offered by the Hotel subject to availability.
We are asking everybody to please register for the Meet and reserve your rooms now if at all possible. For those who cannot attend, consider registering for the Meet anyway. We will print a name tag for you and have it available in case you do make it and your contribution will help keep this event a success.
By “O” Scale Meet standards, this has been a large event for years. Our attendees travel from around the World to attend. Those who haven’t attended a March Meet previously or who normally don’t participate on an annual basis should consider doing so for 2021.
Hotel Room Sales are very important for the hotel. If you normally stay at the Westin, please consider an extra night. There is a lot to do in the Chicagoland area and Sunday at the Meet is more active than some might think. If you normally stay at another hotel, please consider making the Westin your choice for 2021. If you are local, depending on distance and circumstances, it might make sense to spend one or two nights at the Westin, especially if you are a table holder setting up late Friday evening. We realize that some of our attendees live close or visit family during this period of time, so this might not make sense for everybody. If it does make sense, please give it some consideration. The more rooms our event consumes, the better chance we have at securing the space for 2022.
The effects of Covid-19 have created some minor challenges as we move forward. The minor inconvenience necessary to overcome these challenges is that our usual block of rooms at the March “O” Scale Meet rate has been split into 2 blocks. In order to secure the same 20,000 sq ft of ballroom space, the first block must be RESERVED and PAID FOR by July 25th (less than 30 days from now) and carries a NO CANCELLATION policy. Once the first block is fully reserved, rooms from the second block will be offered with standard terms allowing payment upon check out and standard cancellation terms.
Please note: If the March “O” Scale Meet is canceled, the Hotel will issue refunds. Additionally, once the first block is fully reserved, refunds may be possible. The March “O” Scale Meet will coordinate cancellation requests with the hotel.
These unusual requirements will be for 2021 only and are absolutely necessary for the March “O” Scale Meet to continue.
The March “O” Scale Meet Committee is very approachable, so feel free to ask questions here now or at a later date by contacting us by email, through our website, by phone or on our Facebook Page.
