I should mention this here, since we've talked about it a few times in #jj2. One possible place to stay in Vancouver is the University of British Columbia residences. I stayed at the Gage Towers with my family last summer, and it worked out quite well.

Basically it's a 6-bedroom suite, with a kitchen, common area, and extra-large bathroom. The University of British Columbia (UBC) is fairly close to downtown Vancouver (not quite walking distance, but a very short bus ride) and is quite a nice location. There's stuff to do at the university itself, as well.

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The cost isn't significantly less than a hotel (it would be about USD 40 per person per night with six people per suite), but everyone gets their own bedroom, and it has a kitchen so less money could potentially be spent on food if we made some meals ourselves.

This would be my preference if we decide to go with Vancouver. Trafton is looking at the option of renting an entire house for the duration of the meeting, so hopefully he'll post some of his findings here as well.