Hi all, some updates before they are published for those eager for action. Why isn't there official information? (1) We were badly burned this year for "advertising without a final permit", and don't want that to happen again. (2) Sprint venues were in flux, but have converged; one more decision to make.
Update 1: Event hotel:
Clarion Hotel Concord. Go ahead and book. OUSA rate is $59.50 plus tax, refundable. There is a cheaper nonrefundable rate of $56. Although these may seem low, this is a higher-class place, this particular property typically discounts heavily in the spring. The pool is a heated outdoor pool; I will check if it'll be open that weekend. There is no restaurant in the hotel, but there are places two blocks away in the Willows Shopping Center, same center as the Road Runner Sports. There are conference rooms and we will book some of them. The BART station is 3.5 km away (no connecting bus, sorry).
Update 2: Sprints: Backstreet Boy has found a fantastic new venue and the only remaining question is whether both Sunday Sprints will be at this venue, or just the "regular" Sprint and the Sprint Relay will still be as planned at the other new venue. (The other new venue is too small for two Sprints.) Both are in Oakland. The complicating factor is Oakland Marathon on the same day, so the 8 km or so between venues may be faster walked than driven (BART is somewhat of an option).