<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;"><div style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><div class="ydp1ac6b25bo_h ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25bem_0 ydp1ac6b25bE_fq7 ydp1ac6b25bek_BB" data-test-id="address-info" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><div class="ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25beo_HB" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><div class="ydp1ac6b25bd_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bi_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi7H_6LEV ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi73_6FsP ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25beo_HB" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bu_b ydp1ac6b25bE_eo6 ydp1ac6b25bC_Z1TsNbA" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Dear SLA. Last week I got a nice tour of the new Ursa hotel on the UMaine campus. Ursa is actually three adjacent buildings, two of which are older historic buildings that have been renovated with an eye to preserving as much of the original fell as possible. The new building Polaris was designed to fit in. I was flat out impressed. But the best part was the hotels willingness to give us a better deal. Those details are pasted below in the form of the email I received today. It is a less than five minute walk from the conference sessions and close to the Student Union and Fogler Library. The details for booking are below.</span></div><div class="ydp1ac6b25bd_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bi_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi7H_6LEV ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi73_6FsP ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25beo_HB" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bu_b ydp1ac6b25bE_eo6 ydp1ac6b25bC_Z1TsNbA" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Note that you get the rate no matter how many nights you stay and, should you wish to hang around The Pine Tree State for a few days, may extend your stay at the group rate.</span></div><div class="ydp1ac6b25bd_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bi_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi7H_6LEV ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi73_6FsP ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25beo_HB" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bu_b ydp1ac6b25bE_eo6 ydp1ac6b25bC_Z1TsNbA" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">See you in June.</span></div><div class="ydp1ac6b25bd_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bi_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi7H_6LEV ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi73_6FsP ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25beo_HB" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bu_b ydp1ac6b25bE_eo6 ydp1ac6b25bC_Z1TsNbA" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Bruce</span></div><div class="ydp1ac6b25bd_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bi_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi7H_6LEV ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi73_6FsP ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25beo_HB" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bu_b ydp1ac6b25bE_eo6 ydp1ac6b25bC_Z1TsNbA" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><br></span></div><div class="ydp1ac6b25bd_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bi_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi7H_6LEV ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi73_6FsP ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25beo_HB" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bu_b ydp1ac6b25bE_eo6 ydp1ac6b25bC_Z1TsNbA" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">From:</span><span style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><span data-test-id="email-pill" class="ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25brtlI_dz_sSg" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bC4_Z29WjXl ydp1ac6b25bc1McDRG_eo6" title="ewhitten@hotelursa.com" data-test-id="message-to" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">ewhitten@hotelursa.com</span></span></span></div></div><div class="ydp1ac6b25bd_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bi_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi7H_6LEV ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi73_6FsP ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25beo_HB" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bu_b ydp1ac6b25bE_eo6 ydp1ac6b25bC_Z1TsNbA" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">To:</span><span style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><span data-test-id="email-pill" class="ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25brtlI_dz_sSg" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bC4_Z29WjXl" title="bruce.pratt@maine.edu" data-test-id="message-to" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">bruce.pratt@maine.edu</span></span></span></div><div class="ydp1ac6b25bd_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bi_6FIA ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi7H_6LEV ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi73_6FsP ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25beo_HB" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bu_b ydp1ac6b25bE_eo6 ydp1ac6b25bC_Z1TsNbA" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Cc:</span><span style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><span data-test-id="email-pill" class="ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25brtlI_dz_sSg" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bC4_Z29WjXl" title="jason.h.hoyt@maine.edu" data-test-id="message-to" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Jason Hoyt</span></span></span></div></div><span class="ydp1ac6b25bem_N ydp1ac6b25ben_N" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"></span><div class="ydp1ac6b25ben_0 ydp1ac6b25bs_6Fd5 ydp1ac6b25bH_6Fd5 ydp1ac6b25bM_3gJOe ydp1ac6b25bcdPFi_Z281SGl ydp1ac6b25bO_cMr ydp1ac6b25bO4_cMu" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><button tabindex="-1" class="ydp1ac6b25bc27KHO0_n ydp1ac6b25bb_0 ydp1ac6b25bM_0 ydp1ac6b25bi_0 ydp1ac6b25bI_T ydp1ac6b25by_Z1Focr ydp1ac6b25bA_6EqO ydp1ac6b25bc1AVi73_6FsP ydp1ac6b25br_P ydp1ac6b25bC_q ydp1ac6b25bcvhIH6_T ydp1ac6b25bP_0" data-test-id="icon-btn-printer" title="Print" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><span class="ydp1ac6b25bD_F ydp1ac6b25bab_C ydp1ac6b25bgl_C ydp1ac6b25bW_6D6F" style="width: 20px; 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outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><div class="ydp1ac6b25bX_6MGW" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"></div><div class="ydp1ac6b25bmsg-body ydp1ac6b25bP_wpofO ydp1ac6b25bmq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><div class="ydp1ac6b25bjb_0 ydp1ac6b25bX_6MGW ydp1ac6b25bN_6Fd5" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><div style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><div id="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><div style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><div class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670WordSection1" style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Good morning Bruce,</p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;"><br style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Thank you so much for stopping in last week to discuss your upcoming Sports Literature Association Annual Travel Conference. I am excited this June’s event will take place within the University of Maine as our hotel aligns perfectly with timing to house your guests! </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;"> </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;">I’m glad I could show you a little bit around Hotel Ursa and I am happy to assist you with a group block for your attendees. As we discussed, our group rates are set up separately from individual reservation rate quotes online. I am your point of contact for these. I am pleased to share we have the availability to hold your requested 15 rooms for the potentially 5 night stay, checking in June 18<sup style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">th</sup> and checking out June 23<sup style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">rd</sup>, at a rate of $169.00. Maine State Tax is 9%. There are no other taxes or lodging fees applied. Parking is complimentary and each will have a parking pass from the front desk outlining direction for hotel and University campus parking options. </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;"> </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Keep in mind they can also order off menu from our MajorMinor Café within Hotel Ursa around your schedule of events. </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;"> </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Please let me know if I may move forward and hold this group within our system and build a booking link you may provide to your attendees to reserve their hotel needs directly online. As a reminder, I will not have a reservation-via-phone option until we open. </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;"> </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;">I look forward to hearing back from you very soon to secure this block within our inventory for you. Once I build your booking link, your guests may book online immediately and will have until three weeks prior to your arrival date to reserve off of this block. This date is May 28<sup style="outline-color: currentcolor !important;">th</sup>. Any rooms not picked up by this date will be released back into public sale and you will not be held accountable. Any room requests following this release date will be upon room and rate availability only at that point. </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;"> </p><p class="ydp1ac6b25byiv8444035670MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; outline-color: currentcolor !important;">Thanks again!</p><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>