Welcome to the CIRF Housing Exchange Board. You may post here if you need housing, or have housing to offer during CIRF events, noting the name and dates of which event(s) you'll need/offer housing for. Posts for rides or bike-lending are also welcomed. All Housing arrangements are self-serve.
Here's how it works: Announce your need for or offer of housing by creating a new post. Post by clicking the "Add New Comment" link below, filling in the info according to the posting guidelines below, and clicking SAVE. If you're in need, contact the posted offers. If you're offering, contact the posted needs. Anything not following our posting guidelines will be removed. (You must be logged in to post, which only takes a minute to do, just use the red LOGIN link below, or REGISTER if you've never logged in before.)
POSTING GUIDELINES All posts MUST contain the following: --If you need housing, type NEED (in all caps) as first word of title of your post. --If you have housing to offer, type OFFER (in all caps) as first word of title of your post. --When you get housing, go back and edit your post, changing the title to RECEIVED. --When your housing offer is taken, go back and edit your post, changing the title to TAKEN.
What to include in your NEED description:
1. Name, age, gender, disability access needs, allergies to cats/dogs, any other needs/wishes.
2. number of days/dates needed and name of CIRF event.
3. Do you have a car or are you going by public transit?
4. Anything nice you could offer your host as a thankyou: massage, cooking, tidying, sewing, chocolate?
5. Email or Phone number (with area code!) you check frequently to make arrangements.
What to include in your OFFER description:
1. Name, age, gender, disability access Yes/No & details, if there are cats/dogs in the house, house rules.
2. number of days/dates available & name of CIRF event.
3. number of people you can accomodate.
4. Proximity to event location and public transit.
5. Fabulous welcoming ameneties to host-boast (eg: amazing bed, spare commuter bike, I'm a chef and will feed you, its far but peaceful & I'll give you a ride each day.)
6. Email or Phone number (with area code) you check frequently to make arrangements.
OTHER TIPS/RESOURCES
CIRF puts out a monthly email, drawing membership to check this housing board link.
CIRF recommends couchsurfing.org as a great affordable resource-sharing option, helpful for nomadic dancers,
and posting to SF Bay Area Craigslist: sfbay.craigslist.org
Berkeley YMCA is a wheelchair-accessible accomodation that is very near the WCCIF 2010 site: www.baymca.org/dt/downtown-hotel.aspx
For planning Bay Area Public Transportation from airports and to the studio use: http://511.org