Though wifi was accessible in the Marriott for 4 hours daily, only guests could get it at the Sheraton. Even guests at the Sheraton could only get the connection in their room, or on the main floor. This meant that people wanting to use youtube or photos from an online source in their presentations could not. I saw this technological issue destroy at least one paper.

Furthermore, though of us who are employed graduate students and rely on email for work purposes were left essentially stranded.

Those of us doing fieldwork outside of the U.S. that have phones on international carriers, but that have free access to wifi could also not benefit.

I think the least the association could do is provide free wifi to paying members who make significant effort (largely at their own expense) to travel to the annual meetings and contribute to our discipline.