Key Deadlines:
1. Housing reservations deadline: May 31, 2025
2. Add-on purchases deadline: June 20, 2025
3. Event registration deadline: July 24, 2025 (end of event)
Housing Reservations
Operation
The housing reservations are controlled by the Contact module's User Defined Field 2. This field is a required dropdown on the housing page with two options:
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- Default option: "No Need for on-campus housing"
- Second option: "Yes, need on-campus housing"
The field's "Editable until" property is set to June 1, 2025, 12:00 AM. After this deadline:
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- The field becomes uneditable
- Users can't select the "Yes" option
- The Accommodations section is skipped entirely
Messaging System
Two HTML components on the Accommodations page display context-sensitive messages:
Pre-deadline message (visible from 12-01-2024 to 06-01-2025):
"You waived reserving an on-campus room in Maple Hall. For information on other local accommodations, please visit: https://learn.mines.edu/chemed2025/lodging-travel/"
Post-deadline message (visible from 06-01-2025 to 08-21-2030):
"On-Campus Housing Reservations Closed. Reservations for campus housing have closed. For information on other local accommodations, please visit: https://learn.mines.edu/chemed2025/lodging-travel/ for details."
Add-on Purchases
Operation
Add-on purchases are controlled by the Contact module's External Id field, functioning similarly to the Housing field. This field is a required dropdown on the housing page with two options:
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- Default option: "No add-ons needed"
- Second option: "Yes, need some add-ons"
The field's "Editable until" property is set to June 21, 2025, 12:00 AM. After this deadline:
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- The field becomes uneditable
- Users can't select the "Yes" option
- The Add-ons section is skipped entirely
Messaging System
Two HTML components on the Add-ons page display context-sensitive messages:
Pre-deadline message (visible from 12-01-2024 to 06-21-2025):
"You have decided not to purchase additional add-on items."
Post-deadline message (visible from 06-21-2025 to 08-21-2030):
"The deadline for purchasing add-ons has past."
Modifying Deadlines for Either Section
To change deadlines:
- Update the respective Contact module's "Editable until" property
- Adjust visibility settings for both HTML message components to reflect the new deadline
- Double check to ensure all related dates are consistently updated across both sections
Important Considerations/Key points
- The overall form remains accessible for to late/onsite registrations until the event's end, even after housing and add-on deadlines pass
- Changing the May 31 housing deadline requires updates to multiple components
- Changing the June 20 add-on deadline requires updates to multiple components
- If the Housing cutoff date of June 1, 12:00 AM (and the Add-ons cutoff date of June 21, 12:00 AM) is maintained, no additional changes are needed to the messaging components or the dropdown fields
- The Housing and Add-on cutoff dates can be changed independently from each other