[Colorado-Talk] Convention Bulletin 2024

[kevan at nfbco.org]

Greetings, 

 

Time to get ready for the big dance! From the latest Braille Monitor:

 

Convention Bulletin 2024 

Join us for the biggest event of the year. Start planning your trip now.
Wednesday, July 3 through Monday, July 8, 2024 Orlando, Florida at the Rosen
Centre If this will be your first convention or if you need a refresh,
access our First Timer's Guide. Book Your Hotel For 2024 convention room
reservations, please call the hotel at (800) 204-7234. Ask for the "NFB
Convention" block. Here are important things to know about the rates and
booking the room: Rates Our 2024 convention room rate for singles and
doubles is $129. Room rate for triples and quads is $139. Taxes and Deposit
Occupancy taxes and surcharges are an additional 13.5 percent. There is no
charge for children under eighteen if no extra bed is requested. At the time
you make a reservation, a $146 deposit is required for each room reserved.
If you use a credit card, the deposit will be charged against your card
immediately, just as would be the case with a $146 check. Cancellations If a
reservation is cancelled before Saturday, June 1, 2024, half of the deposit
will be returned. Otherwise, refunds will not be made. Amenities
Complimentary in-room Wi-Fi In-room safe, coffeemaker, mini-fridge,
hairdryer, and a wall-mounted 50" HDTV with a multi-outlet connectivity bar
beneath to keep your devices charged Guests can enjoy a swimming pool,
fitness center, and on-site spa. Please note that the hotel is a no-smoking
facility. To assure yourself a room in the headquarters hotel at convention
rates, you should make reservations early. The hotel will be ready to take
your call beginning January 1. Registration Registration for convention will
open in March. Registration will be $25 per person plus $75 per banquet
ticket. Register early because prices go up if you register onsite in
Orlando. Registration includes the biggest event of the year, access to the
event app, and communications on the latest news and events. Request for
Door Prizes Door prizes are submitted from state affiliates, local chapters,
and individuals. Prizes should be small in size but large in value-at least
$25. Cash is always appropriate and welcome. Please do not include alcohol.
Drawings will occur throughout the convention sessions with a grand prize of
truly impressive proportions drawn at the banquet. If you have a prize that
must be shipped in advance of the convention, please email affiliate
president Paul Martinez at [email protected] to make arrangements. Division,
Committee, Group Meetings Over 200 sessions and meetings happen during
convention. If you are a leader in a division, committee, or group that will
meet at convention, please don't wait to organize. Start planning your
agenda, goals, and connections now. Stay tuned for details from the
Convention Chair, John Berggren. Volunteer Thank you to the hundreds of
volunteers who help make national convention a big success. If you are
interested in learning more about how to get involved, please connect with
your state affiliate president. Additionally, register early to get access
to all volunteer opportunities. Countdown to Orlando The best collection of
exhibits featuring new technology; meetings of our special interest groups,
committees, and divisions; the most stimulating and provocative program
items of any meeting of the blind in the world; the chance to renew
friendships in our Federation family; and the unparalleled opportunity to be
where the real action is and where decisions are being made-all of these
mean you will not want to miss being a part of the 2024 National Convention.
We can't wait to be with you in Orlando in July. Visit
https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention.
<https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention>  for more convention
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At your service, 

Kevan Worley

303-929-2369

Manager Project Literacy, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado

The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
together to help blind people live the lives they want.

Colorado Center for the Blind believes when you believe in yourself and
experience a thriving community of positive blind people, nothing can hold
you back from pursuing your dreams.