[Ct-nfb] hotel for convention

Wed Dec 9 20:13:53 UTC 2015

The location should have paratransit, right? Southington does not. Also, should the location have a train? 

 Deb Reed, President
National Federation Of The Blind
Central CT Chapter
Phone - 860-973-3679
Email - deb.reed57 at gmail.com

> On Dec 8, 2015, at 11:49 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Edward,
>  
> Thanks for opening the floor for such an important discussion! I bet you’re going to be attending the leadership seminar in Baltimore about planning state conventions. I really like the North Carolina model of having a host chapter for each convention. The chapters go out and put together competitive convention package bids with hotel details, pricing, and some info about public transit access, and then the state board votes on the best proposal. It’s really quite cool, and the host chapter is touted and praised; it’s a big deal. I’d like to see us move toward that here in Connecticut. Another benefit, of course, is that it gives us negotiating power to drive down the prices.
>  
> Some affiliates like to have a convention in a place with either no chapter or a weak chapter if possible to bring people to an NFB function that wouldn’t normally be able to attend. That’s nice, but I also like having local people in the local chapter available to help with details.
>  
> Let’s consider the city populations. I have collected a list of the 25 largest cities and towns. I like the idea of aiming for places with a decent population. Here is is:
>  
> 1              Bridgeport          144,229
> 2              New Haven        129,779
> 3              Hartford               124,775
> 4              Stamford             122,643
> 5              Waterbury          110,366
> 6              Norwalk               85,603
> 7              Danbury               80,893
> 8              New Britain        71,254
> 9              Greenwich          61,171
> 10           Bristol   60,477
> 11           West Hartford   60,495
> 12           Meriden              59,186
> 13           Hamden               57,862
> 14           Fairfield                57,345
> 15           Manchester       56,385
> 16           Milford 55,907
> 17           West Haven       52,420
> 18           Stratford              48,853
> 19           East Hartford     48,571
> 20           Middletown       48,030
> 21           Enfield  44,895
> 22           Wallingford         44,859
> 23           Southington       42,250
> 24           Shelton 39,991
> 25           Groton 39,167
>  
> I might like to try Waterbury, Danbury, or New Britain. We could also try to do it in Storrs on the UConn campus using the Nathan Hale Inn and Rome Ballroom facilities, especially given its proximity to our birthplace of West Willington, but maybe we ought to save that for the 50th anniversary.
>  
> Yours,
>  
> Justin
>  
> Justin Salisbury, NOMC
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> Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
> Louisiana Tech University
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> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Edward via Ct-nfb
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 10:27 PM
> To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Edward <personal.edward at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] hotel for convention
>  
> Good question. Either a location, or a specific hotel, but I would like to get some ideas on the table. If you could let us know where you would like the convention held, NY, that will be a good start.
> Thanks,
> Edward
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Dec 8, 2015, at 10:21 PM, Hamit Campos via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Are you asking about just a hotel or what city? Because the last 1 was a little too far for us.
>  
> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Edward Shaham via Ct-nfb
> Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 9:53 PM
> To: ct-nfb at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Edward Shaham <personal.edward at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ct-nfb] hotel for convention
>  
> Hello all,
> Does anyone have any ideas as to where to hold our next convention? If so, please email the list, and let us know what you think. Where would you like to see our convention held?
>  
> Thanks,
> Edward
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