[Ct-nfb] hotel for convention
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Helllo,
I've got a friend who knows all the major people as corporate, political
etc in Bridgeport and can make something happen. He especially known for
disablity could get special trasporttion on topo of the public
trasportation. As have already spoken to him to come up with a prospal which he'll
get to me shortly to present.+
Thanks Elizabeth
In a message dated 12/9/2015 8:07:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
ct-nfb at nfbnet.org writes:
I expect that a lot of the public transit issue is going to take care of
itself if we are already looking at the kinds of hotels that can accommodate
our convention. This cannot be wisely assumed, but there is a pretty good
shot. I say this because we don’t find hotels with many rooms, meeting
space, catering, a restaurant/bar, etc., out in the boonies; these are in urban
areas. Where do we find mass transit systems, such as buses, trains, and
cabs? These are also in urban areas.
While we are certainly capable of holding a convention in a place that
does not have mass transit access, I would not expect us to want to do that
when so many options with mass transit access are available.
This project is so fun and exciting; it really makes me wish I was
physically in the state 24/7. On that note, if anyone knows of any Orientation and
Mobility jobs in Connecticut, not counting school systems or the V.A. (I
have to work with RSA clients for about 3 years), please let me know!
Take care,
Justin
Justin Salisbury, NOMC
Graduate Student
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University
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Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] hotel for convention
I think a lot of us, including myself depend on the train or bus, to get
to convention.
Thanks,
Edward
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How much good will paratransit and/or a train do most people travelling to
the convention? Paratransit will help locally, but not so much for people
coming from across the state. Few people have take the train in recent
years.
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 at 3:13 PM
From: "Deb Reed via Ct-nfb" <_ct-nfb at nfbnet.org_ (mailto:ct-nfb at nfbnet.org)
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Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] hotel for convention
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
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On Dec 8, 2015, at 11:49 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb
<_ct-nfb at nfbnet.org_ (mip://13e2aae0/ct-nfb@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
Graduate Student
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University
Email: _President at Alumni.ECU.edu_ (mip://13e2aae0/President@Alumni.ECU.edu)
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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
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On Dec 8, 2015, at 10:21 PM, Hamit Campos via Ct-nfb <_ct-nfb at nfbnet.org_
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Are you asking about just a hotel or what city? Because the last 1 was a
little too far for us.
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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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