[Ct-nfb] hotel for convention

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Hello Justin
 
That is a fair honest question as there has been a lot happenign  tehre  as 
needing stronger leadershp . Now with the election over  a  lot is 
happening  there are a lot of projects in motinn huge job creation  with bunch of 
big companies coming to the area  along with the state and  government paying 
better attention of gun control  and crime  action  fro mit. Having said 
taht  there is a lot  the city offers  with  great trasportation and when there 
are  big group action conventions  etc  are protected well so  it really 
would be a good locatin and a  lot ot offer for us.
Elizabeth
 
 
In a message dated 12/9/2015 11:20:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ct-nfb at nfbnet.org writes:

 
Hi  everyone, 
Please  don’t shoot me for this, but I have to ask a sensitive question 
here. I grew  up with my only knowledge of Bridgeport being the poverty and 
crime that was  constantly on the news about it. When I heard that the BELL 
program was going  to be there this past summer, I was surprised that we ran a 
program in a city  with such a rough reputation. I went, anyway, because it 
was our program, but  I cannot help but wonder how many people held back 
because it was Bridgeport.  To defend the city, I actually thought it was 
pretty legit when we were there,  at least the part of town that we were in. The 
perception of the city that  pervades our state will have more of an impact, 
though, than the realities of  the city.  
How  much do perceptions like that matter? 
Take  care, 
Justin 
 
Justin  Salisbury, NOMC 
Graduate  Student 
Professional  Development and Research Institute on Blindness 
Louisiana  Tech University 
Email:  _President at Alumni.ECU.edu_ (mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu)  
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Twitter:  @SalisburyJustin 
"None  can be free as long as any are enslaved"  
Dr.  Kenneth Jernigan
 
 
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Perfect.   There is a hotel downtown that does all this conference stuff   
It  is like 2 blocks away from the bus station and Train station.  
Paratransit is there, but you will need to contact them a few days  before to put in 
for a ride. 
 
 
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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_ (mailto: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 
Email: _President at Alumni.ECU.edu_ (mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu)  
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=325734822 
Twitter:  @SalisburyJustin 
"None can be free as long as any are enslaved"   
Dr. Kenneth Jernigan
 
 
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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.  
 
 
 
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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
 
Phone  - 860-973-3679
 
Email  - _deb.reed57 at gmail.com_ (mip://13e2aae0/deb.reed57@gmail.com) 

 

On  Dec 8, 2015, at 11:49 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb 
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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) 
 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=325734822 
Twitter:  @SalisburyJustin 
"None can be free as long as any are enslaved"   
Dr. Kenneth Jernigan
 
 
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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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