[Ct-nfb] 2017 state convention

Mon Feb 20 15:57:26 UTC 2017

Justin,

Thank you for the kind wishes to the affiliate and our leadership which
selected Waterbury as the site for our state convention this fall.  I think
it will be great having our convention in a city which we haven't been to
since before many of us-including me-have been in Connecticut or been blind.
And Waterbury is fairly easy to get to from every part of the state by
either bus or Metro North (from Fairfield County-after all several of our
chapter members in Waterbury used Metro North itself to get down to Shelton
last fall).

Your idea of helping with the higher room rates is a good one, and I
appreciate your thoughts on it since I've had much the same thoughts myself.
One idea could be giving a registration discount, say $10 or $15, for those
with reservations at the hotel.  A line on the registration form asking for
the hotel confirmation number, for example.

I hope you'll be able to make it back to Connecticut.  And most of all I
hope things are going well for you out in Hawaii!

Nathanael

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Aloha everyone,

I apologize for being quiet on the list lately as I have been transitioning
to my new life in Hawaii. The Connecticut affiliate will always be a real
family to me. 

If anyone needs information on this year's upcoming national convention,
it's always available at the beginning of the Braille Monitor this time of
year. In the February 2017 issue, it's nestled right before the table of
contents:
https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm17/bm1702/bm1702tc.htm

I think it's great that we're going to a new city for the state convention,
especially one where we have such a new and vibrant chapter! I don't know at
this time if I'll be in a position to go, but I do think it would be pretty
cool to make it to my tenth straight NFBCT convention. I can't ever remember
an NFB event having rooms so expensive, except for Washington Seminar, of
course, but maybe we will be able to knock down the registration price a
little bit as an affiliate. I really hope that people don't try to commute
to the convention or stay in a different hotel because the after-hours
bonding time is always so important. That's where I have gotten to know so
many people the best. 

I know that selecting a hotel is a big process, so congratulations to Gary
and the convention committee for getting it done! 

Take care, everyone!

Justin

Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB

Pre-Authorized Contribution Plan Coordinator

National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii

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William Butler Yeats

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Ah sorry about that. I should've been clearer. Which of the hotelswill it be
in? 

On 2/18/2017 1:35 PM, Gary Allen via CT-NFB wrote:

National is going to be in Orlando. 

On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 1:26 PM Hamit Campos via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

Oooo Waterbury that's good mom says. What of national though? Where's that
gonna be?

On 2/18/2017 11:01 AM, Gary Allen via CT-NFB wrote:

99.00 a night. 

On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 10:46 AM Edward Shaham via CT-NFB
<ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

How much are the rooms?

Edward

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Subject: [Ct-nfb] 2017 state convention

SAVE THE DATE 

The 2017 Connecticut state convention will be held in Waterberry Connecticut
we will be staying at the Courtyard by Marriott.   November 3rd , 4th, and
5th. 

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President 
National Federation of the Blind 
Of Connectucut
(860) 589-2241
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