[Greater-Baltimore] Meeting Reminder

[Michael Gerlach]

Ellen,

I won't be there tomorrow so I wanted to pass this along to you.  Someone
posted this and I think it would be investigating.

Mike G.




Tonia saw this on blind bargains but have not seen it posted on any of the
NFB lists yet; so thought I'd share here.

Rosen Credit Card Breach May Affect Attendees of Recent NFB Conventions
Rosen Hotels and Resorts, which has been hosting the National Federation of
the Blind Convention for the past 3 years, has reported a major security
breach that has compromised guest's credit card information. In its rather
lengthy statement, Rosen Hotels and Resorts said that they began receiving
complaints in early February from guests who claimed there were
unauthorized charges on their credit cards after staying in one of the
company's hotels. The chain's statement went on to say: "Findings from the
investigation show that an unauthorized person installed malware in RH&R s
payment card network that searched for data read from the magnetic stripe
of payment cards as it was routed through the affected systems. In some
instances the malware identified payment card data that included cardholder
name, card number, expiration date, and internal verification code. In
other instances the malware only found payment card data that did not
include cardholder name. No other customer information was involved. Cards
used at RH&R between September 2, 2014 and February 18, 2016 may have been
affected.
This may affect payments that were accepted in person, including those made
during the 2015 NFB convention, but not credit card information given over
the phone. The company says that customers should immediately report any
unauthorized use of their cards to the credit card issuer. While Rosen
Hotels and Resorts will not refund fraudulent charges, they are offering
free credit reports to effected customers. If you think you were impacted
by this breach, and need further assistance, the company has also set up a
help line which you can reach by calling 855-907-3214.

Tonia Gatton
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kentucky career Center
KY Office for the Blind
Charles W. McDowell Center
8412 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 429-4460 ext. 268
tonia.gatton at ky.gov<mailto:tonia.gatton at ky.gov>

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Ringlein, Ellen via Greater-Baltimore <
greater-baltimore at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Dear Chapter Colleagues,
>
> This Saturday's chapter Meeting will be an action packed one. As usual, we
> will be meeting at the National Federation of the Blind headquarters at 200
> East Wells Street in Baltimore Maryland 21230.
>
> The Maryland Parents of Blind Children are providing breakfast, which
> starts at 9:00 am in the dining room. The parents bake auction will also
> take place during breakfast and the later chapter meeting. So plan to bring
> some cash to spend on the goodies baked by the parents to support the work
> of the MD parents divisions.
>
> At 9:30 a.m. those folks who would like a demonstration of how to request
> an accessible absentee ballot should come to the 4th floor conference room.
>
> The chapter meeting  will start at 10:00 am in the 4th floor conference
> room. During the meeting we will also demonstrate how to navigate the
> accessible ballot. Of course, we aren't suggesting that you vote a certain
> way; we just want to show you how to use these tools, so you can exercise
> your right to vote in private.
> But that is not all. After the chapter meeting, we are having a game
> social, to promote fellowship in our chapter. Those who choose to do so may
> join in to order pizza. Plan to pitch in $5 for two slices, if you want
> pizza. Then we plan to play some fun board and card games until around 4
> p.m. We will have various card games, dice, dominoes, scrabble, Monopoly
> and more.
>
> So plan to come early and make a "Federation" day of it .
>
> I hope to see many of you on Saturday.
>
> Cordially,
> Ellen Ringlein, President
> Greater Baltimore Chapter
> National Federation of the Blind
>
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