BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 16.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:REQUEST X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:16011104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:16010311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT ATTENDEE;CN=nfb-maryland@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:nfb-maryland@nfbnet.or g ATTENDEE;CN=nfbmd@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:greater-baltimore @nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:nfbmdtlc-chapter@n fbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:central-md-chapt er@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=md-atlarge@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:md-atlarge@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=md-sligo@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=mabm@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:mabm@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=mdabs@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:mdabs@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=mdpobc@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:mdpobc@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN="'NFB of Maryland Baltimore County List'";RSVP=TRUE:mailto:md-b altimore-county@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=nfbmd-gpgc@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:nfbmd-gpgc@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN="NFB of Maryland Board of Directors";RSVP=TRUE:mailto:nfbmd-boa rd@nfbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN=nfbmd-presidents@nfbnet.org;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:nfbmd-presidents@n fbnet.org ATTENDEE;CN="Othman, Ronza";RSVP=TRUE:mailto:rothmanjd@gmail.com CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260816T155234Z DESCRIPTION:Federation Family\,\n\nWe will be holding an NFB of Maryland Bo ard Meeting and the second of two state convention planning retreats on Oc tober 24\, 2026. This second meeting will be in person at the Doubletree in Pikesville\, which is our 2027 state convention hotel\; the first conve ntion planning retreat\, which will take place September 26\, 2026\, will be virtual. Please save both dates. We will take a tour of the conventio n hotel in the morning. We will also hold small group discussions to fine -tune various aspects of the convention. As a result\, we hope as many pe ople as possible will come to this meeting.\n\n \n\nHere is the relevant i nformation about the October 24 in person meeting:\n\nDate: October 24\, 2 026\n\nTime: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.\n\nLocation: Doubletree Baltimore Nor th Hotel\, 1726 Reisterstown Road\, Pikesville\, MD 21208\n\nAll are welco me\, but chapter and division presidents and committee chairs should defin itely plan to attend as well as those responsible for meetings\, workshops \, or other convention aspects/logistics.\n\n \n\nLunch will be available for purchase for $30. A limited number of sleeping rooms is also availabl e for the nights of October 23 and 24 at the convention rate of $109 plus tax. \n\n \n\nWe are requesting that folks RSVP by October 3\, 2026. Ple ase email Convention@nfbmd.org with the fol lowing information:\n\n* Name of attendees\n* Whether you need lodging at the hotel (we will work with you to make your sleeping room reservations\, but you will need a credit card to secure your room)\n* Whether you will buy lunch\n* Whether you need a vegetarian meal (the non-vegetarian meal w ill be chicken)\n* Whether you have any dietary restrictions\n* Whether yo u need any reasonable accommodations for the meeting\n\n \n\nWe ask that y ou pre-pay for your meal by October 3\, 2026. You can use the following m ethods:\n\n* Zelle: Payments@nfbmd.org \n* Pay Pal: nfbmd.org and use the Donate button (please add $2 if using this meth od for credit card processing fees)\n* Physical check: NFBMD\, 1800 Johnso n Street\, Suite N1\, Baltimore\, MD 21230\n* Cash: You may pay via cash a t a local chapter meeting or other activity to Ronza Othman\, Debbie Brown \, Bre Brown\, or Leah Mattern\n\n \n\nThose outside of the Baltimore area who are interested in shared transportation should reach out to their loc al chapter president\, and arrangements may be possible with sufficient de mand. We are not offering shared transportation for those within the Balt imore area. However\, our convention hotel is accessible to MTA Mobility and fixed bus routes.\n\n \n\nFor questions\, please reach out to me direc tly at President@nfbmd.org .\n\n \n\nRegards\ ,\n\nRonza\n\n \n\n DTEND;TZID="Eastern Standard Time":20261024T153000 DTSTAMP:20260816T155234Z DTSTART;TZID="Eastern Standard Time":20261024T090000 LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T155234Z LOCATION:Doubletree Baltimore North Hotel\, 1726 Reisterstown Road\, Pikesv ille\, MD 21208 ORGANIZER;CN=president@nfbmd.org:mailto:president@nfbmd.org PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:NFB of Maryland Board Meeting and Convention Plannin g Retreat 2 - In Person - October 24\, 2026 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000B0183760752DDD01000000000000000 010000000F430851A578CF54E8190AB7FF47881CC X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Federation Family\,

We will be holding an NFB of Maryland Board Meeting and the second of t wo state convention planning retreats on October 24\, 2026. \; This se cond meeting will be in person at the Doubletree in Pikesville\, which is our 2027 state convention hotel\; the first convention planning retreat\, which will take place September 26\, 2026\, will be virtual. \; Please save both dates. \; We will take a tour of the convention hotel in th e morning. \; We will also hold small group discussions to fine-tune v arious aspects of the convention. \; As a result\, we hope as many peo ple as possible will come to this meeting.

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Here is the relevant informatio n about the October 24 in person meeting:

Date: October 24\, 2026

Time: 9:00 a.m. –\; 3:30 p.m.

Location: Doubletree B altimore North Hotel\, 1726 Reisterstown Road\, Pikesville\, MD 21208

All are welcome\, but chapter and division pr esidents and committee chairs should definitely plan to attend as well as those responsible for meetings\, workshops\, or other convention aspects/l ogistics.

 \;

Lunch will be available for purchase for $30. \; A limited n umber of sleeping rooms is also available for the nights of October 23 and 24 at the convention rate of $109 plus tax. \;

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We are requesting tha t folks RSVP by October 3\, 2026. \; Please email Convention@nfbmd.org with the following information:

  • Name of attendees
  • Whether you need lodging at the hotel (we will work with yo u to make your sleeping room reservations\, but you will need a credit car d to secure your room)
  • Whether you will buy lunch
  • Whether you need a vegetarian meal (the non-vegetarian meal will be chicken)
  • Whether you have any dietary restrictions
  • Whether you need any reasonable accommodations for the meet ing

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We ask that you pre-pay for your meal by October 3\, 2026. \; You can use the foll owing methods:

  • Zelle: Payments@nfbmd.org
  • PayPal: nfbmd.org and use the Donate button (please add $2 if using thi s method for credit card processing fees)
  • Physical check: NFBMD\, 1800 Johnson Street\, Suite N1\, Baltimore\, MD 21230< /li>
  • Cash: You may pay via cash at a local chapter meeting or other activ ity to Ronza Othman\, Debbie Brown\, Bre Brown\, or Leah Mattern

 \;

Those outside of the Balt imore area who are interested in shared transportation should reach out to their local chapter president\, and arrangements may be possible with suf ficient demand. \; We are not offering shared transportation for those within the Baltimore area. \; However\, our convention hotel is acces sible to MTA Mobility and fixed bus routes.

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For questions\, please reach out to me directly at < a href="mailto:President@nfbmd.org">President@nfbmd.org.

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Regards\,

Ronza

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