<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Dear Members and Friends,</div><div>Below I have pasted the 2024 NFB national convention bulletin. It gives you the information about our 2024 national convention in Orlando Florida. Please read it in its entirety, and keep it handy so that you can consult the information when you need to make any of your reservations. Remember, the dates are July 3 through July 8. For those of you who are new, I always recommend coming in Before the first day if you can because events begin early in the morning. I also recommend that people stay at least one day past the closing day because the banquet will not be over until about 10 PM. If you have any questions, please let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>Denice Brown </div><div>Greater Philadelphia Chapter President</div><div><br></div><div><h2 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 40px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></h2><h2 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 40px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Convention Bulletin 2024 </h2><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><img src="cid:560C86EC-F6E9-47DE-8589-3435B70D7081" alt="Rosen Centre Hotel at night." width="360" height="240" align="right" style="margin: 0.8em;">As difficult as it may be to believe that 2023 has slipped by us in the blink of an eye, we can be assured that a shiny new 2024 will follow on its heels. As we flip the calendar to January, it will again be time to plan for the National Federation of the Blind’s National Convention. We were last at the beautiful Rosen Centre in Orlando, at 9840 International Drive, in 2015 for our 75th anniversary convention. The outstanding Rosen staff will be rolling out the red carpet to welcome us back this July 3 through 8.</p><h3 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Book Your Hotel</h3><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Our 2024 convention room rate for singles and doubles is $129; for triples and quads, the rate is $139. Occupancy taxes and surcharges are an additional 13.5 percent. There is no charge for children under eighteen as long as no extra bed is requested. Please note that the hotel is a no-smoking facility.<br></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For 2024 convention room reservations you should call the hotel at <a href="tel:(800) 204-7234">(800) 204-7234</a> after January 1. Ask for the “NFB Convention” block. At the time you make a reservation, a $146 deposit is required for each room reserved. If you use a credit card, the deposit will be charged against your card immediately, just as would be the case with a $146 check. If a reservation is cancelled before Saturday, June 1, 2024, half of the deposit will be returned. Otherwise refunds will not be made.<br></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Guest room amenities include a wall-mounted 50” HDTV with a multi-outlet connectivity bar beneath to keep your devices charged and ready for the complimentary in-room Wi-Fi. Each room also offers an in-room safe, coffeemaker, mini-fridge, and hairdryer. Guests can enjoy a swimming pool, fitness center, and on-site spa. Those of you who have attended past conventions at the Rosen Centre may remember Café Gaugin buffet and the award-winning Everglades Restaurant. In addition to these favorites, we will have an array of dining options from sushi and tapas to Caribbean-Cuban poolside dining to a 24-hour deli.</p><h3 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Convention Schedule</h3><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The 2024 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will be a truly exciting and memorable event, with an unparalleled program and rededication to the goals and work of our movement. </p><ul type="disc" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li>A wide range of seminars for parents of blind children, technology enthusiasts, job seekers, and other groups will kick the week off on Wednesday, July 3. Convention registration and registration packet pick-up will also open on Wednesday. </li><li>Breakout sessions continue on Thursday, July 4, along with committee meetings. </li><li>Friday, July 5, will kick off with the annual meeting, open to all, of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of the Blind. National division meetings will follow the board meeting that afternoon and evening. </li><li>General convention sessions will begin on Saturday, July 6, and continue through the afternoon of Monday, July 8. </li><li>Convention ends on a high note with the banquet Monday evening, so be sure to pack your fancy clothes. The fall of the gavel at the close of banquet will signal convention’s adjournment. Make plans now to be a part of it. </li></ul><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">To assure yourself a room in the headquarters hotel at convention rates, you should make reservations early. The hotel will be ready to take your call beginning January 1.</p><h3 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Request for Door Prizes</h3><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Remember that as usual we need door prizes from state affiliates, local chapters, and individuals. Prizes should be small in size but large in value. Cash, of course, is always appropriate and welcome. As a general rule we ask that prizes of all kinds have a value of at least $25 and not include alcohol. Drawings will occur steadily throughout the convention sessions, and you can anticipate a grand prize of truly impressive proportions to be drawn at the banquet. If you have a prize that must be shipped in advance of the convention, please email affiliate president Paul Martinez at <a href="mailto:president@nfbflorida.org">president@nfbflorida.org</a> to make arrangements.<strong></strong></p><h3 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Countdown to Orlando</h3><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The best collection of exhibits featuring new technology; meetings of our special interest groups, committees, and divisions; the most stimulating and provocative program items of any meeting of the blind in the world; the chance to renew friendships in our Federation family; and the unparalleled opportunity to be where the real action is and where decisions are being made—all of these mean you will not want to miss being a part of the 2024 National Convention. We can’t wait to be with you in Orlando in July. </p><div align="center" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p>(<a href="https://nfb.org//images/nfb/publications/bm/bm23/bm2311/bm231101.htm">back</a>) (<a href="https://nfb.org//images/nfb/publications/bm/bm23/bm2311/bm2311tc.htm">contents</a>) (<a href="https://nfb.org//images/nfb/publications/bm/bm23/bm2311/bm231103.htm">next</a>)</p></div><div id="block-social-share-social-share" class="block block-social-share" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><h3 style="font-size: 30px;">Media Share</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://nfb.org//images/nfb/publications/bm/bm23/bm2311/bm231102.htm">Share on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?&url=https://nfb.org//images/nfb/publications/bm/bm23/bm2311/bm231102.htm">Share on X </a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=Read%20this%20Braille%20Monitor%20Article&body=Read%20this%20article%20from%20the%20latest%20Braille%20Monitor:%20https://nfb.org//images/nfb/publications/bm/bm23/bm2311/bm231102.htm.%20The%20Braille%20Monitor%20is%20the%20flagship%20publication%20of%20the%20National%20Federation%20of%20the%20Blind.%20It%20covers%20the%20events%20and%20activities%20of%20the%20organized%20blind%20movement,%20shares%20member%20stories,%20addresses%20the%20issues%20we%20face%20as%20blind%20people,%20and%20more.%20Access%20full%20issues%20at%20nfb.org/publications.%20To%20subscribe%20to%20the%20inkprint,%20Braille,%20or%20USB%20flash%20drive%20version,%20contact%20us%20at%20410-659-9314,%20extension%202344,%20or%20nfbpublications@nfb.org.">Share via Email</a></li><li><br></li></ul></div></div><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from My IPhone</div></div></body></html>