[Home-on-the-range] Things To Know Before Attending NFB NATIONALConvention (Draft)

[Rob Tabor]

Good evening, Andrew and Homers On The Range.

Andrew, I think this is a very good piece to help first time delegates from 
Kansas or any state affiliate to prepare for the national convention 
experience. With a bit of editing and perhaps a bit of further development 
it would be a good article for a late spring or early summer edition of Tap 
Tracks. For example, those who may worry about not being able to find the 
right meeting or seminar would be reassured to learn that corridor marshals 
are available to call out information to those who are within 100 feet or so 
of the meeting room. Helpful cane travel tips may also be included, such as 
pacing oneself moderately to avoid major collisions. Figures, such as the 
price of registration or the banquet ticket, vary from year to year, but 
these numbers should be known by the time the article is ready to publish. 
BTW, why stop with TapTracks? Getting published in the Monitor can't hurt. 
This is an excellent start, Andrew, and I am more than willing to provide 
feedback at whatever stage of progress you like, including the ready to go 
draft. Great work
Audiós y bbuenos noches a todos
Rob Tabor & White Cane Raúl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Chapman" <blindandrew at gmail.com>
To: <home-on-the-range at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 7:27 PM
Subject: [Home-on-the-range] Things To Know Before Attending NFB 
NATIONALConvention (Draft)


>I was thinking about putting something together to help future
> first-time National Convention attendees and I thought I might type
> something up while Dallas was still fresh in my mind. Here follows a
> draft of what I hope will be of some use. Please, by all means, feel
> free to comment, ask questions, or make suggestions.
>
> ---------------------
>
> THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE ATTENDING NFB NATIONAL CONVENTION
>
> First, before anything else is said, a few warnings:
>
> There will be A LOT of walking (or wheelchair rolling) during the
> week. The hotel will be big, and at times very crowded in parts. It
> will also be pretty extremely expensive. (Think upwards of $500
> minimum per person--likely double that.) and will likely run you out
> of energy--especially if you take advantage of all of the seminars and
> meetings.
>
> That being said its worth every bit the hassle and expense--and then some!
>
> Things to Know:
>
> When you go to convention you either register or pick up a your
> pre-registration packet (if you pre-registered online). I would
> recommend pre-registering online during the month of May. It's cheaper
> than registering at convention, and I it means you don't have to spend
> a lot oif time waiting in a long line to register.
>
> When you register (or pre-register, we'll use "register" as a generic
> term for both from this point forward), you can purchase a banquet
> ticket. If you choose not to purchase a banquet ticket, you can save
> $40, but you will miss the hilighto of the convention. Don't worry,
> you're not paying $40 just for the meal:-)
>
> When you get your registration packet, it will contain a name badge
> (yippee! Something else we can't read:) and your Initial banquet
> ticket. The thing about this Initial ticket is it guarantees you food
> (which you may or may not want to eat depending on the quality of the
> catering), but it does NOT guarantee you a seat. If you want an
> assigned seat you have to exchange your Initial banquet ticket for a
> shiny new Totally Awesome banquet ticket. If you would like to sit
> with the Kansas affiliate at the banquet you will want to have your
> ticket exchanged along with the rest of the affiliate. to accomplish
> this someone from our delegation will take everyone's Initial Okay
> tickets during the first morning of General Session. This person will
> then go and exchange them for Super Awesome tickets right after the
> close of morning session and bring them back and hand them out during
> afternoon session. Therefore, BRING YOUR BANQUET TICKETS WITH YOU THE
> FIRST MORNING OF GENERAL SESSION.
>
> When the tickets are exchanged for Awesome tickets is also the time to
> indicate that you need a Super Awesome kosher or Uber Awesome
> vegeterian meal, therefore when the tickets are whisked away, please
> indicate whether you have need of such considerations.
>
> I think that's everything we /have/ to cover. However, here are some
> things that are also useful to know.
>
> The hotel restaurants are outrageously expensive, trust us. There are
> usually cheaper restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. You
> have to get out and explore and they may not be quite as close as you
> would like, but they are out there.
>
> You can also bring your own food from home.
>
> There's also bound to be a grocery store somewhere in that city we're 
> visiting.
>
> ---------------------
>
> That's all I can come up with at 1am. I got out the information I
> wanted to put out there, but I'm not sure it's quite ready for the
> 2011 Orlando rookies. I'm sure there's something I've missed
>
>
> -- 
> Andrew Chapman
>
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