[Mn-at-large] Details for National Convention Attendees

[Ryan Strunk via NFBMN-News]

Greetings, fellow federationists,

This e-mail contains important information for 
Minnesotans attending the NFB's 2018 national 
convention: banquet seating info, caucus time and 
date, exhibit table information, and more. If you 
will be there, you'll want to know the following:

Banquet Seating
If you would like a seat at a table with 
Minnesotans during the convention banquet, here's what you'll need to do:
After you pick up your registration material and 
banquet tickets at the convention, please 
immediately write your name on your ticket and 
give it to Judy Sanders, who is coordinating 
Minnesota's banquet ticket exchange. Judy runs 
the convention information desk, and that desk is 
usually not far from the registration area. If 
for some reason you are not able to give your 
ticket to Judy right after you register, please 
be prepared to give it to her at or sometime 
before the NFB of Minnesota Caucus (discussed later in this email).
The absolute deadline for getting the tickets to 
her is by noon of the first morning of general 
session (Friday July 6). After Judy gets all the 
tickets from those who would like to sit at 
banquet tables with Minnesotans, she will 
exchange them and give you back a ticket of a 
different color with a table number on it. The 
sooner she can get those tickets in, the better 
seats we'll get at the banquet, so please get your ticket to her right away.

Caucus
NFB of Minnesota members will caucus on Thursday, 
July 5, 5:30-6:30 PM, in Suwannee 19, level 2. 
This is a time for Minnesotans to gather to 
coordinate and to discuss any questions, so bring 
your questions. Also bring your banquet tickets 
to the caucus if you haven't given them to Judy 
beforehand. Also also, let me know, please, if 
you know the proper pronunciation of Suwannee.
We will keep the caucus brief, so please arrive 
on time and we'll get done quickly.

Exhibit Table
The number of the NFB of MN/BLIND Inc. table in 
the exhibit hall is D3. At the table we'll be 
selling Minnesota salted nut rolls, Indian wild 
rice, and NFBMN coasters that read “drink the 
drink you want” in tactile Braille. We will 
also have free but valuable information about BLIND Inc. and our affiliate.
Please encourage those you meet at the convention 
to stop by our table. If you are interested in 
working at the table, before the convention you 
can contact Debbie Hobson 
<mailto:debrajensen at gmail.com>debrajensen at gmail.com 
to get scheduled for a shift.

Agenda and other info
The convention agenda is available online, so if 
you haven't already done so and want a head start 
on deciding which of the many exciting activities 
to attend, go to 
<https://nfb.org/convention>https://nfb.org/convention 
There you'll find the convention agenda in a 
variety of formats, and also a "first-timers' 
guide", the list of exhibitors,  the hotel 
restaurant menus, and much more. There is a 
section describing the hotel geography at the end of the agenda.

I look forward to seeing all of you in Orlando. 
It’s going to be another fun, fulfilling year.
Warmly,
Ryan

Ryan Strunk, President
<mailto:president at nfbmn.org>president at nfbmn.org
www.nfb.org
<http://www.nfbmn.org>www.nfbmn.org
(612) 872-9363
Live the life you Want.


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