[nabs-l] first convention

[Antonio M. Guimaraes]

Kristina,

The best convention I ever had was very much unplanned until I got to the 
hotel. I would use my braille agenda the day before, and through out the day 
to see what might be happening in the immediate future that I wanted to get 
to.

I guess I also did find the things I felt I must attend, and block those 
times to make sure I was there.

I went through my week in spontanious pursuit, and it was really the best 
thing I could ever do.

This has been my experience, and I wish I could still afford to go off the 
cuff like that. I have responsibilities with my work at National Braille 
Press, the commitments with my state affiliate, the friends I've made in the 
past, and all, and I find it difficult if not impossible not to plan much of 
my time before I reach the hotel.

If you think you can continuously find interesting things to do , and not be 
lost in a huge hotel, I would not wory too much about too many details. 
Enjoy the convention, and certainly use the agenda to your advantage, but 
try and not structure your time, and limit yourself to your prepared plans 
for now is my advice.

My best convention experience was one year in atlanta, and even how to get 
from the airport to the hotel was total surprise. I opened a monitor article 
in the airplane and saw that one could take public transportation from the 
airport to the hotel, and that is what I did.

If you get to the hotel early enough, or even any time late at night is 
good, learn where things are, stairs and elevators, dog releaf areas, 
meeting rooms, and everything else you can or need to know about the 
building.

Oh, learn where the stairs are located: it might save you time durring 
elevator jams.

Antonio Guimaraes

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trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite number of 
highway signs, they will eventually produce all the world's great literary 
works in Braille.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristina Constant" <kconstan at student.umass.edu>
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Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 8:42 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] first convention


> Dear Students,  My name is Kristina Constant and I am attending my first 
> ever national convention.  It is quite daunting just reading the agenda 
> does anyone have any tips on not getting overwhelmed by reading the agenda 
> ahead of time and discovering a way to carve out a schedule?  Thanks 
> Kristina
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