[nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for five years

[Jessica]

Well said JJ and Bridget. While I too am a little upset it is in the same spot, mainly due to California being so far, I can understand there reasons for choosing Orlando for as Lon as they did.

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On Jul 14, 2011, at 9:32 PM, "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com> wrote:

> To add to this, consider that many major conferences such as CSUN, ATIA, or the Consumer Electronics Show traditionally stay in one city. I realize these organizations are slightly different in nature, but some of the reasons for staying at the same location are the same.
> 
> Best Regards,
> J.J. Meddaugh
> From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 2:45 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] Convention in Orlando for five years
> 
> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> I've seen a lot of comments about the national convention schedule for
>> the next few years so I thought I'd post what I've been told about the
>> decision.  My husband is on our affiliate board, and we both have been
>> involved with our chapter, affiliate and some national groups, and we've
>> been privy to some information- if I'm wrong, I apologize; I'm merely
>> stating what little I've been told.
>> 
>> Let me preface this by saying it takes a very long time to plan an event
>> of this magnitude.  President Mauer and the convention committee spend
>> time locating facilities that will accommodate a convention such as this
>> as well as providing the best possible hotel rates they can negotiate.
>> 
>> It takes at least a year to plan an event like convention, so they look
>> to book hotel/convention centers ASAP.  It's difficult to plan without a
>> location.
>> 
>> I've been told that the NFB was able to negotiate a deal with the
>> Rosenburg resort with the condition we would return for a certain period
>> of time, which ensures us decent rates and ensures business for the
>> resort.
>> 
>> So convention will be in Orlando at the same resort for the next few
>> years because this is how the deal was negotiated.
>> 
>>> From a business perspective, if a hotel provides us with discounted
>> rates (and in most cases, we have been given huge discounts over the
>> years considering the type of hotels usually booked for convention) it
>> would make sense a hotel would request a certain amount of business to
>> make up for the discounted rate.  If you usually charge $190/night for a
>> room, and are offering it for $70/night, that is a huge cut you take.
>> So you want to accrue that business more than once so you can make a
>> little mula back from a particular guest.
>> 
>> Most the facilities the NFB books for convention have expensive hotel
>> rates that members of the Federation are able to haggle and negotiate
>> down to the incredible rates we usually have.
>> 
>> As to why it is Orlando- I'm not sure if the Rosenburg has offered the
>> best deal compared to hotels in other states, or if the locale is
>> amenable to most convention-goers, or if they feel this facility meets
>> our needs best- this is something I've not heard much about.
>> 
>> I say wicked awesome, though, to having it in Orlando for a few years.
>> There is a lot to do tourist wise; the resort seems to provide enough
>> for attendees to do without ever leaving the resort complex; and
>> sometimes it's nice to have consistency.
>> 
>> Anyway, contracts have been negotiated and signed (I assume if an
>> announcement has been made) so we will have to put up with Orlando for a
>> few years after next year.
>> 
>> Bridgit P
>> 
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