[nabs-l] Cost of Convention?

[Roper, Meaghan]

Hi there Leye,

Convention is definitely manageable on a budget. I flew there from Massachusets this past July, if you buy your tickets early enough, flights from Boston are very cheap. I believe I paid about $350 round trip, and most people can find them cheaper than that. The hotel is usually about $100 per night after taxes, and if you have roommates (generally up to 4 roommates in a room) you can pay around $25 a night for your room with room mates. You can expect to spend about $100 on food if you will be eating in the restaurant at all, and there are grocery stores within walking distance which would allow you to keep kosher. The other costs of convention include your registration fee which is usually $50-$60, and your banquet ticket which is around the same price I think. 

You can find all of this information and more on NFB's official site, (www.nfb.org/convention). 

I hope that helps. 

Meaghan 



> On Dec 29, 2015, at 5:59 PM, Leye-Shprintse Öberg via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello everybody,
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> I have tried to find information about the cost of going to convention. I am not a NFB member; I am not even American, but I have wanted to experience a NFB convention since I was little because your view on Blindness speak to me more than the philosophy which the Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired has. However, I wonder if someone will share their average cost and ideas for doing the convention on a budget? The big costs are travel, hotel and food; does the convention itself has any cost? How is it if you keep kosher, can you find kosher food? That was the questions for tonight.
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