[nagdu] . Top dog Registration for 2011 now available.

[Art Nolden.]

Greetings from Guide Dog Users of Florida
We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2011 Top Dog Workshop is now open.  This event is created especially for guide dog handlers and friends and supporters
of the guide dog movement.
The registration fee for the 2011 Top Dog Workshop is $15.00. The program document will be available on-line and will be circulated on many list-serves.
However, the document will be available to you at the conference in Braille, large print and on audio CD. The Conference Registrar is Sally Benjamin. If you have any questions about the registration process or if you would prefer to register over the telephone, contact Sally at
(800) 267-4448. 
The on-line registration process will allow you to pay via credit or debit card. To register on-line, go to
http://fcb.org/topdog-registration-form.html

The conference hotel is the beautiful Four Points by Sheraton Studio City, located at 5905 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. The hotel is offering the very attractive
rate for in-season stays near the Orlando theme parks of $79 per night plus applicable tax for sleeping rooms. When you reserve your room, one night's room charge will be billed to your credit card. 
To reserve your room, call (800) 327-1366
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and ask to be connected with the Reservations Department. When reserving your room, be sure
to tell the reservationist that you are attending the 2011 Top Dog Workshop, in order to insure that you receive the conference rate. Should you like to spend extra time
in Orlando, the conference rates of $79 per night plus applicable taxes will be available three days before and three days after the Top Dog Workshop. For purposes of hotel registration, the event will formally begin on Thursday, January 6 and will conclude on Sunday, January 9, 2011. The hotel and event registration cut off deadline is December 6, 2010. During the conference, five meals will be served. You are invited to purchase any or all of these meal selections. On Friday evening, you can choose from a trio salad plate consisting of Hawaiian chicken salad, tuna salad and seafood salad
served with sliced fruit and a buttery croissant, or Chicken Marsala or Veggie Lasagna. Dessert will be bread pudding. The cost of the Friday evening meal is $20.00. During this time, we will socialize and listen to great music from the vast library of the Director of ACB Radio, Larry Turnbull. 
A plated breakfast consisting of orange juice, regular and decaffeinated coffee and tea, Breakfast Muffin, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Links, Breakfast Potatoes and Seasonal Sliced Fruit will
be served on Saturday and Sunday morning at $15.00 per meal. Boxed lunches will be served on Saturday afternoon at $15.00. Choose between honey baked ham and Swiss, oven roasted smoked turkey, roast beef and Swiss or veggie wrap.
Your choices for the Saturday evening banquet are Mahi Mahi, Prime Rib or Veggie Meal with baked apple in puff pastry with cinnamon, caramel sauce for dessert, at a cost of $30.00.
This year's programming includes a variety of opportunities for attendees to be entertained, enriched and educated. On Friday morning, in order to prepare you for your adventures at the various Orlando based theme parks, learn about the access options specifically designed for people who are blind and visually impaired. The exhibit area will be open on Friday, providing you with opportunities to  purchase wonderful products and services for you and your guide. After breakfast on Saturday, the Top Dog Workshop will present the very popular blessing of the guide dogs. We will learn about issues
confronting guide dog handlers who face health crises in their lives necessitating that they reside in a health care facility or housing available to people and their families while they receive long or short-term care. Law enforcement, educating officials and guaranteeing enforcement is a battle that we each fight where we live, play and work. Learn valuable tips to assist you in this very laudable cause. The
participating guide dog schools will present their reports. You will have the opportunity to meet wonderful puppy raisers from several schools who will share some of their life experiences
with the adorable puppies who grow up to be our guide dogs. The exhibit area will be open during specific hours on Saturday. The Saturday evening banquet will be a special time to share and hear an
exciting guide dog oriented presentation.
Many people are working extremely hard to bring to you the very best programming and entertainment opportunities. Your participation in the 2011 Top Dog Workshop will make it even better. Thank you so much for your interest in, and support of the 2011 Top Dog Workshop.
Respectfully,
Debbie Grubb,
Event Coordinator
debbiecg at verizon.net