[NFB-Conventions] 2024 NFB of California Convention March 14--17, 2024 in Sacramento

[David Andrews]

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>I’d like to invite anyone from the wider 
>Federation to come check out our California 
>convention this March 14­17, just prior to the 
>CSUN digital accessibility event.  We’ll be 
>featuring driverless cars, advances in video 
>game accessibility, tactile art/design 
>techniques and other compelling topics of 
>interest to the blindness community.  We have a 
>virtual registration option for anyone who 
>cannot travel to Sacramento in person.
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><https://www.nfbcal.org/2024-state-convention/>https://www.nfbcal.org/2024-state-convention/
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>Tim Elder
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>President
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>National Federation of the Blind of California
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><mailto:president at nfbcal.org>president at nfbcal.org
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>(916) 382-0372
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>http://www.nfbcal.org/
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>Did you know that blind Californians are holding 
>monthly meetings in your region over Zoom and 
>telephone?  Check out our virtual local chapter 
>and division meetings.  All are welcome to attend.
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><http://www.nfbcal.org/chapters-and-divisions/>http://www.nfbcal.org/chapters-and-divisions/
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>From: State-Affiliate-Leadership-List 
><state-affiliate-leadership-list-bounces at nfbnet.org> 
>On Behalf Of Maryland President via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List
>Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2024 11:13 AM
>To: 'State Affiliate Leadership List' 
><state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
>Cc: Maryland President <president at nfbmd.org>
>Subject: [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] 2024 
>NFB of Maryland State Convention - 
>Pre-registration and Hotel Reservations Deadline January 31, 2024
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>Expect Much, Give Much, Get Much!
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>You will not want to miss the NFB of Maryland 
>state convention at the Sheraton Baltimore North 
>Hotel in Towson which takes place on February 16 
>- 18, 2024.  Come and meet our National Representative, Kevan Worley.
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>You may reserve your room by calling the 
>Sheraton Baltimore North at 
>410-321-7400.  Convention Room Rates:  Standard 
>Room - $99 per night. Tax on sleeping rooms is 
>17.5%.  These room rates start on Thursday, 
>February 15, 2024.  The deadline for making room 
>reservations has been extended to January 25, 2024.
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>Please note the new date and location, as the 
>NFB of Maryland Board of Directors voted to move 
>the 2023 convention and combine it with the 2024 
>convention in light of the abrupt closure of our 
>original venue in October 2023.  Those who 
>pre-registered for the original in-person 
>convention will have their registration 
>transferred to the new date.  Those who 
>registered for the virtual 
>mini-convention/business meeting that we held in 
>November will need to register separately for 
>the 2023 – 2024 in person convention.  However, 
>individuals will need to make a new reservation 
>with the hotel directly, as all previous hotel 
>reservations at the Delta were not transferred to the Sheraton.
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>Pre-registration is open through January 25, 
>2024.  Visit 
><https://nfbmd.org/convention>https://nfbmd.org/convention 
>to register online, or look in your mailbox for 
>hard copy registration forms.
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>Below are the prices for the various convention 
>activities (prices are per person unless otherwise stated):
>    * Pre-registration = $25 until January 215, 2024; $30 on-site
>    * Banquet ticket = $55 until January 25, 2024; $60 on-site
>    * Parent, Senior, or Student Luncheon ticket 
> = $30 until January 25, 2024; $35 on-site
>    * Friday boxed lunch = $20 until January 25, 2024; $25 on-site
>    * Dinner & a Play ticket = $25 until January 25, 2024; $25 on-site
>    * Transportation from New Carrollton Train 
> Station = $50 until January 25, 2024; this covers round-trip travel
>    * Childcare = $30 per day and on sliding scale based on need
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>We will have seminars and workshops on:
>    * NFB philosophy
>    * Membership recruitment, development, and retention
>    * First Aid
>    * Sound bath and acupuncture
>    * Technology skills
>    * Adjustment to blindness training
>    * Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
>    * And much, much more
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>Our seniors, students, merchants, and parents 
>divisions will each hold a seminar.  The seniors 
>will focus on wills and estate planning and 
>other ways for financial and medical 
>literacy.  The parents will, among many other 
>fantastic features, welcome Casey Robertson, an 
>acclaimed professor who teaches teachers of 
>blind students.  Our students will welcome NABS 
>representative Hunter Kuester.  Our merchants 
>will have a presentation from the Maryland Secretary of Commerce.
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>We’ll host Braille is Beautiful, which is 
>dramatic reading of Braille, and we’ll conduct 
>the graduation ceremony for our Narrowing the 
>Gap Teachers, who became certified in teaching 
>blind students through a partnership between 
>NFB, NFB of Maryland, the Maryland State 
>Department of Education, and Louisiana Tech University.
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>We’ll host a career fair to connect blind job 
>seekers with employers.  We’ll celebrate our 
>affiliate past presidents in honor of 
>Presidents’ Day Weekend, and we’ll hear from a very special surprise guest.
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>And this is just a taste of what you can expect 
>at our Convention.  All are welcome!  You don’t want to miss it!
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>Register today!  Visit Nfbmd.org/convention for more information.
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>Ronza Othman, President
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>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
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>443-426-4110
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>Pronouns: she, her, hers
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>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 
>knows that blindness is not the characteristic 
>that defines you or your future. Every day we 
>raise the expectations of blind people, because 
>low expectations create obstacles between blind 
>people and our dreams. You can live the life you 
>want; blindness is not what holds you back