[NFB-Idaho] Thinking out loud about NFB-Idaho participation in organizing and supporting the 2019 NFB Convention

[Donald Winiecki]

Thanks Ramona.  I will check with Mark Riccobono.

_don


On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 9:32 AM Ramona Walhof via NFB-Idaho <
nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Don, before her retirement Mary Ellen Jernigan was one of the principle
> convention planners.  Now that mark Riccobono is the primary convention
> planner and we will be at a new hotel, he will assign somebody to provide
> hotel information.  I am sure that he and John Berggren and probably others
> have visited the hotel, but have not yet written the description.  If you
> think you can help, contact him.  If he has already assigned somebody to do
> it, he will let you know.  If not, he might be glad to have a volunteer.  I
> am sure there are maps of the Mandalay Bay online, but it might be
> necessary
> to visit to get the best information.  The NFB of NV has its state
> convention in the fall, but don't remember exactly when or where.  From
> time
> to time we have sent a group from Idaho to NV conventions, but that would
> depend on conflicts, of course. I think I remember seeing an invitation
> from
> NV President Terry Rupp inviting people, but apparently did not write down
> the details.
> Ramona
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-Idaho [mailto:nfb-idaho-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Donald
> Winiecki via NFB-Idaho
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 7:22 PM
> To: NFB of Idaho Discussion List <nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Donald Winiecki <dwiniecki at handid.org>
> Subject: [NFB-Idaho] Thinking out loud about NFB-Idaho participation in
> organizing and supporting the 2019 NFB Convention
>
> There was mention at our July meeting that the Idaho chapter(s) of NFB will
> be called upon to help with organizing and running the 2019 Convention in
> Las Vegas.
>
> One small benefit of having the convention in Orlando for so many years was
> being able to re-use resources that had been created to help people
> navigate
> in the convention center there.  One particular part of these resources is
> the long description of the Orlando hotel, that was written by Mary Ellen
> Jernigan and available at the following URL <
> https://nfb.org/convention/2018/agenda/navigating-the-hotel>.  Alison
> Steven
> and Scott Pearl at ICBVI have both remarked how well that description
> helped
> them navigate the hotel in Orlando.
>
> Does anyone here know if there is a similar description of the Mandalay Bay
> hotel in Las Vegas?
>
> If there is no such thing, creation of that description is something I
> could
> produce, or help produce.  Of course, this would require a bivouac to the
> hotel itself in order to do the necessary background research! (No, I am
> not
> giggling.)
>
> With all of that in mind, I wonder if NFB makes resources available for
> such
> trips in service of supporting the Convention?
>
> Best,
>
> _don
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