[nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions

[Wm. Ritchhart]

I would only add to this string with the comment that at the last national
convention I attended, this topic was brought up.  Both the issue of paying
more and changing the time were presented.  Overwhelmingly both items were
massively defeated.  

So long as the membership is determined to pay as little as possible and
keeping the convention in the first days of July, choices will be extremely
limited.  

I personally would rather undergo massive tooth extraction than spend a week
in Dallas in July.  Especially when the hotel is basically isolated.  So
that one cannot just walk out and access the city.

Orlando holds great promise.  Indeed I cannot believe that Marc allowed the
convention to be booked in such a desirable tourist location.  Having stayed
in Orlando when attending the Daytona 500, I am aware of all the
distractions beyond Disney.  There is enough in Orlando to make skipping the
boring guy from agency X look very attractive.  And there are enough tourist
attractions to make skipping him easy.    


Thanks, William
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Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 2:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions

True enough! This stems from at least two factors: First, the number of
convention attendees has increased greatly, making it harder to find a
single hotel that will hold a majority of them. In essence, we're too big
for the smaller hotels and not quite big enough for the megahotels.

Second, despite the severe economic down-turn (or, perhaps, because of it),
hotels have become far tougher to negotiate with than in days of yore,
necessitating making of contracts farther out in order to get anything like
the rates NFB members are used to.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerardo Corripio" <gera1027 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 11:32:06
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions

>
>
> I've noticed that in the past more cities were sites of NFB conventions 
> whereas since about 2004 or so the only cities I've heard where
conventions 
> are have been either Dallas, Atlanta whereas in years past I've heard that

> cities as Kansas, Houston, Denver and San Francisco I think was once site
of 
> a convention.
> Gerardo
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Darian Smith" <dsmithnfb at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:00 AM
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> 
> 
> You know, it might take some bit of nagotiation, but I would love to
> see National convention in San Francisco. I mean, think of the
> possibilities... You  can have people touring the city, students could
> visit  both San Francisco state and UC Berkley,  Guide dogs for the
> blind is  basically right across the goldengate bridge, oh, and did  I
> mention the goldengate bridge? you can have  the march crossing the
> goldengate bridge.
>  and  for those people who like baseball and tend to visit the ball
> yard... AT&T Park is about  as pretty of a park as they come. you can
> take the bus and find some good food about anywhere in the city.
>  Not to mention that you could  get alot of attention by just being in san

> fran.
>  Besides,  one of our historically great leaders came from northern 
> california.
>  I think  that's  all amazing reasons  to  make  a national convention
> a golden gate event.
>   Darian
> 
> On 11/25/09, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
> > thanks Mike I will do just that.
> > Sure would love to see NFB in Colorado again.
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