[nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Thu Nov 26 22:55:06 UTC 2009 

Surely you're joking, Dr. Feynman! Do you really think people would come to a convention over the Xmas holiday? If so, there's a rather famous bridge over the East River I'd love to sell you!

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 13:54:11
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions

>
>
> hi,
> 
> if you're going to state facts, what do you call approx. 12/23 to 1/3 every 
> year?
> 
> Bryan Schulz
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 3:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions
> 
> 
> > Right! And July 4 is the only holiday where kids have been off from school 
> > for a while and aren't going back soon after.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Hingson" <info at michaelhingson.com>
> > To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 12:43:19
> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> As Mike said we choose a holiday so the amount of time away from work for
> >> many of us is minimized.  I would also point out something which is
> >> mentioned less and less at each convention that most of the time we also 
> >> get
> >> to celebrate Dr. tenBroek's birthday, July 6, together.  This fact also
> >> makes for me each convention even more meaningful.
> >>
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> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> >> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> >> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 10:00 AM
> >> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions
> >>
> >> With respect, that's nuts! We have traditionally chosen a holiday because
> >> many of us who are working can use the holiday for part of ourconvention
> >> time. The 4th of July is a good compromise between holidays and bad 
> >> wether.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> >> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> Date: Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 8:00:45
> >> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > hi,
> >> >
> >> > nfb/blind people tend to isolate themselves from the sighted world and
> >> don't
> >> > consider that some members prefer to spend their fourth of july events
> >> with
> >> > sighted friends instead of sitting in a hotel.
> >> >
> >> > Bryan Schulz
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> > From: "Wm. Ritchhart " <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
> >> > To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> > Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 6:46 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >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
> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> >> > > [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> >> On
> >> > > Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> >> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 2:43 PM
> >> > > To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
> >> > > 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>
> >> > >> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:00 AM
> >> > >> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Future NFB Conventions
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> 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.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > --
> >> > >> > --Dar
> >> > >> > skype
> >> > >> >  dmgina23
> >> > >> >  every saint has a past
> >> > >> > every sinner has a future
> >> > >> >
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> >> > >>
> >> > >> -- 
> >> > >> The National Federation of the Blind has launched a nationwide 
> >> > >> teacher
> >> > >> recruitment campaign to help attract energetic and passionate
> >> > >> individuals into the field of blindness education, and we need your
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> >> > >>
> >> > >> "And if you will join me in this improbable quest, if you feel 
> >> > >> destiny
> >> > >> calling, and see as I see, a future of endless possibility 
> >> > >> stretching
> >> > >> before us;
> >> > >> if you sense, as I sense, that the time is now to shake off our
> >> > >> slumber, and slough off our fear, and make good on the debt we owe
> >> > >> past and future generations,
> >> > >> then I'm ready to take up the cause, and march with you, and work 
> >> > >> with
> >> > >> you. Together, starting today, let us finish the work that needs to 
> >> > >> be
> >> > >> done, and
> >> > >> usher in a new birth of freedom on this Earth."- Baraq Obama
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