[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

d m gina dmgina at samobile.net
Tue Jul 12 20:50:51 UTC 2011


Say I was waiting for someone to share on behalf of Verizon thanks so much.
Glad it worked out well.

Original message:
> Just my two cents on this convention. The hotel was nice, very clean, nice
> rooms, and the staff was great. It was huge, people thought we walked a lot
> in Dallas, folks that is NOTHING! The food in the hotel was very very
> expensive, way way more than any of the restaurants in Dallas. It did help
> greatly to have the Publics across the street. If and when I go back, I must
> remember to take good walking shoes. In regards to the WiFi, yes it totally
> sucked there was no free access any where in the hotel. And yet again I am
> too cheap to buy it. As far as the cell coverage, I have Verizon and had
> converage every where in the hotel and rooms. So I think that really depends
> on your carrier.

> Marsha



> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:43 AM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

> Yes, Mr. Rosen was REALLY impressed with the NFB, and Dr. Maurer was
> really impressed with the facility.  Hopefully the two of them can
> work something out to reduce the nickel-and-dime effects somewhat.  I
> certainly have no objection to the hotel making money-but the
> incidental fees are both too high and too frequent to be comfortable.
> There isn't even lobby wifi access without a fee, and the hotel is
> full of cellular dead zones.

> Joseph


> On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 11:43:17PM -0400, Brian Miller wrote:
>> Did they say if it was to be at the same hotel all those years?

>> Brian M


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Sherri
>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 8:00 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

>> It was announced at the convention that conventions from 2013 through 2017
>> will be held in Orlando. I wish we could extend the length of the
> convention
>> back to how it was and NFB would organize tours for Wednesday afternoon.
>> That way, people could get excited about Orlando and have time to go
> places.
>> I liked the old schedule much better. If we are going to keep people here
>> for five years in a row, we need to give them ample opportunity to take
>> advantage of all there is to do in Orlando. Besides, I like the banquet the
>> night before the last day of convention.


>> Sherri Brun
>> "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John
>> Lennon

>> Check out http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun

>> E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
>> NFBF NewslineR chair
>> www.nfbnewsline.org
>> Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter http://nfbfgoc.org Secretary
> FDCP
>> INC www.fdcp.org Chair Orange County Disability Advisory Committee

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