[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

Wed Jul 13 02:14:37 UTC 2011

that doesn't sound right.
why didn't you or someone use olympus recorders at least as a backup?

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

> Hello Joseph and everyone,
>
>    Add to that wish list negotiating a special rate with the audio-video
> company to permit affiliates to connect to in-room sound systems without 
> the
> need to visit the mortgage company first. This issue caused the recording 
> of
> this year's Back-to-Basics Seminar to be aborted. I'm sorry to have to 
> give
> everyone this news but if you wonder why this activity was not recorded 
> you
> now know the answer.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>
>
> More frustrating was that there was no wifi at any price anywhere in
> the area of the meeting rooms.  Were I to make one request of the
> national office when we return, it would be to obtain internet access
> for the meeting rooms and set up a few wifi routers at selected
> locations for basic access.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 04:01:59PM -0400, Marsha Drenth wrote:
>>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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