[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

Wed Jul 13 03:14:33 UTC 2011

Of course, the question is *why?* After all, one presumably goes to
conventions to attend meetings, not dabble on the Internet. <<putting on
fire-resistant suit>>

Mike

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Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:35 PM
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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
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>>E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
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>>www.nfbnewsline.org
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>FDCP
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