[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

[Sherri]

Again, their prices are commensurate with those who pay $200 to $300 for 
room rates rather than our low room rate of $63. These prices are nothing to 
those with money who frequent this establishment.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "Beth Wright" <beth.wright at mindspring.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List" 
<nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years


> What you say sounds good -- however, having organized conferences, I have 
> learned that audio/video, and other extras are like charging for checked 
> bags for airlines.  They make money from it, usually give you a break on 
> meeting room rental, because of hotel room rental, but get you with AV 
> etc.
>
> What y0u say sounds good, but probably isn't going to happen.  As is said 
> "there is no free lunch."  Ultimately they will make their money, even if 
> it is with restaurant food, AV, WiFi, etc.
>
> Dave
>
> At 09:02 PM 7/12/2011, you wrote:
>>Hi, folks.
>>
>>I think negotiating for good rates for these services isn't an 
>>unreasonable
>>request at all.  I really liked the Rosen Centre, the food was great, and
>>the staff were very helpful.  Still, this nickel and diming stuff is kind 
>>of
>>irritating.  Since these hotels are advertised as being ideal for 
>>meetings,
>>you'd think having reasonably priced audio-video and WYFI service would be 
>>a
>>top priority.  We want to feel like welcome guests, not a captive 
>>audience.
>>Let's hope they didn't roll out the red carpet in order to reel us in, 
>>only
>>to tighten the screws once we're in the bag, so to speak.
>>
>>Beth
>>----- 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 9:41 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.
>> >>>
>
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