[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

Wed Jul 13 14:50:32 UTC 2011

Yes this is true, and I know for my schedule at convention I have no time
for surfing the net. But lets say, a convention attendee needs to work from
the convention, then having the internet and WiFi helps. Say you're a person
who wants to look up attractions around the hotel, it would be great to have
the internet and WiFi. And lastly, lets say your just a person who wants to
check there email, having the internet and WiFi is important. Yes, Yes, yes,
Yes, many of us have Iphones or smart phones, so we can do it from there.
And some people will say checking emails or surfing the net from your phone
is just as good as doing it on the computer, but that is not what works for
me. I tried to check all my emails on my phone, an Iphone 4, but because
there was so many messages, I could not keep up and at some point gave up.
When I got home I had 1400 emails. Definatly have learned my lesson in that
I MUST go on no mail with all my NFB lists. 

Just my two cents,
marsha  

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:15 PM
To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

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

-----Original Message-----
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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
>>
>>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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