[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

I wonder if we are really going to be at the Rosen Center hotel, since the
Shingle Creek can house more people and has the convention center attached
to it.  The layout of the Shingle Creek hotel was less complicated than that
of many hotels we have used over the years;  it just involved a more than
usual amount of walking.  It depends on how many people we want to bus back
and forth.  We'll see; it's two years away, folks.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jessica
> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 1:19 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
> 
> Definitely a better choice going with the Rosen center. Sure the hotel
> isn't massively big, but it definitely has a much better layout.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 15, 2011, at 4:56 AM, "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > The next convention in Orlando will be at the Rosen Center Hotel and it
> will be closer to I-Drive and there is lots of businesses around it there
> which is with in walking distance.
> > We, here in the Florida Affiliate, are listening and we will try to be
> your eyes and ears leading up to the next convention.
> > As for WIFI and Internet connections, we will let the Rosen Hotel know
> and as we have 2 years to work on it, who knows what will happen?
> > Remember, this is a service that most other people must pay for.  Why
> should we get it free if they don't?
> > It would be nice, but don't count on it.
> > I had no trouble with cell phone connections anywhere in the hotel and I
> use Verizon.
> > Consider this.  Most buildings in Florida are of CBS and reinforced
> steel construction, they are dense and this can block cell phone signals
> to a degree depending upon where you are at.  I have that problem even in
> my own house and can just move 5 feet, either way and I get a signal
> again.  WIFI must stand for, "When I Feel Inclined."
> >
> > David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica"
> <jessmonsilva2003 at sbcglobal.net>
> > To: <bundy at pobox.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
> >
> >
> >> I agree that wifi was pretty sparse in that area. An interesting point
> though is this. Every convention I have been to the hotels weren't close
> to much. When I stayed at the Rosen center I was closer to a lot more
> stuff, so it strikes me odd why they couldn't have it thre instead.
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