[Nfbc-info] Discussion

[Jim Barbour]

Yes, but that space is not cheap. San Diego is a very iN DEMAND tourist location around that time of year, so will be hard to get that space at a reasonable price.

Keep in mind that the main reason we are in Florida for all this time is that we have a benefactor there who is willing to let us use his Hotel property at a very discounted rate.

Jim

Written While on the Move

> On Jun 14, 2017, at 8:38 AM, Lori Noyes via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> San Diego also has lots of hotel and convention space!
> 
> Lori
> 
> On Jun 14, 2017, at 7:22 AM, Michael Hingson via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> To keep the discussion juices flowing:
> 
>   1. I believe next year is the last year of the contract.
> 
>   2.    he first is price. Getting a price of $83 per room for the
> present convention hotel is tremendous and difficult to manage. The whole
> idea is to make the hotel as affordable as possible.
> 
> Also, we need a hotel as large as possible to accommodate not only
> appropriate meeting space, but most of the guests. Most hotels can't do
> this.
> 
> Now, Los Vegas is a good possibility. Possibly Reno and Los Angeles have
> hotels that would fit the size bill. San Francisco also would have a couple
> of hotels that would work. I believe Phoenix may also have a hotel or two.
> However, getting an affordable hotel makes the challenge greater.
> 
> Having said all that it would be nice to have a hotel out here again. 
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> 
> Michael Hingson
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Mirander via NFBC-Info
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> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Discussion
> 
> Hello all,
> I am writing to you all to get the discussion juices flowing about an item
> that will come up and be mentioned at our upcoming national convention in
> Orlando. I have been hearing that this  is the last year of the national
> Federation of the blind's contract at Rosen resorts. This and very happy
> about, because I do not see any reason why the West Coast cannot host a
> national convention. I mean after all we have  Los Angeles Sacramento San
> Francisco Oakland, Las Vegas, and Reno some of the biggest cities in the
> nation. What do you guys think about bringing 2018, and 2019  national
> Federation of the blind national conventions to the West Coast? I mean come
> on guys I would love that if we could bring that together, and pull it off.
> 
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