[Nfbc-info] Discussion

[Jim Barbour]

That would not be up to us. The national office has a convention planning staff that does this research.

Jim

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> On Jun 14, 2017, at 12:01 PM, KEVIN VERDI via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I live in the Southern California area. If someone can send me the particulars on convention space and hotel space needed. I am available to research it in Southern California, San Diego,and Las Vegas for suitable locations.
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> On Jun 14, 2017 at 8:38 AM, <Lori Noyes via NFBC-Info<mailto:nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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> San Diego also has lots of hotel and convention space!
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> Lori
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> On Jun 14, 2017, at 7:22 AM, Michael Hingson via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> To keep the discussion juices flowing:
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>   1. I believe next year is the last year of the contract.
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>   2.    he first is price. Getting a price of $83 per room for the
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> present convention hotel is tremendous and difficult to manage. The whole
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> idea is to make the hotel as affordable as possible.
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> Also, we need a hotel as large as possible to accommodate not only
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> appropriate meeting space, but most of the guests. Most hotels can't do
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> this.
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> Now, Los Vegas is a good possibility. Possibly Reno and Los Angeles have
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> hotels that would fit the size bill. San Francisco also would have a couple
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> of hotels that would work. I believe Phoenix may also have a hotel or two.
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> However, getting an affordable hotel makes the challenge greater.
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> Having said all that it would be nice to have a hotel out here again.
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> Best Regards,
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> Michael Hingson
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> Cc: Jordan Mirander <jordanmirander at icloud.com>; Chun Chao
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> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Discussion
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> Hello all,
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> I am writing to you all to get the discussion juices flowing about an item
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> that will come up and be mentioned at our upcoming national convention in
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> Orlando. I have been hearing that this  is the last year of the national
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> Federation of the blind's contract at Rosen resorts. This and very happy
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> about, because I do not see any reason why the West Coast cannot host a
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> national convention. I mean after all we have  Los Angeles Sacramento San
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> Francisco Oakland, Las Vegas, and Reno some of the biggest cities in the
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> nation. What do you guys think about bringing 2018, and 2019  national
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> Federation of the blind national conventions to the West Coast? I mean come
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> on guys I would love that if we could bring that together, and pull it off.
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