[Nfbf-l] National convention announcement from Braille Monitor

[Denise Valkema]

Rosen Centre Hotel
9840 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
Reservations: The hotel will be accepting reservations after January 1, 2014. Call (800) 204-7234.

Hotel Information and Room Rates:
The 2014 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will take place in Orlando, Florida, July 1-6, at the Rosen Centre Hotel at 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819. The hotel will begin accepting reservations on January 1, 2014. Call (800) 204-7234 to make a reservation. The 2014 room rates are singles, doubles, and twins, $82; and triples and quads, $88. In addition to the room rates there will be a tax, which at present is 13.5 percent.

Guest-room amenities include cable television; in-room safe; coffeemaker; hairdryer; and high-speed Internet access. Guests can also enjoy a swimming pool, fitness center, and on-site spa. The Rosen Centre Hotel offers fine dining at Executive Chef Michael Rumplik’s award-winning Everglades Restaurant. In addition, there is an array of dining options from sushi to tapas to a 24-hour deli. The hotel has first-rate amenities.
Hotel Restaurant Menus:
98Forty Tapas and Tequilla (BRF)
98Forty Tapas and Tequila (Word)
Banshoo Sushi Bar (BRF)
Banshoo Sushi Bar (Word)
Cafe Gauguin (BRF)
Cafe Gauguin (Word)
Cafe Gauguin Daily Specials (Word)
Everglades Restaurant (BRF)
Everglades Restaurant (Word)
Everglades Daily Specials (Word)
Everglades In-Room Dining (Word)
Red's Deli (Word)
Rosen Centre In-Room Dining (Word)
Schedule:
Tuesday, July 1            Seminar Day                             

Seminar for parents of blind children sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)
Access technology seminars sponsored by specialized vendors and experts in the field
Orientation and Mobility Seminar sponsored by the National Blindness Professional Certification Board and the Institute on Blindness of Louisiana Technological University
Wednesday, July 2            Registration Day

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall open (9:00–11:00 a.m., open to sponsors only)
1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Resolutions Committee
Thursday, July 3        Board Meeting and Division Day

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall open
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. NFB Board of Directors Meeting
1:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Division and other meetings, concurrent sessions
Friday, July 4           Opening Session

9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. General Session begins, opening ceremony, and roll call of states
12:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall open
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. General Session, Presidential Report, and guest speakers
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall open
8:00 p.m. Social activities and committee meetings
Saturday, July 5               Business Session
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. General Session
12:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall open
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. General Session
6:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall open
Sunday, July 6           Banquet Day and Adjournment

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. General Session
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. General Session
7:00 p.m. Banquet
First Timer's Guide to the NFB National Convention:
View our beginner's guide to the NFB National Convention, intended to give the first-time convention attendee some important information about national conventions of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB).

First Timer's Guide to the National Convention
First-Timer's Guide to the National Convention (Audio)
More Information:
Additional information as to meetings, schedule, hotel, etc., may be obtained as it becomes available by contacting the National Federation of the Blind at 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21230, telephone (410) 659-9314.


Sincerely, Denise Valkema by iPhone