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>>> "Pare, John" <JPare@nfb.org> 10/1/2009 3:37
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Fellow Federationists:<br><br>
<br><br>
The dates for Washington Seminar are:<br><br>
<br><br>
Monday, February 1 through Thursday, February 4, 2010<br><br>
Great Gathering-In--Monday, February 1, 2010, 5 PM<br><br>
Congressional Appointments--February 2 through February 4, 2010
<br><br>
<br><br>
The
following message comes from Diane McGeorge who organizes much of the
logistics of Washington Seminar.<br><br>
<br><br>
* * * <br><br>
Please
make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. We need to have
reservations no later than December 30, 2009. Please do not contact
the hotel to make your reservations. I submit all the reservations
for the Washington Seminar. You may call (303) 778-1130, extension
219, to make your reservation, or you may e-mail your reservations to
Lisa Bonder son at
<a href="mailto:lbonderson@cocenter.org">lbonderson@cocenter.org</a>
. We will confirm receipt of your reservation either by return
e-mail or by telephone, so be sure to give us your telephone number and
your e-mail address. <br><br>
<br><br>
The
following is the information that I need to have to assure you of a room
at the Holiday Inn Capitol.<br><br>
<br><br>
1.<font size=2> </font>Your date of arrival
and departure.<br><br>
<br><br>
2.<font size=2> </font>First and last names
of any roommates that might be sharing with you. If you make the
reservation by phone, please spell first and last names of each person
sharing the room. Please include arrival and departure date for
each person.<br><br>
<br><br>
3.<font size=2> </font>Please specify if
you wish to have:<br><br>
<br><br>
A
smoking or non-smoking room<br><br>
An
accessible room<br><br>
Two
beds, one queen bed, or one king bed<br><br>
A
rollaway bed (there will be a $10 charge per night)<br><br>
<br><br>
4.<font size=2> </font>If Divisions (i.e.,
Students, Parents, Merchants, Lawyers, etc.) wish to have space for a
meeting, I must have your requirements for meeting space no later than
December 1, 2009. We want to be able to accommodate everyone, and
in order to do so we must have plenty of advance notice to work with the
hotel. <br><br>
<br><br>
Per
the hotel contract, individual cancellation must be made at least
seventy-two hours prior to the date of arrival to avoid
one-night's-room-plus-tax cancellation charge. You must get in
touch with Lisa Bonder son or me to make changes to your reservation as
soon as possible to avoid such a charge. <br><br>
<br><br>
The
rates are $154 for single, double, triple, or quad rooms, and the tax is
14.5 percent per night. When you check in you must be prepared to
cover at least the first night of your stay with either a credit card or
check, and then arrange to pay the balance by presenting a credit card or
a check for the remainder of the cost.<br><br>
<br><br>
Please
remember, the deadline is December 30, 2009. There will be a number
of special meetings during the seminar and you will want to watch the NFB
Web site for special announcements. The Great Gathering-In meeting
will be held on Monday, February 1, 2009. You certainly don't want
to miss that.<br><br>
<br><br>
I hope
this answers all of your questions. I look forward to seeing all of
you in D.C. in February.<br><br>
<br>
<font size=2>Diane McGeorge<br>
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