[NFBMD] 2024 NFB of Maryland State Convention - Pre-registration and Hotel Reservations Deadline January 31, 2024

[Maryland President]

Expect Much, Give Much, Get Much!

You will not want to miss the NFB of Maryland state convention at the
Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel in Towson which takes place on February 16 -
18, 2024.  Come and meet our National Representative, Kevan Worley.  

 

You may reserve your room by calling the Sheraton Baltimore North at
410-321-7400.  Convention Room Rates:  Standard Room - $99 per night. Tax on
sleeping rooms is 17.5%.  These room rates start on Thursday, February 15,
2024.  The deadline for making room reservations has been extended to
January 25, 2024.  

 

Please note the new date and location, as the NFB of Maryland Board of
Directors voted to move the 2023 convention and combine it with the 2024
convention in light of the abrupt closure of our original venue in October
2023.  Those who pre-registered for the original in-person convention will
have their registration transferred to the new date.  Those who registered
for the virtual mini-convention/business meeting that we held in November
will need to register separately for the 2023 - 2024 in person convention.
However, individuals will need to make a new reservation with the hotel
directly, as all previous hotel reservations at the Delta were not
transferred to the Sheraton.

 

Pre-registration is open through January 25, 2024.  Visit
https://nfbmd.org/convention  to register online, or look in your mailbox
for hard copy registration forms.    

 

Below are the prices for the various convention activities (prices are per
person unless otherwise stated):

*	Pre-registration = $25 until January 215, 2024; $30 on-site
*	Banquet ticket = $55 until January 25, 2024; $60 on-site
*	Parent, Senior, or Student Luncheon ticket = $30 until January 25,
2024; $35 on-site
*	Friday boxed lunch = $20 until January 25, 2024; $25 on-site 
*	Dinner & a Play ticket = $25 until January 25, 2024; $25 on-site
*	Transportation from New Carrollton Train Station = $50 until January
25, 2024; this covers round-trip travel
*	Childcare = $30 per day and on sliding scale based on need

 

We will have seminars and workshops on:

*	NFB philosophy
*	Membership recruitment, development, and retention
*	First Aid
*	Sound bath and acupuncture
*	Technology skills
*	Adjustment to blindness training
*	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
*	And much, much more

 

Our seniors, students, merchants, and parents divisions will each hold a
seminar.  The seniors will focus on wills and estate planning and other ways
for financial and medical literacy.  The parents will, among many other
fantastic features, welcome Casey Robertson, an acclaimed professor who
teaches teachers of blind students.  Our students will welcome NABS
representative Hunter Kuester.  Our merchants will have a presentation from
the Maryland Secretary of Commerce.

 

We'll host Braille is Beautiful, which is dramatic reading of Braille, and
we'll conduct the graduation ceremony for our Narrowing the Gap Teachers,
who became certified in teaching blind students through a partnership
between NFB, NFB of Maryland, the Maryland State Department of Education,
and Louisiana Tech University.  

 

We'll host a career fair to connect blind job seekers with employers.  We'll
celebrate our affiliate past presidents in honor of Presidents' Day Weekend,
and we'll hear from a very special surprise guest.  

 

And this is just a taste of what you can expect at our Convention.  All are
welcome!  You don't want to miss it!

 

Register today!  Visit Nfbmd.org/convention for more information.

 

Ronza Othman, President

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

443-426-4110

Pronouns: she, her, hers

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not
the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back

 

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