[Nfbmo] some ideas for attracting convention participation

amy plumlee disabilityuniversity at gmail.com
Wed Mar 16 21:10:27 UTC 2016 

Ok I am comfused more after reading through these . What's the ptovlem?  I personally loved my first convention last year. It was a life changer. Jim was great with his speech. After we danced to music. As I understand it the chapter hosting comes up with the entertainment factor after the speech and prizes are disbursed. I know I am looking forward to this years talent show. 

I also know that being at a hotel and having them serve food cost extra money it's a hotel not a normal restaurant. Just my thoughts 

Amy plumlee 

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> On Mar 16, 2016, at 3:09 PM, Roger Crome via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I thought that I might weigh in on this a little.  I am keeping in mind that
> I am new to the NFB and to the planning of an NFB convention, but I do have
> some conference planning experience with the state conferences I have worked
> on with other organizations.
> 
> The Federation is a long standing organization with some clear cut practices
> that help reinforce the stability and focus of the organization.  So, an
> address from a national representative is certainly very important in
> helping all of us to remember that we are a part of something much larger
> than ourselves.  However, there are suggestions of adding an entertainment
> piece to the mix, and this too may be an essential new practice to enhance
> the younger and/or newer membership with the stability of the historical
> significant banquet processes.  So, perhaps, it might be a good thing to
> look into having some form of entertainment to round off the evening, and
> thereby, ending a positive, informational and much valued banquet with a
> little fun.
> 
> As I said, I am a newbie.  So, please take my suggestions with this in mind.
> 
> Roger Crome
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of carol j coulter
> via Nfbmo
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:24 PM
> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
> Cc: carol j coulter
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] some ideas for attracting convention participation
> 
> How correct you are Julie. I am glad you learned that and are able to pass
> that on to our younger and newer members. That is why we should never
> consider doing away with our national rep giving our banquet address.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie McGinnity via Nfbmo
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:00 PM
> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
> Cc: Julie McGinnity
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] some ideas for attracting convention participation
> 
> So what happened at the Tiger and Governor hotel?  Lower rates?
> 
> I recently attended a seminar in Baltimore all about convention planning.
> If you guys are interested, I can write about what we learned there.
> 
> I will say now that one of the central features of our convention is the
> banquet speech.  The national rep comes to a state convention representing
> the national president.  That person also represents the link we have to the
> national office and the larger organization.  So, when he or she gives a
> banquet speech, they do so to remind us that we are not alone.  We are not
> simply the NFB of Missouri but one peace of this giant puzzle of affiliates,
> divisions, and committees we call the NFB.  Cool, right?
> 
> 
> 
>> On 3/16/16, Eugene S Coulter via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Unfortunately the cheaper hotels usually do not have the meeting 
>> facilities
>> 
>> we need. And yes, I do remember the Governor and Tiger and, at the 
>> time, they were certainly marginal hotels but if I could find hotels 
>> like that with rates that matched that  level  I would certainly 
>> consider them. A side
>> 
>> note, we could not even come close to affording the Tiger now  as they 
>> have
>> 
>> remodeled and become a luxury hotel.
>> As for banquet is concerned an article I recently brags that Missouri 
>> has among the lowest average banquet rates in the country  at between 
>> $45 and $50.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gary Wunder via Nfbmo
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 12:59 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'
>> Cc: Gary Wunder
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] some ideas for attracting convention 
>> participation
>> 
>> Your first suggestion is an interesting one, because I often find 
>> people saying that they find the banquet to be one of the most 
>> entertaining and informative pieces of the convention, particularly 
>> because of the banquet speech. I don't think anyone could argue 
>> against lower costs allowing people to attend, but I do know that we 
>> have standard below which we will not go.
>> People complain when we have them stay in hotels whose popularity was 
>> measured by 1960s standards and construction. What do others think? Do 
>> any of you remember the tiger hotel or the governor hotel?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Lynn 
>> via Nfbmo
>> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:49 PM
>> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
>> Cc: Nancy Lynn
>> Subject: [Nfbmo] some ideas for attracting convention participation
>> 
>> I have some ideas that might work. How about having a banquet speaker 
>> from somewhere other than the national office. ACB conventions often 
>> have entertainment at their banquets, not just someone from their 
>> national office. I don't know if room rates can be made any cheaper 
>> than they are, but I bet that would make a difference too.
>> 
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> Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Missouri "For we walk by
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