[Nfbmo] some ideas for attracting convention participation

Melissa Smith mdsmith25 at ktis.net
Thu Mar 24 00:47:24 UTC 2016


I wouldn't want to give up the speech from someone at National.
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On 3/16/2016 12:59 PM, Gary Wunder via Nfbmo wrote:
> 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?
>
>
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> 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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