[Nfbmt] Convention update from the September 5th planning committee

[d m gina]

What buss comes from Colorado? Or are you flying in?
Good for you folks.

Original message:
> Greetings all!

> It looks like the convention is coming together nicely.  I think the
> room rates are great, and I just made a reservation for myself and
> Jublie. Can't wait to see all of you in Billings!

> Dan


> Dan Burke - Sent from iPhone

> On Sep 12, 2013, at 2:08 AM, James Aldrich <jkaldrich at samobile.net> wrote:

>> Hello Fellow Federationist throughout Montana and beyond,

>> This is a reminder that our Convention planning call will take place on 
>> September 12, 6 PM, MDT, or 8 PM EDT.  I normally send this to 
>> committee members only but much has happened since this last meeting. 
>> As many of you know, I am now President of this affiliate due to Travis 
>> Moses's resignation.  He will be greatly missed by all of us! He will 
>> certainly be in our thoughts and prayers! We wish him a speedy 
>> recovery! I think Dan Burke said it well in an earlier post on this list!

>> This Saturday, September 14th at 10 AM, we will have our Treasure State 
>> At large meeting!  I understand Sheila Leigland will preside at this 
>> meeting due to other commitments with Bruce Breslauer. I always look 
>> forward to these at large phone conference meetings. You can 
>> participate in this meeting as well as the convention planning meeting 
>> by calling our conference number:
>> (605) 475-4000.  The pass code is 948731 number sign or pound.

>> Ted Robbins informed me that we need to have our hotel reservations in 
>> by October first.  This is to reserve one of the rooms which are set 
>> aside in our block of rooms at this hotel.  If you do not reserve a 
>> room by the first of October, you will stay in a room anywhere in the 
>> hotel if space is available.  You will need to phone the hotel desk and 
>> leave them a credit card number.  I understand one can cancel this 
>> three days before the event begins!  Here is the convention hotel information!

>> Holiday Inn Grand Montana Hotel
>> 5500 Midland Road
>> Billings  MT 59101
>> phone: (406) 248-7701
>> http://www.higrandmt.com

>> A number of you have asked that there be a convention planning update 
>> report for the general membership! This last meeting will be for 
>> everyone as well as all committee members.

>> Then First Vice-President James Aldrich called the planning committee 
>> meeting to order soon after 6 PM. Rik and Karen James, Linda Hurlock, 
>> Bruce Breslauer and myself were present at this meeting.

>> I reported I had heard from Beverly Berg of Blind And Low Vision 
>> Services who would be happy to speak to us at  our convention! Christy 
>> Briggs of the Montana State Library will also speak to us at this   convention!

>> Ted Robbins is working through the Holiday Inn Credit Application.  We 
>> hope to know more during next week's convention planning meeting.

>> Our convention theme for this year is, "We are changing what it means 
>> to be blind".  This convention theme was agreed on unanimously by the 
>> convention committee!

>> So far, the tentative agenda is starting to come together.  Convention 
>> activities begin on Friday Evening at 7 PM with a social event where we 
>> meet and greet one another.  This could be a working activity where we 
>> may look into where we are now, how will we find  new members, what 
>> will some of our goals and objectives be for the coming year!

>> After 9 PM, the resolutions committee will meet.

>> Saturday morning, we will have a Board Meeting.  The starting time 
>> hasn't been determined yet!  After the Board meeting, Beverly Berg and 
>> Christy Briggs will make their presentations.  This could start 
>> midmorning or in the afternoon depending on how long the board meeting 
>> lasts. Our National Representative, Mark Rickabono will bring us up to 
>> date with our national movement.  A technology session may follow where 
>> one can discuss any new technology which was recently purchased as the 
>> newer Victor Stream, the ID Mate Quest or any other technology which 
>> was recently purchased.

>> Saturday Evening will be our annual banquet.  This schedule hasn't been 
>> discussed at this time.

>> Sunday morning will be set aside for unfinished business.

>> The committee strongly feels there needs to be a registration table 
>> available for those who are late for a variety of reasons!  We 
>> certainly don't wish to turn people wishing to attend away from this event!

>> Other matters came up during our discussion!  I was asked to describe 
>> my new ID Mate Quest I recently purchased while at the NFB Convention.

>> Bruce Breslauer informed us that  The August September Braille Monitor 
>> is now available!  This is the convention issue! We discussed how we 
>> were reading it!

>> A fifty fifty ticket raffle is considered to be the best idea for a raffle.

>> Linda Hurlock is in charge of door prizes. She will write an insert to 
>> go into the registration packet.

>> The registration fee is $50.  Room rates are $85 a night plus tax.  I 
>> understand our registration and rooms won't be much different from what 
>> is being charged at the MAB Convention. This was pointed out during 
>> another one of our meetings. All registration packets must be sent in 
>> by October 20th.

>>  The meeting adjourned after 50 minutes.

>> Dennis Boehler pronounced Bailer will handle the incoming registration 
>> packets.  We hope to get these out shortly! I will have more 
>> information in another post.

>> James Aldrich President,
>> National Federation Of The Blind Of Montana
>> (406) 698-3729
>> jkaldrich at samobile.net

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