[NFBofSC] 2023 Convention Bulletin and Airport Info

[Christina Moore]

Hi Steve,

According to the NFB convention website (
https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention ), the room rates at both
hotels are the same: $119 with 8.25% sales tax and 17% occupancy tax. Where
can we get clarification on this?
Christina

On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 6:34 AM Steve Cook via NFBofSC <nfbofsc at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I received the below info from another list.
>
> Starting with the airport:
>
>
>
> I spoke to the hotel and here is their account.
>
>
>
> There are two airports, and it is your choice which one is your preference.
>
>
>
> George Bush International is larger and further away from the hotel. It is
> around 45 minutes away.
>
>
>
> William Hobby International is smaller and closer. It is 25-30 minutes
> away.
>
>
>
>
>
> Convention Bulletin 2023
>
>
>
> Hilton Americas-Houston Convention Center Hotel
>
> There are plenty of reasons one might travel to Houston, Texas, the fourth
> most populous city in the United States. One might visit for the nearly
> three-week-long
>
> Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The city’s vibrant arts scene boasts the
> largest concentration of theater seats outside of New York City. And no
> Houston
>
> resident would let a visitor forget that the city is home to the 2022
> World Series Champion Houston Astros. There is little question that Houston
> has a
>
> great deal going for it. The city’s real draw, however, is that it will
> play host to the National Federation of the Blind’s 2023 National
> Convention.
>
>
>
> It has now been more than fifty years since the largest gathering of the
> organized blind last convened in Houston, Texas, and our return in 2023
> will be
>
> an event not to be missed. The Hilton Americas-Houston hotel (1600 Lamar
> Street, Houston, TX 77010) will serve as our convention headquarters hotel.
> Situated
>
> in the heart of downtown Houston across the street from the beautiful
> twelve-acre Discovery Green Park, the Hilton Americas is an ideal location
> for our
>
> annual event. Ballrooms, breakout space, and sleeping rooms are all
> stacked in the same tower housed on a single city block, simplifying
> navigation and
>
> minimizing travel distances. In-room internet is complimentary to all
> attendees as is access to the health club and swimming pool on the 22nd
> floor. There
>
> are several dining options on the hotel’s lobby level (including a
> Starbucks for those of you requiring a caffeine fix) and many more choices
> within easy
>
> walking distance from the Hilton’s front door.
>
>
>
> The nightly rate at the Hilton Americas-Houston is $105 for singles,
> doubles, triples, and quads. In addition, the sales tax rate is 8.25
> percent, and
>
> the hotel occupancy tax rate is 17 percent. To book your room for the 2023
> convention, call 1-800-236-2905 after January 1 and ask for the “NFB
> Convention”
>
> block. For each room, the hotel will take a deposit of the first night’s
> room rate and taxes and will require a credit card or a personal check. If
> you
>
> use a credit card, the deposit will be charged against your card
> immediately. If a reservation is cancelled before Monday, June 1, 2023,
> half of the deposit
>
> will be returned. Otherwise refunds will not be made.
>
> We have also secured overflow space at the wonderful Marriott Marquis
> Houston. The Marriott is only a three-block walk directly across Discovery
> Green,
>
> or attendees can walk entirely indoors through the George R. Brown
> convention center, connecting both hotels on the second level. You will
> find many of
>
> the same amenities at the Marriott as well as a Texas-shaped lazy river
> pool. The room rate at the Marriott Marquis is a slightly higher $119 per
> night
>
> for singles, doubles, triples, and quads. To book a room, call
> 1-877-622-3056 after January 1. Again, ask for the “NFB Convention” block.
> Similarly, the
>
> same deposit and cancellation policies apply.
>
>
>
> The 2023 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will be a
> truly exciting and memorable event, with an unparalleled program and
> rededication
>
> to the goals and work of our movement. A wide range of seminars for
> parents of blind children, technology enthusiasts, job seekers, and other
> groups will
>
> kick the week off on Saturday, July 1. Convention registration and
> registration packet pick-up will also open on Saturday. Breakout sessions
> continue on
>
> Sunday along with committee meetings. Monday, July 3, will kick off with
> the annual meeting, open to all, of the Board of Directors of the National
> Federation
>
> of the Blind. National division meetings will follow the board meeting
> that afternoon and evening. General convention sessions will begin on
> Tuesday, July
>
> 4, and continue through the afternoon of Thursday, July 6. Convention ends
> on a high note with the banquet Thursday evening so be sure to pack your
> fancy
>
> clothes. The fall of the gavel at the close of banquet will signal
> convention’s adjournment.
>
>
>
> Remember that as usual we need door prizes from state affiliates, local
> chapters, and individuals. Once again prizes should be small in size but
> large
>
> in value. Cash, of course, is always appropriate and welcome. As a rule,
> we ask that prizes of all kinds have a value of at least $25 and not
> include alcohol.
>
> Drawings will occur steadily throughout the convention sessions, and you
> can anticipate a Texas-sized grand prize to be drawn at the banquet. You
> may bring
>
> door prizes with you to convention or send them in advance to the National
> Federation of the Blind of Texas at 1600 E Highway 6, Suite 215, Alvin, TX
> 77511.
>
>
>
> The best collection of exhibits featuring new technology; meetings of our
> special interest groups, committees, and divisions; the most stimulating and
>
> provocative program items of any meeting of the blind in the world; the
> chance to renew friendships in our Federation family; and the unparalleled
> opportunity
>
> to be where the real action is and where decisions are being made—all of
> these mean you will not want to miss being a part of the 2023 National
> Convention.
>
> To assure yourself a room in the headquarters hotel at convention rates,
> make your reservations early. We plan to see you in Houston in July.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NFBofSC mailing list
> NFBofSC at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> NFBofSC:
>
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org/moorechristina107%40gmail.com
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org/attachments/20230122/e56089af/attachment.html>