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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Christina, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would give the hotel a call to see what they tell you the rate is. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you would like to join the Computer Science & Technology Division for the NFB of SC list serve, please send a message to <a href="mailto:SC-cstd-subscribe@nfbnet.org">SC-cstd-subscribe@nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Association of Guide Dog Users Board Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the SC Association of Guide Dog Users Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBofSC <nfbofsc-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christina Moore via NFBofSC<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 22, 2023 11:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of South Carolina Mailing List <nfbofsc@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Christina Moore <moorechristina107@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBofSC] 2023 Convention Bulletin and Airport Info<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Steve,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>According to the NFB convention website ( <a href="https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention">https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention</a> ), 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?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Christina<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 6:34 AM Steve Cook via NFBofSC <<a href="mailto:nfbofsc@nfbnet.org">nfbofsc@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>I received the below info from another list. <br><br>Starting with the airport:<br><br><br><br>I spoke to the hotel and here is their account.<br><br><br><br>There are two airports, and it is your choice which one is your preference.<br><br><br><br>George Bush International is larger and further away from the hotel. It is around 45 minutes away.<br><br><br><br>William Hobby International is smaller and closer. It is 25-30 minutes away.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Convention Bulletin 2023<br><br><br><br>Hilton Americas-Houston Convention Center Hotel<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>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.<br><br><br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>annual event. Ballrooms, breakout space, and sleeping rooms are all stacked in the same tower housed on a single city block, simplifying navigation and<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>walking distance from the Hilton’s front door.<br><br><br><br>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<br><br>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”<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>will be returned. Otherwise refunds will not be made.<br><br>We have also secured overflow space at the wonderful Marriott Marquis Houston. The Marriott is only a three-block walk directly across Discovery Green,<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>same deposit and cancellation policies apply.<br><br><br><br>The 2023 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will be a truly exciting and memorable event, with an unparalleled program and rededication<br><br>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<br><br>kick the week off on Saturday, July 1. Convention registration and registration packet pick-up will also open on Saturday. Breakout sessions continue on<br><br>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<br><br>of the Blind. National division meetings will follow the board meeting that afternoon and evening. General convention sessions will begin on Tuesday, July<br><br>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<br><br>clothes. The fall of the gavel at the close of banquet will signal convention’s adjournment.<br><br><br><br>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<br><br>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.<br><br>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<br><br>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.<br><br><br><br>The best collection of exhibits featuring new technology; meetings of our special interest groups, committees, and divisions; the most stimulating and<br><br>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<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>NFBofSC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFBofSC@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFBofSC@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBofSC:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org/moorechristina107%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbofsc_nfbnet.org/moorechristina107%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>