<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Sheri Albers via Ohio-Talk <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> February 18, 2019 at 9:08:50 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:cinci-nfb@nfbnet.org">cinci-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Sheri Albers <<a href="mailto:sheri.albers87@gmail.com">sheri.albers87@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Ohio-talk] REMINDER: National convention of the National Federation of the Blind July 7 - July 12, 2019</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <<a href="mailto:ohio-talk@nfbnet.org">ohio-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>2019 National Convention </span><br><span></span><br><span>Is the largest gathering of blind people in the world, the National</span><br><span>Federation of the Blind National Convention is the premier event for</span><br><span>training, support, and information for the blind community. It also serves</span><br><span>as a governing body, democratically electing our leadership and establishing</span><br><span>the year's organizational priorities.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Dates</span><br><span></span><br><span>The 2019 National Convention will take place Sunday, July 7 through Friday,</span><br><span>July 12, 2019.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Location</span><br><span></span><br><span>For the first time in seven years, the convention will be held west of the</span><br><span>Mississippi at <<a href="https://www.mandalaybay.com/en.html">https://www.mandalaybay.com/en.html</a>> Mandalay Bay Resort</span><br><span>and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada (3950 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada</span><br><span>89119).</span><br><span></span><br><span>Hotel Reservations</span><br><span></span><br><span>Room reservations at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino can be made starting</span><br><span>January 1, 2019. You can call the hotel at 877-632-9001 to book your room.</span><br><span>The hotel will take a deposit of the first night's room rate for each room</span><br><span>and will require a credit card or a personal check. If you use a credit</span><br><span>card, the deposit will be charged against your card immediately. If a</span><br><span>reservation is cancelled before Saturday, June 1, 2019, half of the deposit</span><br><span>will be returned. Otherwise, refunds will not be made. Each room will be</span><br><span>charged an incidental fee of $100 per day, with a maximum of $400. This will</span><br><span>be on your room account as a credit balance that can be used for on-property</span><br><span>restaurants, etc., or will be refunded at time of check-out. For this</span><br><span>reason, it is recommended to use a credit card, as opposed to a debit card</span><br><span>at check-in.</span><br><span></span><br><span>For NFB convention attendees, the nightly rate for singles, doubles,</span><br><span>triples, and quads will be $99. Hotel taxes are 13.38 percent and sales tax</span><br><span>is 8.25 percent.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The resort fee (normally $37 a night) will be waived for NFB convention</span><br><span>attendees. However, fees for internet access, local and toll-free calls, and</span><br><span>fitness center access may apply.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Registration</span><br><span></span><br><span>Online Preregistration</span><br><span></span><br><span>Online preregistration will be available between March 1, 2019 and May 31,</span><br><span>2019.</span><br><span></span><br><span>On-Site Registration</span><br><span></span><br><span>Registration will be available on site in Las Vegas.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Airline Reservations</span><br><span></span><br><span>Please do not wait too long to make your airline reservations. They are</span><br><span>changing week by week. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Ohio-Talk mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org">Ohio-Talk@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ohio-Talk:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/smturner.234%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/smturner.234%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>