[Nfbv-announce] 2010 NFB of Virginia Convention

[joe hobson]

Excellent
thank you.


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From: "Mark" <mwroane at mindspring.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:28 PM
Subject: [Nfbv-announce] 2010 NFB of Virginia Convention


The 2010 Convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia will 
be held November 12 through 14, 2010 at the Marriott Fairview Park hotel, 
located at 3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042.  To make 
hotel reservations, call Marriott Worldwide Reservations at (800) 228-9290 
or the hotel directly at (703) 849-9400.  The room rate for convention 
attendee's is $65 plus taxes per night.  When you call the hotel, make sure 
to tell them that you are attending the NFBV convention so that you will 
receive the special convention rate.  The deadline to make hotel 
reservations is October 18, 2010.  After the deadline, there is no guarantee 
that you will get a room at the convention hotel.



The hotel offers free shuttle service from the Dunn Loring station which is 
located on METRO's Orange Line.  The shuttle leaves the hotel at the bottom 
of every hour between 6:30 am and 9:30 pm and picks up at Dunn Loring at 
approximately 45 minutes past each hour.  To arrange for shuttle service, 
call the hotel directly at (703) 849-9400.



Child care is available to the children of convention attendee's (ages 
infant through 5th grade) during 4 sessions of convention.  These sessions 
are:

Session 1  Friday evening 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Session 2  Saturday morning 8:45 am to 12:15 pm

Session 3  Saturday afternoon 12:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Session 4  Saturday evening 6:45 pm to ½ hour after banquet adjournment

Snacks will be provided during Session 2 and Session 3.  Even though child 
care will be open and fully staffed during lunch on Saturday, lunch will not 
be provided.  Parents should either pick their child up for lunch at the end 
of Session 2 or provide a lunch for their child to eat in the child care 
room.  Also, dinner will not be provided on Saturday evening.  Parents 
should feed their child dinner prior to bringing them to Session 4.  The 
cost of child care is $5 per family per session.  If you need more 
information, please contact Child Care coordinator Nancy Yeager at (703) 
283-2524 or nancyyeager542 at verizon.net.  Please indicate the number of 
children per session on the convention pre registration form.



The Potomac Chapter has arranged for a guided tour of the National Air & 
Space Museum on Friday afternoon.  A shuttle will pick up guests at 1:00 at 
the convention hotel, travel to the museum for a guided tour which will last 
approximately three hours and return guests to the hotel by 5:00.  The cost 
of the tour is $25 per person.  The number of seats for the tour is limited 
so if you wish to take the tour, you must purchase tickets in advance on the 
convention pre registration form.  If participation in the tour is 
insufficient to cover the cost of the tour, the tour will be cancelled and a 
refund will be issued.  Requests will be handled on a first come first 
served basis.



On Friday afternoon, Going Mobile:  Tales on the Road, a Technology Seminar 
will be held from 1:30 to 4:30.  There is more content, more devices, and 
more choices for blind people on the go.  In this free Friday afternoon 
seminar, blind users will share their real world experiences on:

-         Accessing books, magazines, newspapers, podcasts, audio 
description for movies, and music from a variety of free and paid services.

-           Using Apple products (iPhone, iPod and Mac) as a blind person.

-           Getting content onto portable devices

-           Travelling the road supported by GPS technology.

If you need more information, please contact Technology Seminar coordinator 
Tracy Soforenko at (703) 635-2085 or PotomacNFB at verizon.net.  Please 
indicate on the convention pre registration form if you plan to attend the 
seminar.



Throughout the convention, and paralleling general session, a Student Track 
will be held for students (grade 6 through graduate school) and parents of 
blind students.  Students can expect discussions about the use of accessible 
technology in the classroom, access to textbooks, and how blindness can 
affect social situations.  Parent activities will be informal opportunities 
for networking and discussions on advocating with their students.  Some 
activities will involve students and parents jointly participating.  For 
more details, see the attached Student Track Information.  Complete and 
return the attached Student Track Registration Form if you plan to 
participate in the student track.  If you need more information, please 
contact Student Track coordinator Corbb O'Connor at (202) 684-6130 or 
corbbo at gmail.com.  Please indicate on the convention pre registration form 
if you plan to participate in the student track.



On Saturday, there will be luncheons for the Students Division, the Parents 
Division, the Diabetics Division and the Merchants Division.  Please 
indicate on the convention pre registration form if you plan to attend one 
of these luncheons.  Box lunches should be purchased if you plan to attend 
one of these luncheons.



On Saturday, box lunches will be available for a cost of $15 if purchased in 
advance on the convention pre registration form.  Box lunches can only be 
guaranteed for those purchased on the convention pre registration form.  A 
limited number may be available for purchase at the convention.



Complete the attached Convention Pre Registration Form and mail it with 
payment included to:

NFB of Virginia

702-5 Prince Edward Street

Fredericksburg, VA  22401





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