[NFBV-Announce] 2019 NFBV Convention Information

[Mark W. Roane]

The 2019 Convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia will
be held Friday, November 1 through Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the
Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel, located at 425 Water
Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704.  To make hotel reservations, call the
hotel directly at (757) 673-3000.  Special room rates have been negotiated
for registered convention attendees.  When you call the hotel, make sure to
tell them that you are attending the convention so that you will receive the
special convention rate.  The deadline to make hotel reservations is
Tuesday, October 8, 2019.  After the deadline, there is no guarantee that
you will get a room at the convention hotel.

 

Child care is available to the children of registered convention attendees
(ages infant through 5th grade) during 6 sessions of convention.  These
sessions are:

Session 1  Friday morning 8:45 am to 12:15 pm

Session 2  Friday afternoon 12:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Session 3  Friday evening 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Session 4  Saturday morning 8:45 am to 12:15 pm

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

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

Snacks will be provided during Sessions 1, 2, 4 and 5.  Even though child
care will be open and fully staffed during lunch on Friday and Saturday,
lunch will not be provided.  Parents should either pick their child up for
lunch at the end of Sessions 1 and 4 or provide a lunch for their child to
eat in the child care room.  Also, dinner will not be provided on Friday or
Saturday evening.  Parents should feed their child dinner prior to bringing
them to Sessions 3 or 6.  The cost of child care is $10 per family per
session.  If you need more information, please contact Uricka Harrison at
(757) 349-9234 or uricka.harrison at icloud.com
<mailto:uricka.harrison at icloud.com> .  Please indicate the number of
children per session on the Convention Pre Registration Form.

 

On Friday and Saturday, box lunches will be available for a cost of $17.50
if purchased in advance on the convention pre registration form.  Box lunch
tickets are specific for each day and are not interchangeable.  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.

On Saturday, student lunches will be available for a cost of $8.00 if
purchased in advance on the convention pre registration form.  Student
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.

 

To register for the convention, please visit www.nfbv.org, call toll free
(800) 838-3006 or 

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

NFB of Virginia

3230 Grove Avenue

Richmond, VA  23221

 

 

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