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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Morning Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A friendly reminder that hotel and convention reservations should be made early this year. See below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We should have a bus reserved in the next few days. . More soon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I have registered online with Brown Paper Tickets. It is accessible but the screens are cluttered and repetitive.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Below is a summary of the convention registration and hotel information sent out earlier by Tracy Soforenko. I’ll send a separate email with the Seminar topics we discussed last night.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>You can register for the Convention through Brown paper tickets by phone or on-line.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The phone number is: 1-800-838-3006.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The link for registering on line is: </span><a href="http://nfbv2016.brownpapertickets.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>http://nfbv2016.brownpapertickets.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Register for the Convention by October 18 to get the best prices and be entered into a $100 raffle. Online registration will end on Monday, November 7, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Note: Hotel reservations are made directly with the hotel. To make reservations, call 1-800-365-3032. Ask for the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV) group rate, $72 plus tax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>per night. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The deadline to make hotel reservations is Tuesday, October 18, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>After the deadline, there is no guarantee that you will get a room at the convention price or at the convention hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have questions, please contact:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Brian McCann, Chair, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Event & Organization Team<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>(757) 472-2494<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:brnmccnn@gmail.com">brnmccnn@gmail.com</a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>