[Ohio-talk] Convention Bulletin 2019

[Suzanne Turner]

Convention Bulletin 2019

by John Berggren

 

We are now in the season for office parties, Christmas shopping, and holiday
cheer. While dreams of sugar plums may be dancing in your head, however,
it's not too early to begin thinking about the warmer weather and the summer
months. While July may seem on the distant horizon, it's time to plan for
one of our most exciting events of the year. I'm talking, of course, about
our 2019 National Convention. For the first time in our history, the largest
annual gathering of the organized blind will be in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are
excited to be hosting our convention at the beautiful Mandalay Bay Resort
and Casino (3950 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119). As is the case
every year, we have once again arranged for exceptional room rates. Unlike
in years past, the same enviable rate of $99 per night applies to singles
and doubles as well as triples and quads. Hotel and sales taxes are 13.38
percent and 8.25 percent, respectively. The resort fee (normally $37 a
night) will be waived for NFB convention attendees. However, fees for
internet access, local and toll-free calls, and fitness center access may
apply. To make reservations for the 2019 convention, you can call the hotel
at 877-632-7800 after January 1. The hotel will take a deposit of the first
night's room rate for each room and will require a credit card or a personal
check. If you use a credit card, the deposit will be charged against your
card immediately. If a reservation is cancelled before Friday, June 1, 2019,
half of the deposit will be returned. Otherwise refunds will not be made. 

 

Situated at the beginning of the world-famous Las Vegas strip, Mandalay Bay
Resort and Casino is a short trip from Las Vegas' McCarran International
Airport. The hotel has more than two dozen restaurants for guests to enjoy.
Among its features is an aquatic playground called Mandalay Bay Beach which
has real sand, a wave pool, and a lazy river. The hotel is also home to an
aquarium with more than 2,000 animals including sharks, green sea turtles,
and a Komodo dragon. Plus, it offers top-notch entertainment including
Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil.

 

The 2019 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will be a truly
exciting and memorable event, with an unparalleled program and rededication
to the goals and work of our movement. Make plans now to be a part of it.
Preconvention seminars for parents of blind children and other groups and
set-up of the exhibit hall will take place on Sunday, July 7, and
adjournment will be Friday, July 12, following the banquet. Convention
registration and registration packet pick-up will begin on Monday, July 8,
and both Monday and Tuesday will be filled with meetings of divisions and
committees, including the Tuesday morning's annual meeting, open to all, of
the Board of Directors of the National Federation of the Blind. 

 

General convention sessions will begin on Wednesday, July 10, and continue
through the banquet on Friday, July 12. 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 in value. Cash, of course, is
always appropriate and welcome. As a general rule we ask that prizes of all
kinds have a value of at least $25 and not include alcohol. Drawings will
occur steadily throughout the convention sessions, and you can anticipate a
grand prize of truly impressive proportions to be drawn at the banquet. You
may bring door prizes with you or send them ahead of time to Terri Rupp,
10587 Santerno Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89141. The best collection of
exhibits featuring new technology; meetings of our special interest groups,
committees, and divisions; the most stimulating and 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 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 2019 National Convention.

 

To assure yourself a room in the headquarters hotel at convention rates,
make your reservations early. We plan to see you in Las Vegas in July.

 

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