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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Save the Date: 2024 Washington Seminar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Kyle Walls<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kyle Walls<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From the Editor: Kyle Walls does a great deal of work behind the scenes that is crucial to advancing the legislative and policy goals of the National Federation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>of the Blind, including writing, research, and logistical support. Here is his reminder about our annual midwinter visit to the halls of Congress:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 2024 Washington Seminar is only a few months away! Next year’s event will be held at the Holiday Inn Washington Capitol (550 C Street, SW) from Monday,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>January 29, through Thursday, February 1, and we can’t wait to hear the sound of hundreds of white canes once again confidently striding through the halls<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>of Congress. In accordance with longstanding tradition, the Great Gathering-In, one of the premier Federation events and the official kickoff meeting of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the Washington Seminar, will take place on Monday, January 29, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Capitol Ballroom at the hotel. Then all of you will meet with<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>your members of Congress over the next three days. We will have more details, including hotel reservation information, the legislative priorities, and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>a full schedule of events as the date gets closer. We look forward to seeing all of you in our nation’s capital!<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>