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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thank you Helen! If you plan to mail in registrations we also need to have those in by the 30<sup>th</sup> as well for meal counts which are due to the hotel shortly after. Also, the hotel has opened up additional rooms for our block, so please get your reservations in as soon as possible! The number to reach Mark Forman for reservations is 515-727-0401. The last day for reservations to be made in our block is 9/26/2024. Any reservations after that date will be accepted but there will be no guarantees on the rates. Let’s keep pushing toward one of our most successful conventions ever! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Scott Van Gorp, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<br>Phone: 515-720-5282<br></span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="mailto:svangorp@nfbi.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Email</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Website</span></i></a></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <br></span></i><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Facebook</span></i></a></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <br></span></i><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Twitter</span></i></a></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><br>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Tall-Corn <tall-corn-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Helen Stevens via Tall-Corn<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 21, 2024 10:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> Rebecca Young via Tall-Corn <tall-corn@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Helen Stevens <hstevensnfb@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tall-Corn] Please Submit your State Convention Registration<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning and Happy Weekend,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The deadline for state convention preregistration is fast approaching. Online registrations close at the end of the day September 30. We are only 4 weeks away from our exciting convention. The agenda should be out in the next few days, and we’ve got quite a nice list of outside presenters coming.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the link to register:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfbi.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=4">https://nfbi.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=4</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please register as soon as you are able. Once preregistration closes, you will have to wait until on-site registration, costs for each item go up by $5, and we will not be able to sell many meals since we have to give the hotel a final count in advance. Knowing which breakout sessions you would like to attend will also help us make sure we put each session in a large enough room.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you need a special meal, such as a vegetarian banquet dinner, please contact Cindy Ray, <a href="mailto:cindyray@gmail.com">cindyray@gmail.com</a> as soon as possible so that she can get the request to the hotel.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Helen Mejia<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NFBI Convention Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>