[Vabs] State Convention

[seville allen]

No, we do not have a circuit of cities and we go where we can get good rates
and also big hotels so we can avoid using convention centers etc. 
We now tend to go to the smaller cities or the summer heat ones as they give
us the rates.  Some place like NY, LA, ect are now out of our price range of
which we need to be careful since so many live on SSI. 
Hope your schedule will permit you to join us for some activity during the
year.  
  

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Subject: Re: [Vabs] State Convention

Seville,

        Definately can't argue with the economics of convention location.  I

haven't been around the NFB long enough to know if there is a "circuit" of 
cities the convention travels or if Dallas is unique because of their 
pricing.

Thanks,

Patrick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "seville allen" <ceoallen at verizon.net>
To: "'Virginia Association of Blind Students list'" <vabs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Vabs] State Convention


> Hi Patrick,  we are returning to Dallas for the national 2010 convention
> because when we get multiple year contracts for the hotel, as we did for
> Dallas, we get the cheap rates everyone likes.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of
> pajohns1 at vt.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:58 AM
> To: Virginia Association of Blind Students list
> Subject: Re: [Vabs] State Convention
>
>
>        I'll miss state for the 2nd year in a row. :(  I've got a 
> scheduling
>
> conflict.  Hopefully next year I'll make it.  On a tangential topic, why 
> is
> National going back to Dallas in '10?  Why not Denver, the Twin Cities or
> another city a little less hot and humid?
>
> Patrick
> @Virginia Tech
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Corbb O'Connor" <corbbo at gmail.com>
> To: "Virginia Association of Blind Students list" <vabs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 1:57 AM
> Subject: [Vabs] State Convention
>
>
>> Hey folks:
>>
>> Will you be at our State Convention Nov. 13-15 in Williamsburg? I hope
>> the answer is "yes," and if it's "no," please talk to your local  chapter
>> President to see about how he/she can help you get there! (If  you have
>> questions about the state convention, please feel free to ask  here.) On
>> Saturday, the Student Division will be holding elections,  discussing a
>> VABS Constitution, and -- well -- what do you want  included? Any 
>> speakers
>
>> you'd like to hear from, topics that you'd like  discussed, or questions
>> you'd like answered? Let me know as soon as  you think of ideas so I can
>> work to include them in our agenda.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your input.
>> Corbb O'Connor
>> Virginia Student Division President
>>
>> P.S. Have you visited www.Braille.org yet? Check out the first U.S.  coin
>> with full-size Braille on it!
>>
>>
>>
>>
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