[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

Thu Aug 25 15:30:43 UTC 2011

Hello everyone,

    The 7-day convention allowed for more time for folks to attend break-out 
meetings as well as explore the convention city. We did it for years with 
success. We'll gladly welcome a return to a 7-day convention should that 
happen in the future.

    Those of us who attended those conventions found ways to juggle busy 
schedules and find the bucks to attend. Such issues should be viewed as 
challenges not problems. Just one word of advice. Never use more than one 
credit card to pay your hotel expenses. That's a horse you're bound to be 
thrown off of big-time!

Peter Donahue
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    with the large number of attendees overlapping of some events with the
general sessions might not be a bad idea especially since everyone is not
interested equally in every issue.
Chuck
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>I think the reason why ours are so long is because we have three full days
>of general session.  That said, a number of organizations and trade shows
>and the like I have been to do last all week.  Usually that’s five days,
>and the NFB convention is six.
>
> Given all we pack into six days, I’m not really sure how we could do it in
> less with any sanity.  The only options I can see are for either
> shortening the general sessions somehow, or overlapping other events with
> them.  Neither I think will go over very well.
>
> I think the six day format is probably best.  Many have neither the time
> nor the money for sight-seeing.  Those who do could always arrange to stay
> longer or arrive sooner without great inconvenience to those of us who
> have places to be or money that needs to be spent elsewhere.  I don’t see
> how to make do with a shorter convention, because there is already so much
> overlap as it is.
>
> I think what we’re doing now is probably what we’ll keep doing, because it
> seems to be working about as well as we can make it work for the time
> being.
>
> Joseph - KF7QZC
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 09:31:20PM -0700, ckrugman at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>yes, and there are those of us who have lives outside of NFB and therefore
>>can't take all of the extra time for convention related activities. I am
>>involved with many professional organizations and their conventions are
>>only about three or four days with different tracks of activities that
>>people sign up for depending on their interests.
>>Chuck
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter"
>><carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>>To: "Jeanette Fortin" <jeanette at fortin-home.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List"
>><nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 9:39 PM
>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>
>>
>>>For the record, Dallas will cost just as much as Florida.  It’s the
>>>nature of the beast.
>>>
>>>There are opportunities to get the money—some of which I intend to be
>>>exploring myself.  Convention has proved to make my own finances this
>>>month positively desperate, despite a lot of help I’ve had, so I totally
>>>get the cost concern.
>>>
>>>On the other hand, wanting a longer schedule and protesting the cost just
>>>doesn’t make sense for those thinking along that vein.  The shorter
>>>schedule is intended to save money for those who are there for the NFB,
>>>but cannot necessarily afford to see the sights and the like.
>>>
>>>I’ll be working hard to ensure that I have the money next year to see you
>>>all in Dallas, the site of my first convention in 2006!
>>>
>>>Joseph
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 06:01:17PM -0600, Jeanette Fortin wrote:
>>>>real bummer, wished they'd do a different place every year, probably
>>>>won't be going to florida, nothing personal about florida but have no
>>>>desire to go and no money, looking forward to dallas next year then will
>>>>have to wait til they move it closer after 2017. jeanette
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>>>>Subject: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It was announced at the convention that conventions from 2013 through
>>>>2017
>>>>will be held in Orlando. I wish we could extend the length of the
>>>>convention
>>>>back to how it was and NFB would
>>>>organize tours for Wednesday afternoon. That way, people could get
>>>>excited
>>>>about Orlando and have time to go places. I liked the old schedule much
>>>>better. If we are going to keep people here for five years in a row, we
>>>>need
>>>>to give them ample opportunity to take advantage of all there is to do
>>>>in
>>>>Orlando. Besides, I like the banquet the night before the last day of
>>>>convention.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Sherri Brun
>>>>"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John
>>>>Lennon
>>>>
>>>>Check out http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
>>>>
>>>>E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
>>>>NFBF Newsline® chair
>>>>www.nfbnewsline.org
>>>>Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter
>>>>http://nfbfgoc.org
>>>>Secretary FDCP INC
>>>>www.fdcp.org
>>>>Chair Orange County Disability Advisory Committee
>>>>
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