[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

Mon Jul 11 01:26:05 UTC 2011

Sherri
I can imagine planning a convention of that magnitude is very hard. Nice work for the first time in Florida.

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On Jul 10, 2011, at 1:19 PM, "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike, I'm glad you enjoyed the convention. I was on the NFBF Board and hosting and planning convention events was something we gave much effort to.
> 
> Sherri
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
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> 
>> Ray:
>> 
>> That's also what I remember.
>> 
>> I don't remember who asked but the 2013 convention may not be at the Rosen
>> Shingle Creek Resort but may be at one of the other rosen properties, as,
>> for example, the rosen Center which was one of the overflow hotels. One of
>> the contract terms for conventions at rosen properties is that Rosen Hotels
>> gets to choose the venue from three (I believe) Rosen properties in the
>> area.
>> 
>> I will forbear from entering extensively into the debate about where
>> conventions should be held. In fact, I, too, wish conventions could be held
>> in the West. For some of us, airfare tends to erase much of the savings we
>> get with our wonderfully low hotel rates. However, as David Andrews has
>> pointed out, when we were at hotels West of the Mississippi, we had much
>> smaller attendance than we do now. We're too big for many of the hotels we
>> used to use and not quite large enough for the megahotels that handle
>> conventions of ten thousand or more. As Joseph Carter has pointed out, we
>> face a Hobson's choice in trying to negotiate convention venues. And we're
>> having to eat shuttle costs.
>> 
>> But even though cost of air travel to Orlando from Portland, Oregon, was
>> outrageous, this was one of the best conventions I've been to in many, many
>> years.
>> 
>> Mike Freeman
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:08 AM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> 
>> I believe the dead zone was on TMobile.
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>> 
>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>> 
>> Skype name:
>> barefootedray
>> 
>> Facebook:
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jul 10, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Mike Freeman wrote:
>> 
>>> My AT&T phone worked everywhere I tried it.
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> On Jul 10, 2011, at 0:53, Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Not to mention which, one of the dead zones just happens to be right at
>> the platform itself.  A rather embarrasing fact for one fellow who was going
>> to give a demonstration of the Icon 18 or something.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>> 
>>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>>> 
>>>> Skype name:
>>>> barefootedray
>>>> 
>>>> Facebook:
>>>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Jul 9, 2011, at 11:43 PM, T. Joseph Carter wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, Mr. Rosen was REALLY impressed with the NFB, and Dr. Maurer was
>> really impressed with the facility.  Hopefully the two of them can work
>> something out to reduce the nickel-and-dime effects somewhat.  I certainly
>> have no objection to the hotel making money-but the incidental fees are both
>> too high and too frequent to be comfortable.  There isn't even lobby wifi
>> access without a fee, and the hotel is full of cellular dead zones.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Joseph
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 11:43:17PM -0400, Brian Miller wrote:
>>>>>> Did they say if it was to be at the same hotel all those years?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Brian M
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherri
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 8:00 PM
>>>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>> 
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