[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

Sherri flmom2006 at gmail.com
Mon Jul 11 05:38:45 UTC 2011


Thanks to all! It was work, but it was fun! Great convention!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jessica" <jessmonsilva2003 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years


> Sherri
> I can imagine planning a convention of that magnitude is very hard. Nice 
> work for the first time in Florida.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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>
>> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>
>>
>>> 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:
>>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> E-mail: flmom2006 at gmail.com
>>>>>>> NFBF NewslineR 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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