[nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

[Jessica Silva]

Actually it is the rosen center that has the convention center attached. There is a sky walk on the second floor connecting them.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 15, 2011, at 8:23 PM, "Lloyd Rasmussen" <lras at sprynet.com> wrote:

> I wonder if we are really going to be at the Rosen Center hotel, since the
> Shingle Creek can house more people and has the convention center attached
> to it.  The layout of the Shingle Creek hotel was less complicated than that
> of many hotels we have used over the years;  it just involved a more than
> usual amount of walking.  It depends on how many people we want to bus back
> and forth.  We'll see; it's two years away, folks.
> 
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
> Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Jessica
>> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 1:19 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> 
>> Definitely a better choice going with the Rosen center. Sure the hotel
>> isn't massively big, but it definitely has a much better layout.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jul 15, 2011, at 4:56 AM, "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Dear All,
>>> 
>>> The next convention in Orlando will be at the Rosen Center Hotel and it
>> will be closer to I-Drive and there is lots of businesses around it there
>> which is with in walking distance.
>>> We, here in the Florida Affiliate, are listening and we will try to be
>> your eyes and ears leading up to the next convention.
>>> As for WIFI and Internet connections, we will let the Rosen Hotel know
>> and as we have 2 years to work on it, who knows what will happen?
>>> Remember, this is a service that most other people must pay for.  Why
>> should we get it free if they don't?
>>> It would be nice, but don't count on it.
>>> I had no trouble with cell phone connections anywhere in the hotel and I
>> use Verizon.
>>> Consider this.  Most buildings in Florida are of CBS and reinforced
>> steel construction, they are dense and this can block cell phone signals
>> to a degree depending upon where you are at.  I have that problem even in
>> my own house and can just move 5 feet, either way and I get a signal
>> again.  WIFI must stand for, "When I Feel Inclined."
>>> 
>>> David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica"
>> <jessmonsilva2003 at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: <bundy at pobox.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:16 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I agree that wifi was pretty sparse in that area. An interesting point
>> though is this. Every convention I have been to the hotels weren't close
>> to much. When I stayed at the Rosen center I was closer to a lot more
>> stuff, so it strikes me odd why they couldn't have it thre instead.
> ...
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nfb-talk mailing list
> nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfb-talk:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/jessmonsilva2003%40sbcglobal.net