[Nfbf-l] NFB National Convention 2011

[Gina Minichiello]

Reminder
book early to make sure you get a room.
 


National Convention 2011
 
When:
Sunday, July 3—Friday, July 8, 2011

Where:
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
9939 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, Florida 32819-9357
Reservations: Call (866) 996-6338 only, to make reservations as soon as possible.

Hotel Rates and Information:
The 2011 room rates are singles, doubles, and twins, $63; and triples and quads, $67. In addition to the room rates there will be a tax, which at present is 12.5 percent. No charge will be made for children under seventeen in the room with parents as long as no extra bed is requested. The hotel is accepting reservations now. A $75-per-room deposit is required to make a reservation. Fifty percent of the deposit will be refunded if notice is given to the hotel of a reservation cancellation before June 1, 2011. The other 50 percent is not refundable.

Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations may be made before June 1, 2011, assuming that rooms are still available. After that time the hotel will not hold our room block for the convention. In other words, you should get your reservation in soon.

Guestroom amenities include thirty-two-inch flat screen television with NXTV; two telephones; laptop safe; coffee maker; hairdryer; and, for a fee, high-speed Internet access. The Rosen Shingle Creek Resort has a number of restaurant options, including two award-winning restaurants, and twenty-four-hour-a-day room service. It has first-rate amenities and shuttle service to the Orlando airport.

Watch the Braille Monitor for more information as it becomes available.

Schedule:
The schedule for the 2011 convention will follow that of last year:

Sunday, July 3               Seminar Day
Monday, July 4              Registration Day
Tuesday, July 5             Board Meeting and Division Day
Wednesday, July 6         Opening Session
Thursday, July 7            Business Session
Friday, July 8                Banquet Day and Adjournment

Sponsor and Exhibitor Information:
To learn more about becoming a sponsor of the 2011 NFB National Convention, please visit our 2011 Sponsors Web page. 

To learn more about becoming an exhibitor at the 2011 NFB National Convention, please visit our 2011 Exhibitors Web page.

First Timer's Guide to the NFB National Convention:
View our beginner's guide to the NFB National Convention, intended to give the first-time convention attendee some important information about national conventions of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). 

First Timer's Guide to the National Convention 
First-Timer's Guide to the National Convention (Audio) 
More Information:
Additional information as to meetings, schedule, hotel, etc., may be obtained as it becomes available by contacting the National Federation of the Blind at 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21230, telephone (410) 659-9314. 
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Gina Minichiello
NFBF Fundraising Committee Chairperson
Greater Jacksonville Chapter, Treasurer
minichiellog at comcast.net
904-571-9117