[Nfbf-l] NFB National Convention 2011

[Patricia A. Lipovsky]

Thanks Gina.  These room rates are awesome!!


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From: "Gina Minichiello" <minichiellog at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>; 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 6:27 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] NFB National Convention 2011


> 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.
> ©2010 All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2010 NFB
>
> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/National_Convention.asp?SnID=1260504015
>
> Gina Minichiello
> NFBF Fundraising Committee Chairperson
> Greater Jacksonville Chapter, Treasurer
> minichiellog at comcast.net
> 904-571-9117
>
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