[Nfbv-announce] Reminder: 2010 NFB of Virginia Convention

Sat Sep 18 14:38:27 UTC 2010

Please Plan to Attend!

>From Joe Hobson joehobson at comcast.net and Michael Kasey
michaelgkasey at verizon.net

Begin forwarded message:

The 2010 Convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia will
be held November 12 through 14, 2010 at the Marriott Fairview Park hotel,
located at 3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042.  To make
hotel reservations, call Marriott Worldwide Reservations at (800) 228-9290
or the hotel directly at (703) 849-9400.  The room rate for convention
attendee's is $65 plus taxes per night.  When you call the hotel, make sure
to tell them that you are attending the NFBV convention so that you will
receive the special convention rate.  The deadline to make hotel
reservations is October 18, 2010.  After the deadline, there is no guarantee
that you will get a room at the convention hotel.

The hotel offers free shuttle service from the Dunn Loring station which is
located on METRO's Orange Line.  The shuttle leaves the hotel at the bottom
of every hour between 6:30 am and 9:30 pm and picks up at Dunn Loring at
approximately 45 minutes past each hour.  To arrange for shuttle service,
call the hotel directly at (703) 849-9400.

Child care is available to the children of convention attendee's (ages
infant through 5th grade) during 4 sessions of convention.  These sessions
are:

Session 1  Friday evening 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Session 2  Saturday morning 8:45 am to 12:15 pm
Session 3  Saturday afternoon 12:15 pm to 5:15 pm
Session 4  Saturday evening 6:45 pm to ½ hour after banquet adjournment

Snacks will be provided during Session 2 and Session 3.  Even though child
care will be open and fully staffed during lunch on Saturday, lunch will not
be provided.  Parents should either pick their child up for lunch at the end
of Session 2 or provide a lunch for their child to eat in the child care
room.  Also, dinner will not be provided on Saturday evening.  Parents
should feed their child dinner prior to bringing them to Session 4.  The
cost of child care is $5 per family per session.  If you need more
information, please contact Child Care coordinator Nancy Yeager at (703)
283-2524 or nancyyeager542 at verizon.net.  Please indicate the number of
children per session on the convention pre registration form.

The Potomac Chapter has arranged for a guided tour of the National Air &
Space Museum on Friday afternoon.  A shuttle will pick up guests at 1:00 at
the convention hotel, travel to the museum for a guided tour which will last
approximately three hours and return guests to the hotel by 5:00.  The cost
of the tour is $25 per person.  The number of seats for the tour is limited
so if you wish to take the tour, you must purchase tickets in advance on the
convention pre registration form.  If participation in the tour is
insufficient to cover the cost of the tour, the tour will be cancelled and a
refund will be issued.  Requests will be handled on a first come first
served basis.

On Friday afternoon, Going Mobile:  Tales on the Road, a Technology Seminar
will be held from 1:30 to 4:30.  There is more content, more devices, and
more choices for blind people on the go.  In this free Friday afternoon
seminar, blind users will share their real world experiences on:

-         Accessing books, magazines, newspapers, podcasts, audio
description for movies, and music from a variety of free and paid services.
-           Using Apple products (iPhone, iPod and Mac) as a blind person.
-           Getting content onto portable devices
-           Travelling the road supported by GPS technology.

If you need more information, please contact Technology Seminar coordinator
Tracy Soforenko at (703) 635-2085 or PotomacNFB at verizon.net.  Please
indicate on the convention pre registration form if you plan to attend the
seminar.

Throughout the convention, and paralleling general session, a Student Track
will be held for students (grade 6 through graduate school) and parents of
blind students.  Students can expect discussions about the use of accessible
technology in the classroom, access to textbooks, and how blindness can
affect social situations.  Parent activities will be informal opportunities
for networking and discussions on advocating with their students.  Some
activities will involve students and parents jointly participating.  For
more details, see the attached Student Track Information.  Complete and
return the attached Student Track Registration Form if you plan to
participate in the student track.  If you need more information, please
contact Student Track coordinator Corbb O'Connor at (202) 684-6130 or
corbbo at gmail.com.  Please indicate on the convention pre registration form
if you plan to participate in the student track.

On Saturday, there will be luncheons for the Students Division, the Parents
Division, the Diabetics Division and the Merchants Division.  Please
indicate on the convention pre registration form if you plan to attend one
of these luncheons.  Box lunches should be purchased if you plan to attend
one of these luncheons.

On Saturday, box lunches will be available for a cost of $15 if purchased in
advance on the convention pre registration form.  Box lunches can only be
guaranteed for those purchased on the convention pre registration form.  A
limited number may be available for purchase at the convention.

Complete the attached Convention Pre Registration Form and mail it with
payment included to:

NFB of Virginia
702-5 Prince Edward Street
Fredericksburg, VA  22401 

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