[nabop] Washington Seminar Announcement

[David Andrews]

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>Dear Fellow Federationists:
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>             I offer information to help in planning your Washington
>Seminar experience for 2007.  This is a very important Washington
>Seminar because we are starting a new Congress.  Many of you know that
>there has been a significant change in the representation of both the
>U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.  Our agenda is
>designed to change the lives of blind Americans. It is critical that we
>introduce it to both the new members and those who continue to represent
>us.
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>             As usual, the kickoff to the Washington Seminar will be our
>Great Gathering-In meeting which will start promptly at 5:00 p.m. on
>Monday, January 29, 2007, and end at 7:00 p.m.  Over the next three
>days, you will have scheduled appointments with all of your members of
>Congress including your two Senators and all Representatives.  At the
>present time, I am working to determine the issues we will take to our
>members of Congress and developing the fact sheets we will use for their
>presentation.
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>The following message comes from Diane McGeorge who organizes much of
>the logistics of Washington Seminar.
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>"Please make your hotel reservations as soon as possible."  We need to
>have reservations no later than December 27, 2006.  Here is the
>information I will
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>need to make your hotel reservations.
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>1. Your Date of arrival and departure.
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>2. First and last names of any roommates that might be sharing with
>you.  Please spell first and last names of each person sharing the room,
>and please include arrival and departure date for each person.
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>3. Please specify if you wish a smoking or nonsmoking room, and how
>many beds you wish to have in the room--for example, two beds, one queen
>bed, or one king bed.
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>4. Please indicate if you wish any special accommodations such as
>an accessible room.
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>5. If you wish a refrigerator in the room, there will be an
>additional $5 charge per night.
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>6. If you request a rollaway bed, there will be a $10 charge per
>night.
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>             The rates are $139 for single, double, triple, or quad
>rooms, and the tax is 14.5% per night.  The address of the Capitol
>Holiday Inn is 550 C Street, SW.
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>             Please do not contact the hotel to make your reservations.
>I submit all the reservations for the Washington Seminar.  You may call
>(303) 778-1130, extension 219, to make your reservation, or you may
>email your reservations to Lisa Bonderson, lbonderson at cocenter.org
><mailto:lbonderson at cocenter.org> .  We will confirm receipt of your
>reservation either by return email or by telephone, so be sure to give
>us your telephone number and your email address."
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>So says Diane McGeorge.  As has become the Washington Seminar tradition,
>there will be a number of very interesting seminars and meetings held
>prior to the Gathering-In.  Some will be during the day on Monday, but
>others will occur on Sunday, January 28, 2007.  Be sure to watch
>www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/> , our Web site, for announcements.
>Also, if you plan to conduct a seminar during the Washington Seminar,
>please communicate the details to Diane.  I am looking forward to seeing
>all of you for another Washington Seminar, and to making this the best
>one yet.  Let's get at least one person from every Federation affiliate,
>something we have never been quite able to accomplish.  With a bit of
>effort, I am sure we can!
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>Cordially,
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>James D. McCarthy
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>Director of Governmental Affairs
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>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
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>1800 Johnson Street
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>Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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>Phone:  (410) 659-9314, extension 2240
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>Email: jmccarthy at nfb.org <mailto:jmccarthy at nfb.org>
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