[nfb-talk] Resolutions

[Debra Baxley]

It would be nice to go there again.

Debra

-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:43 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Resolutions

Good morning everyone,

The last time the NFB held a national convention in Boston was in 1958.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:22 AM
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I don't go for the city either, but I can't help but notice that our
registration numbers for convention have remained flat for nearly a decade
at around 2,500.  We had 3,600 in New Orleans in 97, and 3,300 in Anaheim
the year before that.  It may be that these were odd years, but I can't help
but think the locations had something to do with the high numbers.  Maybe
2,500 is about where we should be in terms of a manageable size, but I would
like to think that growth is something we aspire to.

Brian Miller

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kaye zimpher" <kayezimpher at bellsouth.net>
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Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:26 PM
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> Boston will be a new place. I work also and I love taking that week of
> vacation time when I cam get it. I just put my week in and that is my big
> time offf for the year. I am tired of going to the same cities also, but I
> am one of those that believes that convention is convention I don't care
> what city I am in. I don't really go for the city.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Debra Baxley" <debrabaxley at bellsouth.net>
> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 7:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Resolutions
>
>
> >I would not mind that the Braille convention in 2009 be in Massachusetts,
> > which is the home of the Perkins brailler.
> >
> > Debra
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> > Behalf Of Brian Miller
> > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 6:15 PM
> > To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Resolutions
> >
> > As for me, I think I would like a convention that was about a day
shorter.
> > I think there are ways of shortening the general sessions without taking
> > too
> > much away from the overall event.
> >
> > Those of us who would otherwise have to work that week take a bit hit in
> > terms of vacation time in order to spend a week at convention.  Maybe I
> > would mind a little less if we went to cities other than Atlanta,
> > Louisville, and Dallas.  I tlike these towns, but man, not after three
> > times
> > each in 10 years.
> >
> > Brian M
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Michael D. Barber" <m.barber at mchsi.com>
> > To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 8:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Resolutions
> >
> >
> >> Brian:  The vote was overwhelmingly to leave the schedule the same.
Dr.
> >> Maurer indicated that unless something new came up, he was content to
> > leave
> >> things the same.  The problem seems to be that our conventions are so
> >> long
> >> that some hotels do not want us because they have to turn away other
> >> business or take smaller conventions.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> >> Behalf Of Debra Baxley
> >> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 7:10 AM
> >> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
> >> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Resolutions
> >>
> >> That is what it means.  We will have the same schedule.
> >>
> >> Debra
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> >> Behalf Of Brian Miller
> >> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 6:40 AM
> >> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> >> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Resolutions
> >>
> >> Debra,
> >>
> >> By agenda, do you mean the convention schedule?  If so, does this mean
we
> >> will not have a shortened week next year in Dallas as had been
proposed?
> >>
> >> Brian Miller
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Debra Baxley" <debrabaxley at bellsouth.net>
> >> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 11:45 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Resolutions
> >>
> >>
> >> > They decided to keep the agenda the same as it is.
> >> >
> >> > Debra
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> > On
> >> > Behalf Of dianna
> >> > Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 10:30 PM
> >> > To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> >> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Resolutions
> >> >
> >> > where can we get a copy of what resolutions were brought up and
passed
> > and
> >> > what did they decide to do about the agenda.  We had to leave early.
> >> >
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