1999 National Convention

1999 National Convention

1999 National Convention

It will soon be time for the 1999 convention of

the National Federation of the Blind, to be held, for the first time, at the Atlanta

Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The Marquis is a

beautiful hotel, in a convenient, central location.

Although Marriott has a national reservation

number: 1-800-228-9290, do NOT use it. To receive our special rates, all hotel

reservations must be made with the Marriott Marquis directly. Please telephone them at:

(404) 521-0000, or write them at the address above. Be sure you tell them you will be

attending the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind. REMEMBER: No

reservation will be valid unless it has been made directly with the Marriott Marquis Hotel

in Atlanta. To confirm a telephone reservation, you will need a credit card number, and

the reservation charge is $60, applied toward your stay.

Here are our hotel rates for 1999: one in a room,

$57 per night; two in a room, $59; three in a room, $61; four in a room, $63. Local taxes

will apply.

Here are the convention dates and schedule.

Notice that we are slightly off from our usual schedule:

Wednesday, June 30 -- Seminars

Thursday, July 1 -- Convention registration

Friday, July 2 -- National Board Meeting (open to

all)

Saturday, July 3 -- General Sessions

Sunday, July 4 -- Tour Day

Monday, July 5 -- Banquet

Tuesday, July 6 -- General sessions, adjournment.

The displays of new technology; the meetings of

special interest groups, committees, and divisions; exciting tours; hospitality and

renewed friendships; the solid program items; and the exhilaration of being where the

action is and where the decisions are being made—all of these join together to call

the blind of the nation to the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in July of 1999. Come and

help make it happen!