Dallas Site of 2008 NFB Convention

Dallas Site of 2008 NFB Convention

Braille Monitor
May 2008
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Dallas Site of 2008 NFB Convention
The
2008 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will take place in Dallas,
Texas, June 29-July 5, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel at 2201 Stemmons Freeway,
Dallas, Texas 75207. Make your room reservation as soon as possible with the
Hilton Anatole staff only. Call (214) 761-7500.
The 2008 room rates are singles, doubles, and twins $61 and triples and quads
$66 a night, plus a 15 percent sales tax. The hotel is accepting reservations
now. A $60-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, 2008. 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, 2008, assuming that rooms are still available. After
that time the hotel will not hold our block of rooms for the convention. In
other words, you should get your reservation in soon.
Guestroom amenities include cable television, coffee pot, iron and ironing
board, hair dryer, and for a charge high-speed Internet access. The Hilton Anatole
has six excellent restaurants, twenty-four-hour-a-day room service, first-rate
meeting space, and other top-notch facilities. It is in downtown Dallas with
shuttle service to both the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport and Love Field.
The schedule for the 2008 convention will depart from what many think of as
our usual schedule:
Sunday, June 29 Seminar Day
Monday, June 30 Registration Day
Tuesday, July 1 Board Meeting and Division Day
Wednesday, July 2 March for Independence and Opening Session
Thursday, July 3 Tour Day
Friday, July 4 Banquet Day
Saturday, July 5 Business Session

2008 National Convention Preregistration Form
Please register online at <www.nfb.org> or print legibly on this form
or provide all the requested information and mail to the address below.
Registrant Name ___________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________________________________
State ___________________________________ Zip ____________________
Phone __________________________________________________________
___ I will pick up my registration packet at convention.
___ The following person will pick up my registration packet:
Pickup Name ______________________________________
Please register only one person per registration form.
One check or money order may cover multiple registrations.
Check or money order (sorry, no credit cards) must be enclosed with registration
form(s).
Number of preregistrations x $15 = ____________
Prepurchased banquet tickets x $35 = ____________
Total ______________
All preconvention registration and banquet sales are final (no refunds).
Mail to: National Federation of the Blind
Attn: Convention Registration
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Registrations must be postmarked by May 31, 2008.
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