Louisville Site of 2002 NFB Convention

Louisville Site of 2002 NFB Convention

The Braille Monitor

April, 2002

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Louisville Site of 2002

NFB Convention!

The 2002 Convention of

the National Federation of the Blind will take place in Louisville, Kentucky,

July 3-9. We will conduct the convention at the Galt House Hotel and the Galt

House East Tower, together a first-class convention hotel. The Galt House Hotel,

familiarly called the Galt House West, is at 140 N. Forth Street, Louisville,

Kentucky 40202. The Galt House East Tower, or Galt House East, is at 141 N.

Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202. Room rates for this year's convention

are excellent: singles, doubles, and twins $57 and triples and quads $63 a night,

plus 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 May 29,

2002. The other 50 percent is not refundable. For reservations call the hotel

at (502) 589‑5200.

Rooms will be available

on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations may be made to secure these

rooms before May 29, 2002, assuming that rooms are still available. After that

time the hotel will not hold the block of rooms for the convention. In other

words, you should get your reservation in soon.

Our overflow hotel is the

Hyatt Regency at 320 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, phone

(502) 587‑3434.

Those who attended the

1985 convention can testify to the gracious hospitality of the Galt House. This

hotel has excellent restaurants, first-rate meeting space, and other top-notch

facilities. It is in downtown Louisville, close to the Ohio River and only seven

miles from the Louisville Airport.

The 2002 Convention will

follow a somewhat different schedule:

Wednesday, July 3 Seminar

Day

Thursday, July 4 Registration

Day

Friday, July 5 Board Meeting

and Division Day

Saturday, July 6 Opening

Session

Sunday, July 7 Tour Day

Monday, July 8 Banquet

Day

Tuesday, July 9 Business

Session

Plan

to be in Louisville.

The

action of the convention will be there

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