97 Convention

97 Convention

1997
NATIONAL CONVENTION

It will soon be time for
the 1997 convention of the National Federation of the Blind, to be held at the
Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 500 Poydras Plaza, New Orleans, Louisiana 70140.

All hotel reservations must be made through our NFB

National Office. Call the National Center at (410) 659-9314

or write to: National Convention, National Federation of the

Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230. No

reservation will be valid unless it has been made through

the National office of the Federation. As in the past, Mr.

Cobb will take telephone calls and deal with letters; to

confirm a reservation, you will need either to send a check

or money order for $40 as a deposit, or give Mr. Cobb a

credit card number.

Here are our hotel rates for 1997: one in a room, $40

per night; two in a room, $42; three in a room, $44; four in

a room, $46. In addition to the room rates, there will be a

tax of 11 percent plus $3 a night. No charge for children

under 12 in a room with parents, as long as no extra bed is

required. If you want to come a few days early or stay a

few days late, convention rates will apply.

Here are the convention dates and schedule. Notice

that we are one day off from our usual schedule:

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 -- Seminars for parents of blind children,

blind job seekers, and vendors and merchants; several other

workshops and meetings.

MONDAY, JUNE 30 -- Convention registration, first meeting of

the Resolutions Committee, other committees, and some of the

divisions.

TUESDAY, JULY 1 -- Meeting of the Board of Directors (open

to all), division meetings, committee meetings, continuing

registration.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 -- Opening general session, evening gala.

THURSDAY, JULY 3 -- General sessions, tours (interesting

ones throughout the New Orleans area).

FRIDAY, JULY 4 -- General sessions, banquet.

SATURDAY, JULY 5 -- General sessions, adjournment.

An important part of the convention will be our

Diabetes Action Network's two seminars. The first will be

on Monday, June 30, from 2 to 4 pm. Eli Lilly will provide

us a speaker who will discuss the new quick-acting Humalog

insulin. On Tuesday, July 1, we will have our second

seminar, starting at 6:30 pm. Our keynote speaker will be a

dietitian, who will discuss "carb counting" as a meal-

planning tool. Both seminars are free and open to the

public. Locations will be posted in the Agenda (provided

when you register).

The elegant Hyatt Regency New Orleans is located just

eight blocks from the French Quarter. In addition to a

swimming pool on the seventh floor, the Hyatt also features

several restaurants, cocktail lounges, and a large shopping

mall. The huge rooms on the third floor of the Hyatt's

Poydras Tower will easily accommodate both the general

sessions and our exhibits, as well as the banquet. 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 Hyatt

Regency New Orleans Hotel in July of 1997. Come and help

make it happen!