The Braille Monitor, February, 2001 Edition

Philadelphia Site of 2001 NFB Convention

Liberty Bell

The 2001 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 1-7. Arrangements have been made to hold our convention at the Philadelphia Marriott, a first-class convention hotel. Room rates are excellent: singles $55, and twins, doubles, triples, and quads $65 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, 2001.� The other 50 percent will not be refundable. For reservations call the hotel at (215) 625-2900 or the Marriott toll-free number (800) 228-9290.

Rooms at the Marriott will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.� Reservations may be made to secure these rooms before May 29, 2001.� 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.� We will probably need rooms beyond those we are holding at the Marriott, so those who get their reservations in first will get the rooms we have reserved there.

Participants in the 1999 and 2000 conventions can testify to the gracious hospitality of the Marriott.� The Philadelphia Marriott has excellent restaurants, first-rate meeting space, and other top-notch facilities.� It is in downtown Philadelphia across the street from the Reading Terminal Market, an establishment which combines the sites, smells, experiences, and tastes of Philadelphia cuisine and the Amish Farmers' Trading Center.� Other attractions of Philadelphia are immediately at hand, and of course the convention will be occurring in the spacious ballroom of the Marriott.

The 2001 Convention will follow a Sunday-through-Saturday schedule:

�Plan to be in Philadelphia. The action of the convention will be there!����