The Braille Monitor
Vol. 47, No. 3 March 2004
Barbara Pierce, Editor
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Atlanta Site of 2004 NFB Convention
Atlanta
Marriott Marquis Ambassador Albert (Smitty) Smith
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The 2004 NFB convention will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, June 29 through July 5 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The overflow hotel is the Hilton Atlanta and Towers, just across Courtland from the Marriott Marquis. Room rates are singles, doubles, and twins $59 and triples and quads $65 a night, plus tax of 14 percent at present. The hotels are accepting reservations now. A $60-per-room deposit is required to make a reservation. Fifty percent will be refunded if notice of cancellation is given before June 1, 2004. The other 50 percent is not refundable. For reservations call the Marriott Marquis at (404) 521-0000 and the Hilton Atlanta and Towers at (404) 659-2000.
Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations may be made before June 1, assuming that rooms are still available. After that the hotels will not hold their room blocks. So make your reservation now.
Both hotels are twelve miles north of the Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport and are conveniently located off Interstate 85. Take Exit 96, International Boulevard, turn left onto International Boulevard, go to Peachtree Center Avenue, and turn right. The Marriott Marquis is on the right in the second block. To get to the Hilton, turn left onto International Boulevard, go to Piedmont Avenue, and turn right. The Hilton is on the left. Guest-room amenities in both hotels include cable television, coffee pot, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, and dataport.
The schedule for the 2004 convention is as follows:
Tuesday, June 29 Seminar Day
Wednesday, June 30 Registration Day
Thursday, July 1 Board Meeting and Division Day
Friday, July 2 Opening Session
Saturday, July 3 Tour Day
Sunday, July 4 Banquet Day
Monday, July 5 Business Session
Contents
2004
Washington Seminar
by Barbara Pierce
2004
NFB Legislative Agenda and Fact Sheets
by
James McCarthy
Federationists
Work Hard and Play Hard
by
Anil Lewis
The
Blind: A Case of Mistaken Identity
by
Jacobus tenBroek
Science,
Blindness, and Evolution: The Common Theme Is Opportunity
by
Geerat J. Vermeij
Cab
452
by
Scott C. LaBarre
Blind
People Are Just Looking for Social Equality
by
Katrilla Martin
Riding
in the Streets
by
Ramona Walhof
The
Art of Albinism
by
Brooke Fox
Effective
Technology
by
Jim Halliday
Complete Monitor (text zipped) (download)
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