COME
JOIN US
At
THE
33rd ANNUAL
FLORIDA
CONFERENCE OF VOLUNTEERS
SERVING
THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
MAY
5-7, 2008
VISUAL AID VOLUNTEERS OF FLORIDA,
INC.
“Dedication Makes the Difference”
HAWTHORN SUITES ORLANDO AIRPORT
7450
AUGUSTA NATIONAL DRIVE
ORLANDO,
FL 32822
Phone:
407-438-2121 or 866-878-4175
Fax: 407-438-2275
APH:
American
Printing House for the Blind
BANA:
Braille
Authority of North America
CASC:
Computer
Applications Specialties Company, Inc. (Dr. Robert Stepp)
CVI:
Center
for the Visually Impaired
DBT:
Duxbury
Braille Translator
FIMC:
Florida
Instructional Materials Center
NBA:
National
Braille Association, Inc.
NIMAS:
National
Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards
NLS:
National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped,
The
U.S. Library of Congress
NUBS:
Nemeth
Uniform Braille System
VAVF:
Visual
Aid Volunteers of Florida, Inc.
VAVF 2008 CONFERENCE ANOTHER MEMORABLE
YEAR!!!
We
are moving back to Orlando this year for the Conference.
As it is a central location, I hope all our members
will be able to attend. We have found
a great suite hotel with a free breakfast buffet. There are many
other amenities. All the suites have a
refrigerator and microwave. Complementary
soup, salad, and cocktails are served in the evening. There is a complimentary shuttle to and from
the airport which will also take guests to and from restaurants within a two-mile
radius. A notebook listing nearby restaurants
will be at the VAVF registration desk.
We
have a great variety of workshops again this year. The planning committee did a wonderful job of inviting exciting
presenters to our Conference. Our friends
Dr. Stepp and Dr. Nemeth are returning to join us this year. As usual, our Florida volunteers have come
up trumps with wonderful workshops. This
year we also have two new presenters, Ann Kelt from California and Sheila Elrod
from Jacksonville. A teacher from Orlando,
Mariann Witengier, is going to bring some readers to meet us.
As always I want to be at several sessions at once, I am going to have
some hard decisions to make.
We
have workshops for Students, Tapists, Graphics artists, Braillists (textbook,
Nemeth and foreign language) and some workshops of interest to everyone, even
spouses! The VAVF luncheon on Monday
is a great opportunity to get to know and socialize with other members so please
put it on your calendars, too. We will
have a hospitality area again this year where we will be able to meet and chat
in the evenings. We would be very grateful
for any snacks or drinks which you would like to contribute.
We are going to have a new arrangement
for booking rooms this year. Arlene Jensen has kindly offered to do
extra work to save us the tax. We are to call the
hotel at 1-866-878-4175 and make our reservation saying we are with VAVF then
one person from each room will send Arlene (6425 Streamport Dr., Orlando, FL,
32822) a check made payable to VAVF for $99 per night. VAVF will pay the
hotel for all rooms on the master list. Please make sure to send your
check to Arlene before April 18, 2008, the cutoff date at Hawthorn for our special
$99 rate. Any reservations made after this date will be at their regular price,
plus 12.5% tax. When we are making the
booking we will have to give a credit card number.
All hotels (all over the world) require
a credit card number, even though the basic room charge $99 is paid by a master
account (VAVF in this case), the credit card would cover any additional charges
to the room which the occupant is responsible for.
Come
and join us for an exciting 2008 VAVF Conference. Remember:
- Make your
hotel reservation - NOW and send a check to Arlene Jensen before 04/18/08 to be
included on the master list. (Late comers will have to pay the market rate + tax).
- Be sure
to sign up for the VAVF luncheon
- Send in
Conference registration with a check, for conference, luncheon AND hotel - NOW.
You’ll
be glad you did
Pat Gray
Here is a map of the second floor where the Meeting Rooms are. There is elevator access to the upper floors.
The dining-room is on the first floor under
the meeting rooms. Complimentary coffee
is available there 24 hours. The store
is behind the hotel registration desk.
Directions
to the Orlando Airport Hawthorn Suites
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From
I-95: Take
exit 260B to merge onto I-4 W toward Orlando. Take exit 101AB toward Sandford/Int’ Airports. Merge onto Central Florida Greenway/
SR 417 South bound (101 B). SR 417 is a tollway. Take exit 26 for SR-528-W toward
Int’l Airport, merge onto SR-528 West bound. SR 528 west or the Beachline (old Beeline) is a tollway.
Take the exit 11A to merge onto S Semoran Blvd/SR 436 North bound. Do not take the airport
exit. Travel North on Semoran
Blvd/SR-436 N less than a 1/4 of a mile to TG Lee Blvd and turn right at the light.
There is a TGIF Restaurant on the left. Go to the stop sign and turn right on
Augusta National Drive. The Hawthorn Suites is approximately 1/4 mile on your
right across from the pond. | ||
From the Airport
Exit from airport on SR 436 North (Semoran Blvd). Travel North
1/4 of a mile to TG Lee Blvd and turn right at the light. There is a TGIF Restaurant
on the left. Go to the stop sign and turn right on Augusta National Drive. The
Hawthorn Suites is approximately 1/4 mile on your right across from the pond.
From Florida Turnpike, Either Direction
Take Exit for Beachline (old BeeLine) Expressway (528) going
East bound. The BeachLine is a tollway. Travel East on the BeachLine to the exit
for Semoran Blvd (SR 436) and go North on Semoran Blvd. Travel North on Semoran
Blvd less than a 1/4 of a mile to TG Lee Blvd and turn right at the light. There
is a TGIF Restaurant on the left. Go to the stop sign and turn right on Augusta
National Drive. The Hawthorn Suites is approximately 1/4 mile on your right across
from the pond.
From Interstate 4
Coming into town from the West (Tampa area), Exit on to the
Beachline (old BeeLine) Expressway heading East. The BeachLine is a tollway. If
coming into town from the North/East, take the Florida Turnpike exit and go South.
From the Florida Turnpike, take the BeachLine Expressway exit and go East. Stay
on the BeachLine heading towards the airport. Take the exit for Semoran Blvd (SR
436) North bound. Do not take the airport exit. Travel
North on Semoran Blvd less than a 1/4 of a mile to TG Lee Blvd and turn right
at the light. There is a TGIF Restaurant on the left. Go to the stop sign and
turn right on Augusta National Drive. The Hawthorn Suites is approximately 1/4
mile on your right across from the pond.
Shuttle from
Airport
Phone
hotel at 407-438-2121
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ORLANDO AIRPORT HAWTHORN SUITES
VAVF LUNCHEON MENU
Monday, May 5,
2008
Noon
Entrées (Choose One)
1. Chicken Marsala
2. Vegetarian Pasta
Salad and Rolls
are included
Dessert
Chef’s choice
Iced Tea or Water
Complimentary
coffee is also available.
FREE BUFFET BREAKFAST
FOR THOSE STAYING IN THE HOTEL
and
2 hour complimentary cocktails, soup
and salad in the evening
5-7 pm
We will once
again have a hospitality room--
bring drinks
and snacks to share there.