General information

 A Celebration of Life for John A Cheadle (August 7, 1945 - October 25, 2024) will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, 5:30 p.m. Central Time (6:30 PM Eastern Time)

, in the Riverside Room ll (41st floor) of the New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street, site of the 2025 National Federation of the Blind Convention.  Special thanks go to the NFB of Maryland affiliate and state president Ronza Othman for hosting this celebration.

All first-time convention attendees and those wanting to get excited about the national convention are cordially invited to attend a Convention Orientation from 8 to 9:30 p.m., on Wednesday, July 2.  The Ambassadors Committee will walk you through the events that will take place throughout the week, explain processes such as door prizes and voting, as well as make sure every first-time convention attendee is matched with a mentor. 

Connection information is as follows:

Folks,

We will be holding our NFB of Maryland Caucus on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from 8:30 PM – 10:30PM CDT in Studio 7.  Please plan to join us in person if you will be at Convention.  If you wish to sit with Maryland at the banquet, you need to pick up your convention registration materials before the Caucus and bring your banquet ticket to the caucus.