The 1985 convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland will take place November 1 through 3 at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City. One of Maryland's truly luxury hotels, the Carousel features fine restaurants, whirlpool, sauna, swimming pool, and an indoor ice-skating rink. The Carousel is on the famous Ocean City beachfront. Again, this year, our hotel rates are phenomenally low at $29.00 for singles and $32.00 for doubles and twins. Enclosed in this issue of the Spectator is a convention Registration Form. This year, there will be a deposit required when the reservation is made. This deposit is the cost of one night's lodging.
Convention activities begin on Friday, November 1. Convention sessions will take place on Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Our annual banquet will be held on Saturday night.
The vendors chapter will hold aseminar forblind vendors on Friday afternoon. Should there be amodification inthe rules for the vending program? If so, what changes should be made? Or, should there be any change in the operator's agreement? If so, what should they be?
Also on Friday afternoon, there will be a seminar for new members in the movement. We will cover the scope and nature of activities in which we are engaged. Throughout the convention, we will determine the policies to be followed in the future. We will plan the course of action and the direction we will be taking. Is it of concern to the blind? Then, you will find it at our 1985 convention. Corne! Make it happen! Help shape the future for our movement!