State Convention

2024 State Convention

April 4-6, 2024

Holiday Inn Airport
4401 S.W. 15th
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
405-601-7272

NFB Pledge

I pledge to participate actively in the efforts of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity and security for the blind; to support the programs and policies of the Federation and to abide by its constitution.

Hotel Reservations

Our room rate for convention is $109, plus applicable taxes, per night. You may reserve your room by calling the hotel at the number listed above and asking for the NFB of Oklahoma Convention group rate. Our room block will be held until March 21, 2024. After that date, you may still reserve a room but you will not be guaranteed room availability or our group rate.

Your hotel reservation includes:
• Complimentary Hot Breakfast from 6:30am-9:30am Weekdays 7:00am-10:00am Weekends
• Onsite Restaurant, River Café & River Bar
• Complimentary Wi-Fi in all Guest Rooms and Event Space
• Indoor Heated Pool and Fitness Center

All reservations require a valid major credit card or other form of payment approved by the Hotel. Deposits are refundable if the hotel receives cancellation notice no later than 24 hours before the scheduled arrival. Check-in time is 3:00pm. Check-out time is 12:00pm.

Convention Registration

All convention attendees are required to register. You may register online by visiting our Convention Registration page.

Convention registration is $25 plus any provided meals you may wish to purchase. We will have box lunches available on Friday and Saturday. The Convention Banquet dinner will be Saturday evening. You may purchase only the items you want, or you may purchase our total convention package which includes your convention registration, lunch on Friday and Saturday and a Banquet ticket.

itemized pricing:
Convention registration – $25
Friday boxed lunch – $15
Saturday boxed lunch – $15
Saturday Banquet dinner – $45

Best Value!!!
Total convention package – $95.
Save money and get Friday lunch, Saturday lunch, a Banquet ticket plus registration for one price.

We will do our best to fulfill special dietary requests. Each meal will have a standard meal option (with meat) and a vegetarian/vegan option. We are exploring gluten free options and hope to have that as an option as well. Menus are still being planned and more details will be shared as soon as possible.

Questions about registration may be sent to Glenda Farnum. You may also call us at 405-445-0610.

Exhibit Hall

We will have an exhibit hall on Friday from Noon-1:45 p.m and 6-9 p.m. The final opportunity to visit exhibitors will be Saturday from Noon-1:45 p.m. We are still working on scheduling exhibitors and will post a vendor list when it becomes available.

Sponsors and Exhibitors

If you are interested in being a convention sponsor or having a booth in our exhibit area, pleaseFill out our Sponsor and Exhibitor registration form If you have questions or need more information about sponsorships and exhibiting, please send us an email.

Agenda

The agenda is now available. Get the full agenda here. Please note, there may be minor alterations but we will update as necessary.

Donations

We would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous donations of in-kind items:

Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant
Applebee’s Grill + Bar
AutoZone Auto Parts
Bark Box
Buffalo Wild Wings
Chili’s Grill & Bar
Chipotle Mexican Grill
City Bites
Costco Wholesale
Del Rancho Mustang
Dutch Bros Coffee
First Americans Museum
Grandchildren of Kenny Blair
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
HTeaO
Hurts Donut Company
Kenny Blair & Donnita Nipps
Longhorn Steakhouse
Made in Oklahoma Coalition
Mazzio’s Italian Eatery
McAlister’s Deli
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma State University
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Outback Steakhouse
Pizza Hut
RibCrib BBQ
S&B’s Burger Joint
Sallisaw Lumber Co.
Sallisaw True Value Hardware
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Santa Fe Family Life Center
Schlotzsky’s
Sonic Drive-In
Texas Roadhouse
Tractor Supply
University of Tulsa
Walmart Supercenter
Wondercide

Code of Conduct

All attendees of the 2024 state convention will be expected to abide by the National Federation of the Blind’s Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct outlines the policies and standards that we have established for the community of individuals who come together in our organized blind movement. On this page, you will find links to the current version of the code (in a variety of formats), the form for reporting violations of the code, a frequently asked question page, and a variety of supplemental resources and guidance documents.