[Akron-Talk] streaming the convention

[Jessica Stover]

I’m tuning in to the live broadcast! This is amazing! I really want to go
next year!

On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 6:51 AM Dave Bertsch via Akron-Talk <
akron-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> DYou can start streaming the general sessions of the convention today at
> NFB.org/livestream. I had the best connection using 195Globe, but you can
> also select Windows Media or other platforms to use. Here is a message
> about this from the NFB Publicity Chair. But see everyone soon including
> the picnic on Friday the 19th. Colleen did a test run of getting there on
> the bus, ADA and Scat, and it was pretty easy and took her right to the
> pavilion where we will meet. More details on that soon.
>
> Dear fellow Federationists:
> There is nothing like the energy and excitement of attending the annual
> national convention of the National Federation of the Blind in person.
> however, for various reasons it’s not possible for everyone to make it
> every year. If you can't be with your Federation family in Las Vegas this
> year, however, you can still get in on the action by accessing our live
> stream. We stream the National Federation of the Blind Board of Directors
> meeting, all general sessions, and the convention banquet. You can find the
> streaming schedule and links to streams in multiple formats (iTunes,
> Winamp, etc.) on our live stream page at this URl:
> https://nfb.org/livestream
> <https://nfb.org/livestream?fbclid=IwAR2SBQ3mC33Al88PhIouVCOiBAJ3nTWT1EJaxbdfZX-7ZYL8DDoIKtR_zMo>
> You can also listen to the convention stream with your smart speaker. Just
> ask your Google assistant- or Amazon Alexa-enabled device to play "195 The
> Globe on Tunein" whenever the convention live stream is active.
> We will miss you in vegas, but please be part of the convention by
> listening to the live stream. You could even get a group of friends
> together and host a banquet listening party so you can all enjoy President
> Riccobono’s banquet address, the announcement of the scholarship awards,
> and other banquet highlights together. If you’re listening, and especially
> if you host a banquet listening party, please let us know about it on
> social media with the hash tag #nfB19
> <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/nfb19?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDUkUg6i074mQLAQyCHkcLLu4wd4dpIRSz_h8OBsAkZUUTfWVGM8cyftbnQ9GftJeympvGMPBOq8heKRc0B2X0qdvfElL8ytm1JwDuKhuJBdQAMIDDxH7KB4VQvmOpv9Hahw2NL5BzBaDLHpHv1HZ2o_F4Aq8nn9h6X1xknCMVyTXWy2cY2B4aLESGzPewyWk_KZHkjs1xgL2TBiySc_qjNwWMeOOJHPIOzj6Sue6j2RihyfF9Dosmr9wCs1w4sw7LjE3UmjKgiV9jmZM7rnxBKYwA7y8yOV-CGSwyOwB3RR-12Ru3s9sIPvMxA9I2R_pVCya1CTs7-BwK7g0OHQblNKluCber2AMhJa3tmXTmu7eVzz_jZ1No&__tn__=%2ANK-R>
> .
> So, enjoy the convention, even if you can't be there! And we hope you can
> join us in person next year!
> warmly,
> Chris Danielsen
>
>
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-- 
peace

Jessica Stover
jjstover at kent.edu
jessicastover10 at gmail.com
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