[Blind-international-students] meeting today

[hina altaf]

ok, you can advertise about it but let me and jan work on the
objectives and mission statement first. or maybe you could also help
us? thanks.
hina.

On 9/21/10, Anmol Bhatia <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks Jan for sending the minutes.
> For almost a year I have been friquently going to this chatline called
> Talkshop. It is a social chatline run by the blind and 99 percent of the
> people are blind. It is not like most chatlines full of drama and where
> people go to hook up, but a place where blind people can interact with other
> blind people from throughout the US and Canada.
> We hold ceveral events and we want to hold an event where blind
> international students can come and tell us about what it is like living as
> a blind person in their country. Hina and Imrun I think you have visited
> this line once or twice and we would hold this event in one of the
> unsencered rooms where there would not be the constent disterbens of people
> coming and going. It would be a good way for us to advertise our group and
> educate Americans about the challenges that people with disabilities face in
> our country. So any thoughts?
> Anmol
>
> I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps
> there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze
> among flowers.
> Hellen Keller
>
>
> --- On Mon, 9/20/10, Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu> wrote:
>
>> From: Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] meeting today
>> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List"
>> <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010, 4:55 PM
>> thanks for sending the minutes jan.
>> hina.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "jan wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List"
>> <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 1:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] meeting today
>>
>>
>> I did forget one discussion point:
>> I am sorry.
>> If people would like a phone call to remind them of the
>> meeting, then,
>> they will need to give Hina their information.
>> Maybe they don't want it out on the list:
>> so they can email Hina privately.
>> Jan
>>
>> On 9/20/10, jan wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > The meeting was called to order a bit after 3:00.
>> > No reports to be accepted.
>> > Those in attendance: Hina, Phillip, Jan ... and Imran
>> who clicked in a
>> > bit later.
>> > There was some discussion concerning the low
>> attendance on the conference
>> > call.
>> > We have decided to ask the listserv if there is
>> anything that we can
>> > do to encourage them to participate.
>> >
>> > Possible names for the group are:
>> > Blind without Borders,
>> > Blind Internationals and Friends
>> > Division of International Affairs
>> >
>> > We were looking for something catchy: maybe an acronym
>> or something.
>> > We want people to remember it.
>> > This is the last time that we will ask for input from
>> listmembers on the
>> > list.
>> > Any discussion?
>> >
>> > Hina and Jan are to come up with a mission statement.
>> At the next
>> > meeting, we will read it and ask for a vote of
>> acceptance.
>> > Then, we can start a membership drive of sorts. We
>> will try to find
>> > members from other organizations and secters of the
>> blind community.
>> > We thought about other public awareness
>> opportunities.
>> > The meeting was adjourned at 4:02.
>> > The next meeting is in two weeks, October 3, 2010 at
>> 3:00 Eastern Standard
>> > Time.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 9/19/10, Anmol Bhatia <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> Hello all,
>> >> I am sorry but I totally forgot about today's
>> meeting. I most likely
>> >> would
>> >> not have been able to make it anyways because I
>> had another meeting at
>> >> the
>> >> same time. So Hina or Jan if you could email the
>> minutes I would really
>> >> appreciate it.
>> >> Anmol
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I seldom think about my limitations, and they
>> never make me sad. Perhaps
>> >> there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it
>> is vague, like a
>> >> breeze
>> >> among flowers.
>> >> Hellen Keller
>> >>
>> >> --- On Sun, 9/19/10, Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu>
>> >> Subject: [Blind-international-students] meeting
>> today
>> >> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List"
>> >> <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010, 1:39 PM
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> hi everyone,
>> >> I am not sure why my message did not get through
>> on friday. but hope you
>> >> all
>> >> make it to the meeting at 2 central time today. we
>> will vote on a name
>> >> and
>> >> please send me the suggested names if anyone have
>> them.
>> >> also we will discuss strategies for advertising
>> the group in this
>> >> meeting.
>> >> call in information is:
>> >> 218-936-1200 access code 1111
>> >> hope to see you all there.
>> >> hina.
>> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
>> >>
>> >>
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