[Blind-international-students] meeting today

[Hina]

why don't you present as well? hina.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip So" <philipso101 at gmail.com>
To: "Blind International Students Mailing List" 
<blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] meeting today


This sounds interesting.  I would be interested in hearing Hina's and
Imran's presentations.


On 9/21/10, Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu> wrote:
> hi anmol,
> yes sure, i can do that. you can start advertising and let me know before
> hand when and all the details, i will be able to do that.
> hina.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anmol Bhatia" <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List"
> <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] meeting today
>
>
> I would love to help you and Jan with the mission and objectives, but what 
> I
> am refering to is that some of us maybe you or Imrun could come and do a
> presentation on what it is like living as a blind person in Pakistian.
> 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 Tue, 9/21/10, hina altaf <hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: hina altaf <hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] meeting today
>> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List"
>> <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 2:44 PM
>> 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.
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