[Blind-international-students] possible name selections

[Anmol Bhatia]

Agree, but I thought in the meeting we agreed that since we need a backing of a established organization it would serve us better for now to start as a interest group within the NFB and then maybe expand? If we still want to do this then our name should reflect this.
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 Wed, 9/29/10, Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu> wrote:

> From: Hina <haltaf at carrollu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] possible name selections
> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List" <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 7:16 AM
> we should create our separate identy.
> not just an interest group.
> hina.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anmol Bhatia" <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List" <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 7:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] possible name
> selections
> 
> 
> I want to ecco the thanks to Jan for putting in the hard
> work in putting a name to together. I think since we are
> just a special interest group within the NFB for now our
> name should be something which reflects that.
> Something like Friends of International or International
> and friends. This will indecate that we are a interest group
> within a organization.
> 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 Wed, 9/29/10, Philip So <philipso101 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Philip So <philipso101 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] possible
> name selections
> > To: "Blind International Students Mailing List" <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 1:17 AM
> > hi jan,
> > these are great suggestions! i like these names very
> > much.
> > thank you for putting so much thought into this.
> > best,
> > philip
> > 
> > 
> > On 9/28/10, hina altaf <hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > and yes, the meeting is this coming sunday at 2
> pm
> > central time.
> > > please everyone try to attend and please rsvp to
> me.
> > thanks. hina.
> > >
> > > On 9/28/10, hina altaf <hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >> hi friends,
> > >> we are blind, students and internationals but
> this
> > group should be for
> > >> blind internationals who are in US and they
> don't
> > have to be students,
> > >> and at some point we also intend to make
> this
> > group a social network,
> > >> advocacy group where we take some small
> projects
> > and help blind
> > >> internationals world wide and those
> internationals
> > who come here,
> > >> equipped them with right information and
> > resources. thanks.
> > >> hina.
> > >>
> > >> On 9/28/10, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at earthlink.net>
> > wrote:
> > >>> Hi, Blind international group members,
> > >>> I myself do not participate in the
> group,
> > though I am subscribed to
> > >>> the list. On the name, I read the
> suggestions
> > as those which in my
> > >>> humble opinion sound a little on the
> > bureaucratic side. So how 'bout
> > >>> simply blind ambrosia international or in
> more
> > simplistic terms BAI?
> > >>> Car At 05:31 AM 9/28/2010, jan wright
> > wrote:
> > >>>>Ok, blame it on the capiccino!
> > >>>> >From what I understand:
> > >>>>We don't want the name to be too
> formal,
> > >>>>we want it to be catchy.
> > >>>>"blind Without Borders," is catchy,
> but
> > some feel overused.
> > >>>>Here are just some suggestions.
> > >>>>Please blame any horrible suggestions
> on
> > the influence of caffeine.
> > >>>>1. Blind International Outreach (BIO)
> > >>>>2. Blind International Connect and
> > outreach (BICO)
> > >>>>3. Blind Advocates worldwide
> > >>>>4. World Blind Network
> > >>>>5. Division of Blind Internationals
> on
> > world issues
> > >>>>6. Blind International Community
> > >>>>7. Division of Blind communities
> worldwide
> > >>>>8. Blind International Network (BIN)
> > >>>>9. Unified Network of the Blind
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Maybe none of them are that good. But,
> I am
> > just putting out some
> > >>>> suggestions.
> > >>>>If I am not wrong, we should have
> another
> > meeting soon and when we
> > >>>>vote, it will be final.
> > >>>>But, we would love to hear other
> > suggestions and will make the final
> > >>>>vote .... .... next sunday, I think.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>We could use words like:
> > >>>>affairs, issues, outreach,
> connection,
> > community, worldwide, advocacy,
> > >>>>Unity, Maybe we want to emphasize the
> > communityor connection
> > >>>>or the outreach and assistance
> > >>>>or the Isssues and affairs'
> > >>>>We will probably need "blind" in
> there
> > somewhere.
> > >>>>I think that
> > >>>>"Blind without Borders," was popular
> > because it conveyed a sense of
> > >>>>international connection and
> outreach.
> > >>>> ,
> > >>>>Jan Wright
> > >>>>
> >
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