[blindlaw] 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium

Wed Aug 4 01:39:05 UTC 2010

Part of the reason we have the Symposium at the NFB Headquarters is that  
the costs associated with such a conference is substantially lower than if we 
 have it elsewhere.  As a nonprofit organization very heavily funded by  
member donations and fundraising, it is in our best interests to keep costs  
down.  Thus, by holding the event at our own space, we avoid paying  
conference space rental costs and cut down on lodging expenses by accommodating  
some of our speakers in the building.  Moreover, our in-house catering team  is 
substantially more affordable than a hotel or outside caterer.

Finally, Jacobus TenBroek was the first President of the National  
Federation of the Blind, and thus it is appropriate to hold a Symposium named in  
his honor and implementing his legacy at the headquarters of the National  
Federation of the Blind.

Ronza

In a message dated 8/3/2010 6:55:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Tim.Ford at cdph.ca.gov writes:

Thanks  Susan, my sentiments exactly.

Sincerely,
Timothy Ford
Another  state government lawyer who otherwise would not be able  to
participate

-----Original Message-----
From:  blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf  Of Susan Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 3:40 PM
To: NFBnet Blind  Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Disability  Law Symposium

I can only speak for myself and other public agency  attorneys whose
office funding sources are extremely tight, but here  goes:

In our office, like many other government agencies at least in  Arizona,
only in-state seminars which directly touch on our area of  practice or
are required by the State Bar yearly CLE quota rules are  reimbursed.
This includes travel costs and the ability to use work time, as  opposed
to personal time (unpaid) or vacation time (limited).  I would  therefore
have to pay the entire cost, from registration through travel  expenses,
and be required to utilize vacation time.  As a public  attorney, I can
neither truly afford that nor expect my family to forego  vacation time
because of the fact that the seminar is across the country  from here.
Nevertheless, I am interested in the subject matter and would  love to
somehow participate, even if it is simply through the webinar  format.
Advance notice does nothing to help the time / expense issue,  which
could be greatly reduced by the use of modern technology.  

Just my two cents worth....

-----Original Message-----
From:  blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf  Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Tuesday, 03 August, 2010 2:36 PM
To: NFBnet Blind  Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Disability  Law Symposium

Hello Fred and everyone,

With such a  long lead time there's no reason why you can't make
plans now to attend the  2011 Jacobus TenBroek Disability Law Symposium
in person to avail yourself  of all it has to offer. Perhaps this is one
of the reasons why the  announcement was made now to allow those wishing
to attend to begin making  their arrangements to be there in the flesh.

Peter Donahue

-----  Original Message -----
From: "Fred Wright Lopez"  <fwlopez at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List"  <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 3:49  PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law  Symposium

With the long lead time for the 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Law  Symposium I
wish 
to raise two issues:
First: Organizers of the  important symposium should consider alternative

geographic sites for  this annual legal conference.  Limiting the site
every 
year to the  NFB Baltimore headquarters limits the ability of many to 
participate in  the discussion and interact with attorneys and otehrs who
are 
advocates  for blind and disabled.   It is rather ironic that a
conference  
named in honor of a long time professor of law at the University of  
California is never held in that state.  Perhaps for the 2012 or 1023  
symposium the conference could be held in California, Texas, Colorado  or

another Western state.

Second:  Will the 2011 tenBroek  Symposium be webcast or streamed so that

others unable to travel to  Baltimore can fully participate?  In this
current 
technological  age there is no valid excuse for not webcasting this
important  
event.

Thank you:   Fred W. Lopez, Member DC  Bar

On Aug 2, 2010, at 9:07 AM, Blake, Lou Ann wrote:

>  Jacobus  tenBroe

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