[Blindtlk] Fwd: [bana-announce] BANA Holds Open Forum in San Francisco

[David Andrews]

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>PRESS RELEASE
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>February 2009
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>CONTACT: Judith Dixon, Chairperson
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>Braille Authority of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = 
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>PHONE: 1-202-707-0722
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>E-MAIL: <mailto:jdix at loc.gov>jdix at loc.gov
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>BANA Sponsors Open Forum and Holds Spring Meeting
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>The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) will hold its spring 
>meeting in Burlingame, California, from March 15-17, 2009. This 
>meeting is being hosted by the California Transcribers and Educators 
>of the Visually Handicapped (CTEVH), a BANA member organization, and 
>overlaps with their annual conference.
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>A centerpiece of the two and a half day meeting will be the Open 
>Forum, which BANA holds during each of its semiannual meetings.
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>Saturday, March 14, 2009, 2:45-4:15 PM
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>BANA Open Forum -- Tell it to BANA!
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>San Francisco Airport Marriott
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>1800 Old Bayshore Hwy
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>Burlingame, CA 94010
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>650-692-9100
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>Judith Dixon, BANA Chair, and the other members of the Braille 
>Authority of North America are extending an invitation to this forum 
>because we want to hear from braille readers (of all ages) and from 
>educators, transcribers, proofreaders, and parents regarding their 
>thoughts about braille. There will be plenty of opportunity for 
>participants to learn more about how BANA functions and about 
>current BANA projects. Don't miss this opportunity to ask questions 
>and voice your opinions on braille by attending this Open Forum. To 
>reserve your spot at the Forum and to help ensure accurate counts 
>for handouts, contact Sue Reilly at 619-725-5651 or e-mail 
>sreilly at sandi.net no later than Monday, March 9. If you are already 
>attending the CTEVH conference, select session 805 to attend the Forum.
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>The spring meeting of the Braille Authority of North America will be 
>held at the San Francisco Airport Marriott hotel. BANA sessions 
>begin at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 15, and end at 5:00 p.m. on 
>Tuesday, March 17th. A highlight of this meeting will be the 
>presentation of the first ever BANA Braille Excellence Award to Dr. 
>Abraham Nemeth; the award will be presented at the CTEVH brunch on 
>Sunday, March 15 at 10:00 a.m.
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>Guests are welcome to attend the BANA meetings and observe the 
>deliberations. Space is limited, so to reserve a seat, please 
>contact BANA Chair Judith Dixon to register your desire to observe 
>any or all of the BANA sessions.
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>The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority of North America 
>are to assure literacy for tactile readers through the 
>standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics. BANA promotes 
>and facilitates the use, teaching and production of braille. It 
>publishes rules, interprets and renders opinions pertaining to 
>braille in all existing codes. It deals with codes now in existence 
>or to be developed in the future, in collaboration with other 
>countries using English braille. In exercising its function and 
>authority, BANA considers the effects of its decisions on other 
>existing braille codes and formats; the ease of production by 
>various methods; and acceptability to readers.
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>For additional resource information, visit www.brailleauthority.org.