[Fopbc] Fwd: BANA Fall Open Forum Announcement

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PRESS  RELEASE 

August 2009 


FOR  IMMEDIATE RELEASE 


CONTACT: Judith Dixon,  Chairperson 

Braille Authority of North  America 

PHONE: 1-202-707-0722 

E-MAIL:  <_mailto:jdix at loc.gov>jdix at loc.gov_ 
(mailto:jdix at loc.gov>jdix at loc.gov?)  


BANA  Sponsors Open Forum and Holds Fall Meeting 


The  Braille Authority of North America (BANA) will hold its fall meeting 
in  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from September 25-27, 2009. This meeting is 
being  hosted by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), a BANA member  
organization. 


A centerpiece of the two and a half  day meeting will be the Open Forum, 
which BANA holds during each of its  semiannual meetings. 


Saturday, September 26,  2009, 10:00 a.m-12:00 p.m. 

BANA Open Forum -- Tell it to  BANA! 


Location: 

5th Floor  Colloquium Room 

W.W. Posvar Hall (School of Education  Building) 

230 South Bouquet  Street 

University of  Pittsburgh 


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 Frances Mary D'Andrea at  412-521-5797 or e-mail 
_fmd22 at pitt.edu_ (mailto:fmd22 at pitt.edu)  no later than Monday,  September 14. 


The three-day fall board meeting of  the Braille Authority of North America 
will be held at the University of  Pittsburgh, in Posvar Hall in the 5th 
Floor Colloquium Room. The BANA meeting  begins at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, 
September 25, and ends at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday,  September 27th. 


Guests are welcome to attend any  portion of the BANA meeting 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  proceedings. 


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. 


For additional  resource information, visit _www.brailleauthority.org_ 
(http://www.brailleauthority.org/) . 








Lenora J. Marten,  President
FOPBC NFBF-Parents Division
NFB-Jacksonville Chapter  Secretary
NOPBC/PLP
_FOPBC at aol.com_ (mailto:FOPBC at aol.com)   
904-777-5976 / 904-229-9554
_www.nfbflorida.org/parents_ (http://www.nfbflorida.org/parents)   


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