[Iabs-talk] 5/22 NFBI BOARD MTG updated agenda

[Patti Gregory-Chang]

5/22/11 7:00 Draft Agenda

NFBI Board Meeting

Conference Call 218 936 1200 code 6324



Let me know if you have additional agenda items please.  If you are assigned 
a topic and can't attend in person or by phone, please send a written report 
to me ahead of time so that it can be distributed.  Thanks for all you do.



Minutes 2/20/11 General e-mailed 5/15/11

Minutes 3/20/11 General meeting  e-mailed on 5/15/11

Minutes 3/20/11 Executive Board meeting  e-mailed 5/17/11

Minutes 3/27/11 Executive Board Meeting e-mailed 3/27/11

Minutes 4/11/11 Executive Board Meeting e-mailed on 4/22/11





Treasury

1st quarter official report



Parents' Seminar Debbie

          Review

          Follow ups



Convention National

          Fund Donations?  White Cane, KJ Kid Camp

tenBroek, SUN

          Meetings to attend

          Mentoring  New people

                    Jessica Lopez her mom

                    Glenn Moore

                    Kendra White

                    Who else


Conventions: Patti, Denise, Chris J.

Quad Cities   $72 room rates, will be under our max food pricing

BEOs are in process.

What do we want.

Hotel expects 2 breakfasts.  We will do 2 lunches.

Do we want the walk again on Friday?  Bob will do?

Youth Slam and grant recipients?

BRAL kids for parent breakfast.

Laura Martinez

          Braille is Beautiful?

What should we charge?

1st Press Release approval



Web page - Byron

          Pics

          Training? Blog etc.

          Calendar is switched to google.



Annual reports

          Some are still due.

          ISVI - Denise  e-mailed amended 5/15/11

          Legislation State Bill  reminder sent 4/24

          Parents - Debbie  reminder sent 4/24

          Web - Byron           sent 5/16/11



Sales Comm Report

          What are we selling at National?

          How are we transporting the items?



Fund Raising

          Concert at Ex Checker

          Octoberfest for 9/17/11 from 4:00 to 9:00?



Washington Seminar - Bob Gardner

          Follow up visits



ISVI Report -

          ISVI consolidation and staff reductions



Chicago Chapter Constitution Ratification

          e-mailed 4/19/11



UIC tech expo  - Bill Dave



Certificates



ATM testing



Renewal Committee - Kelly LeAnne



Other old business - Please try to tell me ahead of time.



New business - Please try to tell me ahead of time.



Next Meeting



Face to Face 8/6/11 Quad Cities?







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Patti Gregory-Chang, Esq.
Chairperson, NFB Scholarship Committee
scholarships at nfb.org
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
pattichang at att.net
www.nfbofillinois.org