[il-talk] FW: Operations Alert 13-35 (Braille Summit)

[David Meyer]

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From: Ruda, Sharon [mailto:SRuda at ILSOS.NET] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 1:08 PM
To: Bogdan, William; camille caffarelli; darlin at foxvalley.net; Dave Porter;
Deliah Jackson; jimandterriforever at att.net; Patrick Olson; Paul Rink;
yankee43 at consolidated.net
Cc: David Meyer
Subject: FW: Operations Alert 13-35 (Braille Summit)



Please share with your peers. Sharon

 

From: NLS Documents for Network Librarians
[mailto:NLS-REPORTS at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV] On Behalf Of nls-reports-admin
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 1:05 PM
To: NLS-REPORTS at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
Subject: Operations Alert 13-35 (Braille Summit)

 

NLS Operations Alert

 

No. 13-35

 

 

DATE          :              June 12, 2013

TO                :              Network Libraries

FROM         :              Judy Dixon, Consumer Relations Officer

SUBJECT   :              Braille Summit 

 

The NLS Braille Summit will take place June 19-21 at Perkins School for the
Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts. We have had a strong level of interest,
and this conference promises to be an informative and thought-provoking
event.

 

For those not able to attend, there will be a number of ways to participate
through social media and more traditional channels. 

 

The audio and video of the panel presentations will be streamed over the
Internet. The web address for the live stream will be
www.perkins.org/braillesummit. The conference will be streamed during the
following hours:

 

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

1:00-3:00 p.m.

3:15-4:15 p.m.

 

Thursday, June 20, 2013

8:30-9:45 a.m.

11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

2:45-4:10 p.m.

 

Friday, June 21, 2013

8:30-10:00 a.m.

2:45-4:30 p.m.

 

The conference e-mail address is braillesummit at gmail.com. This address will
be monitored before and during the conference. Questions and comments
received through this means will be incorporated into the discussion as time
permits.

 

Social media for this event will be handled primarily through Twitter.
Follow @BrailleSummit for information and for links to event photos posted
on Twitpic. Retweeting and sharing to other social media venues is
encouraged. The event hashtag is #NLSBRAILLE.




For more information contact:

            Judy Dixon

            Consumer Relations Officer

            jdix at loc.gov

 

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