[Journalists] fun get together

[Deborah Kendrick]

Elizabeth and all,
I concur that the dinner was a perfect venue for all of us to gather and 
that we should continue it next year.
I especially enjoyed time getting to know you better, Liz!  It seems like 
we'v been in the same room with one another so many times, but not had much 
one on one conversation.  I truly enjoyed that with you, and look forward to 
more.
Your idea of discussing projects here is excellent.  I'll try to contribute 
soon in that way.  For now, however, the biggest drain on my time is racing 
to pack up my house of 24 years and move to another!
Real estate is CRAZY business!
Deborah

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Campbell" <batescampbell at charter.net>
To: "journalists" <journalists at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 9:12 PM
Subject: [Journalists] fun get together


Hello everyone,

Thanks for a great time at the dinner during convention last week.

It was great meeting everyone and to see people who truly take our 
profession seriously.

I'll do my best to make it to Orlando next year, and it would be great to 
plan another get together during the convention.

Everyone felt like having a relaxed dinner was more useful than a formal 
meeting for now.

We also discussed putting an announcement in the Braille Monitor and in the 
agenda to let people know that a dinner will be scheduled.

Also, as one of the list moderators, I'd love to generate some discussions 
on what projects everyone is working on such as Ben's cross-country travels 
and involvement in immigration issues in Arizona.

Corbb, it would be great to learn more about your freelance work with NPR, 
as I didn't get a chance to ask you about that during convention.

I think these are great ways to learn from one another, especially during 
these tough economic times. It's important to be resourceful and creative.

I will start by telling you what we are focusing on right now in government 
affairs.
Cities and school districts have to make deep budget cuts. Difficult 
decisions must be made about what services to eliminate and so forth.
However, some cities are finding creative ways of bringing in more money 
such as selling adds on buses and so forth.
I also continue to monitor a city that is trying to get a flood control plan 
in place, as houses have been washed away and others badly damaged.

So, as you can tell, there is a lot going on out there.

Take care all,and I look forward to hearing from folks.

sincerely,



Liz Campbell
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