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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Since Ellana sent the agenda out to the list yesterday afternoon, some slight changes have occurred, primarily in format and structure. Therefore, I have attached and pasted below the final agenda which will be handed out at Friday’s meeting. Please read and enjoy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See you at convention,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>The Maryland Association of Blind Students presents<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>: Tools, Tips and Tricks for Success<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>Business Meeting Agenda<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>Friday, October 28, 2016, 3:00-6:30 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body><span lang=DE>3:00: Registration ($5)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Body><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Body>3:30: Call to Order and Opening Announcements<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>3:35: Still Going Strong after Fifty Years: Continuing our Momentum into the Future<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Sharon Maneki, President, National Federation of the Blind of Maryland; Columbia, MD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>3:45: Introducing our Scholarship Winners<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Jason Polansky; Thurmont, MD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Erin Daring; Silver Spring, MD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>3:50: A Year of Progress and Growth: An Update from MDABS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Chris Nusbaum, President, Maryland Association of Blind Students; Taneytown, MD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>4:00: Students: The Future of Our Movement<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Gary Wunder, Editor, The Braille Monitor; Columbia, MO<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>4:15: SSI: Making the System Work for You<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Parnell Diggs, Director of Governmental Affairs, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, MD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>4:25: Questions and Discussion<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>4:30: Gaining Experience through Summer Employment<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Nesma Aly, Board Member, Maryland Association of Blind Students; Rockville, MD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>4:40: Gaining Skills, Developing Confidence: How Training can Help You Live the Life You Want<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Ellana Crew, Graduate, BISM CORE Program; Secretary, Maryland Association of Blind Students; Edgewater, MD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Jason Polansky, Graduate, Louisiana Center for the Blind; Thurmont, MD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>4:55: Questions and Discussion<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>5:00: “Facing the TweetBook”: Harnessing the Power of Social Media at School, Work and Play<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Danielle Trevino, Coordinator for Social Media and Member Engagement, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, mD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>5:20: Questions and Discussion<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>5:30: Pizza Break<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>5:50: Don’t Deny, Aim High: Ensuring Accessibility in the Classroom through Legislation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body>Nathan Clark, Vice President, Maryland Association of Blind Students; Chairman, MDABS Legislative Committee; Hanover, MD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>6:00: Constitution and Elections<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Body><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Body>6:30: Adjourn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Nusbaum, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maryland Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board Member, National Association of Blind Students<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (443) 547-2409<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:dotkid.nusbaum@gmail.com">dotkid.nusbaum@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Twitter: @Chrisn98 and @nabslink<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise expectations for blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you bak.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>