[Mn-at-large] Fwd: NFB President’s Notebook - week of 09/ 05/2018

[David Andrews]

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>President's Notebook
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>Mark A. Riccobono
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><mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org
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>(410) 659-9314
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>Dear Fellow Federationists,
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>It is back-to-school day in Baltimore. Although 
>we still have a few weeks until fall officially 
>hits us, we are clearly now in the fall 
>convention season. We are making lots of plans 
>for building the Federation through our 
>affiliate conventions this fall. As new ideas 
>are developed in your affiliates, please share 
>your innovative approaches with other affiliate 
>leaders. I also welcome your feedback on ways 
>that we can better support your affiliate from the national organization.
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>Critical:
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>Closed Thursday and Friday:
>We will be closed Thursday and Friday this week for staff development.
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>ATAA and Marrakesh Treaty Update:
>With regard to ATAA, we are up to eighty 
>cosponsors in the House and twelve in the 
>Senate. The NFB of Illinois has done an 
>exceptional job as we recently gained Senator 
>Tammy Duckworth and Representative Peter Roskam 
>as cosponsors. Congressman Roskam is 
>particularly important because he is the former 
>chair of the Committee on Ways and Means 
>Subcommittee on Tax Policy. Also, we know that 
>the Joint Committee on Taxation is working to 
>score the bill. A relatively low score is 
>pivotal to moving this bill forward. We need 
>more cosponsors in both the House and the 
>Senate, especially House members on the Ways and Means Committee.
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>With regard to the Marrakesh Treaty 
>Implementation Act, we specifically need to urge 
>House Judiciary Committee members to move 
>swiftly to place S. 2559 on the suspension 
>calendar. If your representative is a member of 
>the House Judiciary Committee, please urge them 
>to express their support for the Marrakesh 
>Treaty Implementation Act to the committee chairman.
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>These two issues are our critical focus for the 
>remainder of this session of Congress. The 
>Advocacy and Policy team will be distributing 
>more detailed information next week.
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>News:
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>2019 National Convention Website:
>It's not too early to start planning for the 
>2019 National Convention. Visit 
><https://nfb.org/convention/2019>https://nfb.org/convention/2019 
>for updates and details.
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>Rice Krispies Treats:
>Beyond anyone's expectations, the initial supply 
>of Rice Krispies Treats audio boxes and Braille 
>stickers was depleted in less than three weeks! 
>There are no more available at this time. If you 
>would like to encourage Kellogg’s to order 
>more, please call Kellogg’s Consumer Affairs 
>at 800-962-1413. You can also send an email 
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><https://www.ricekrispies.com/en_US/contact-us.html>Rice 
>Krispies Contact Us page.
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>American Action Fund 2019 Braille Calendar:
>The 2019 calendar is now available. Calendars 
>can also be ordered online at 
><https://actionfund.org/braillecalendar>https://actionfund.org/braillecalendar 
>or by sending an email to 
><mailto:calendars at actionfund.org>calendars at actionfund.org.
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>Reminders:
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>State Convention Aira Site Access:
>If you are holding your state convention this 
>fall, you will have received an email regarding 
>free Aira site access, exclusively for NFB state 
>conventions, for the convention attendees. 
>Please be sure to include information about this 
>free service in your convention materials.
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>Dates to Keep in Mind:
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>    * <https://nfb.org/state-conventions>Fall conventions
>    * October 11-12, 2018: Tactile Graphics Symposium
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>·         November 1, 2018: NFB scholarship application period begins
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>·         November 15, 2018: Dr. Jacob Bolotin 
>Award application period begins
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>    * March 28-29, 2019: Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium
>    * July 7-12, 2019: NFB National Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
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>The National Federation of the Blind knows that 
>blindness is not the characteristic that defines 
>you or your future. Every day we raise the 
>expectations of 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 back.
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>Mark A. Riccobono, President
>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
>(410) 659-9314 | 
><mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org
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>the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. 
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