[nabs-l] first convention

[Jim Reed]

Kristina, 
I am also attending my first convention. There is indead alot of stuff on the agenda. What I did to make the agenda less daunting was to copy and paste it into a Microsoft Word document, and then I deleted everything that I knew I did not want to attend. It turns out that that whole agenda can be whittled down to 4-6 relevant and interesting things per day. For me, there were two challenges. The first being choosing between two conflicting events, and the second being choosing between attending a serious event (such as a seminar) vs. a fun event (dance, play, recreation). I think I had a harder time choosing to participate in the fun events because, to me, this convention may be a once in a lifetime oppertunity, theirfore, I feel I should spend my time learning as much as possible. I bet as the convention proceeds, I will find myself wanting to take a break from all the seriousness, and I will probably want to attend a fun event.

Jim

"From compromise and things half done, 
Keep me with stern and stubborn pride,
And when at last the fight is won, 
... Keep me still unsatisfied." --Louis Untermeyer

--- On Sun, 6/21/09, Kristina Constant <kconstan at student.umass.edu> wrote:

From: Kristina Constant <kconstan at student.umass.edu>
Subject: [nabs-l] first convention
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sunday, June 21, 2009, 6:42 PM

Dear Students,  My name is Kristina Constant and I am attending my first ever national convention.  It is quite daunting just reading the agenda does anyone have any tips on not getting overwhelmed by reading the agenda ahead of time and discovering a way to carve out a schedule?  Thanks Kristina 
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