[nabs-l] 2 quick observations

[David Andrews]

No,  you could belong to the list and not be a 
member of NABS, or you could be a member  not 
join the list.  Most NFB divisions have you sign 
up and pay dues which are generally nominal.

Dave

of NABS and
At 06:13 PM 6/16/2011, you wrote:
>SO,  does this mean that just because I am a member of this mailing list I
>am also a member of NABS? Or what does it mean to be a member of NABS?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>Of Arielle Silverman
>Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:10 PM
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] 2 quick observations
>
>Well said. I believe the definition of being a "member" of NABS should
>be loose. We want to share information and network with all blind
>students, whether or not they have chosen to be actively involved in
>the Federation. Of course, we welcome the contributions of those of
>you who decide to pay dues, vote and/or run for offices, but we don't
>exclude anyone from our listserv, conference calls or meetings.
>At our convention business meeting, we do have a system for ensuring
>that only paid members vote. When you pay your $5 dues, you will get a
>set of ballots to use for voting. If you do not wish to pay the $5,
>you are more than welcome to attend our meeting, but you will not be
>able to vote.
>Arielle
>
>On 6/16/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Correct,
> >   the payment of dues means that you may Vote (  in officer
> > elections, on constitutional amendments, or any other action item) or
> > hold an elected office.
> >   If  you decide to not pay dues, you obviously cannot do those
> > things. however you can  do everything else you have been doing.  (
> > and we'll  still love you!). and you can still help us change what it
> > means to be a blind student.
> >
> > On 6/16/11, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Please correct me if I'm wrong, but mainly paying dues allows one to vote
> >> in
> >> elections and to run for leadership positions. But if you want to keep in
> >> touch with NABS, be on the list etc you don't need to pay. Is this right?
> >> I paid happily last year at convention, but this year I haven't been able
> >> to
> >> get rid of a concert on July 7th and I just can't be there, which means
> >> that
> >> I can't pay either :).
> >> On Jun 16, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Darian Smith wrote:
> >>
> >>> hello all,
> >>> Kirt has, in short, said what I would have.
> >>> We are working on getting   pay pal in place on the nabs site, but
> >>> for now those who wish to be members can sign up to do so on the nabs
> >>> page and pay dues at the meeting.  (it also says on the  page where
> >>> you sign up to be a member that  dues are  collected at washington
> >>> seminar and at national convention)
> >>>   Best,
> >>>  Darian
> >>>
> >>> On 6/16/11, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Jorge,
> >>>>  At national convention, there is a NABS business meeting where you
> >>>> pay dues (if you want to be a voting member), and they keep a running
> >>>> list of all the people who do.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 6/16/11, Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> Hello all.
> >>>>> Just had two observations.
> >>>>> First: the "terms of service" page does not seem to work.
> >>>>> At least for me it shows a "page does not exist" error.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> And secondly:
> >>>>> for the purposes of organization, what is the system for tracking
> >>>>> members?
> >>>>> The reason I'm asking is because the constitution states that we "must
> >>>>> pay
> >>>>> dues" but there seems to be no way of tracking how many members we
>have
> >>>>> and
> >>>>> therefore it seems to be that unless you personally make a check to
> >>>>> NABS,
> >>>>> NABS leadership has no way of noing weather all those who should pay
> >>>>> have.
> >>>>> Am I correct in this thought or is there something I'm missing?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jorge
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>> --
> >>> Darian Smith
> >>>
> >>> “My secret?  See it, and stay focused on it.”
> >>>
> >>> — Shaquille O'Neal
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> >
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