[nabs-l] National Association of Blind Students Election Forum Announcement.

Wed Jun 29 00:09:12 UTC 2011

Did I miss when this call is taking place?
I apologize if I missed something but I've gone through both threads and haven't seen anything.

Also, has this announcement been sent out to other lists? I know a few students who aren't on this list because it is pretty high traffic, so I was wondering if that had been considered.

Great idea. I look forward to it.

Best,
Briley
On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:29 PM, Darian Smith wrote:

> atatched is the  bio of Ollie Cantos, former nabs president and
> moderator of this call.
> 
> On 6/28/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The below is a combination of announcements from Mary Fernandez who is
>>  Coordinating   the election forum to take place coming up.
>> My appoligies if  you got these messages earlier on in the day and
>> see this for the second time.
>> 
>> 
>> Hello All:
>> 
>> I hope this Email finds you doing well. As the NABS elections approach,
>> we thought that hosting a Presidential Candidates' Forum would be both
>> beneficial and informative for the membership. Thus, we are asking all
>> who are interested in voting during the NABS meeting and would like to
>> know more about their candidates to participate in this call.
>> 
>> First, the call will consist of six candidates maximum, who are
>> interested in running for the offices of President, First Vice
>> President, or Second Vice President. The candidates will be given a set
>> time to make opening remarks with random selection to be made by the
>> moderator in advance.  Then, they will be asked questions which the
>> membership will have provided and, finally, they will have time to make
>> concluding statements. If time permits, they will also take questions
>> from the floor before making concluding remarks.  The time allotted for
>> each candidate to deliver statements and answer questions will depend
>> both on the number of candidates who choose to participate in the Forum
>> and the number of questions submitted.  The call is not expected to last
>> any longer than one hour.
>> 
>> In order for the membership to submit questions, I will be creating a
>> Survey Monkey form, which we can use to submit our questions. All
>> questions must be submitted by noon on Wednesday in order for them to be
>> considered. Furthermore, this survey will allow you to indicate whether
>> you are intending to run for an office and be part of this forum.
>> 
>> In order to make the call objective, Ollie Cantos, who is not affiliated
>> with the student division but who is a Federationist and past president
>> of NABS, will serve as our moderator. I am attaching his biography with
>> this Email. Ollie  will be sorting through the questions from the Survey
>> Monkey results and selecting which will be posed to the candidates.
>> 
>> In order for this Forum to be effective, we have set a few parameters,
>> so that the call can be objective, informative, and fair to all those
>> who want to participate.
>> 
>>      1. Because of time constraints, the offices will be limited to
>> the positions of President, 1st
>> Vice President, and 2nd Vice President.
>> 
>>      2. These candidates will be given a set time for an
>> introduction, time to answer questions from the membership, and time to
>> make concluding remarks.
>> 
>>      3. Those who are running for the previously-mentioned offices,
>> except for the office of President, must indicate via Survey Monkey
>> their desire to be a part of the forum as a candidate. If more than two
>> people are intending to run for the same office and wish to participate
>> in the Forum, every effort will be made to accommodate each candidate.
>> If the total number of candidates wishing to participate in the Forum
>> exceeds 6, only the first 6 names received (2 for President and the
>> remainder for the other offices) will be able to participate in the
>> Candidate Forum.
>> 
>>      4. Once we get a set count of the candidates participating, we
>> will send out a breakdown of the time frames. Note that if you are
>> participating as a candidate, you will be stopped, even if it is
>> mid-sentence by our Moderator, once time is up.  He will make every
>> attempt to give 30-second warnings before time is set to expire.
>> 
>> Finally, having read all the postings regarding elections that have been
>> written in the last two weeks, I sincerely hope that we all make an
>> effort to be on this call. This is your chance to let your voice be
>> heard and to ask questions of your candidates! I will create the Survey
>> Monkey soon, and post the link. In the meantime, be thinking about what
>> you want to know about your candidates before July 4th.
>> 
>> Candidates' Forum
>> Date: Wednesday June 29, 2011
>> Time: 7:30 PM EST
>> Phone: 712-775-7100
>> Passcode: 257963
>> Below you will find the link to the survey for the NABS Candidates' Forum!
>> The survey has very broad categories under which you can write your
>> questions.
>> Please take the time to take a look at this. It should not take more
>> than 5 minutes or so, depending on how many questions you have!
>> Thanks!
>> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z6W5J5Q
>> 
> 
> 
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> Darian Smith
> 
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> 
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