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

Wed Jun 29 00:20:42 UTC 2011

Hi all,
 Yes, it was not mentioned in the first Post that Mary sent out, but
in the cecond one, and the re-post  I had sent out to all of the
lists.  However,  it will be Tomorrow at 7:30 ET.
 712.775.7100  passcode  257963
 hth,
  Darian

On 6/28/11, Briley Pollard <brileyp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Darian Smith
>>
>> “My secret?  See it, and stay focused on it.”
>>
>> — Shaquille O'Neal
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Darian Smith

“My secret?  See it, and stay focused on it.”

— Shaquille O'Neal