[nabs-l] Candidates' Forum Announcement!

Wed Jun 29 00:20:59 UTC 2011

Josh,

Just FYI, I'm almost positive that in the post, it said that 
calls won't be * streamed * until August.  David can correct me 
there if I'm wrong!

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:05:27 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Candidates' Forum Announcement!

Hi,  Chris, I am not Mary, but I can answer you.
  It was posted to the list a while back that calls will not be
recorded until August.  So, I assume that call (the August one)
will be, but, to answer you, no, I do not think this one will be.
Best,
Josh

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:59:22 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Candidates' Forum Announcement!

Hi Mary,

By the way, will David be able to record this call?

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Mary Fernandez <trillian551 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:28:00 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Candidates' Forum Announcement!

No Problem you guys.  Lets just all be there! And  remember to go
on
the Survey Monkey to submit your questions!
Mary

On 6/28/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
 Yes it is, thank you Mary!

  Chris

 "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities
motto)
 To learn more about Camp Abilities and find a local camp near
 you, just click on this link to their national Web site:
 www.campabilities.org.

 The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
 Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
 on this link to learn more and to contribute:
 www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
 Foundation.

 Join me on Facebook: Search for Christopher Nusbaum!

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  ----- Original Message -----
 From: Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 Date sent: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:01:01 -0600
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Candidates' Forum Announcement!

 Mary,
   This is brilliant!  Thank you!
   Best,
 Kirt

 On 6/27/11, Mary Fernandez <trillian551 at gmail.com> wrote:
  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.

  Thanks so much!

  --
  Mary Fernandez
  President: Georgia Association of Blind Students
  Emory University 2012
  P.O.  Box 123056
  Atlanta Ga.
  30322
  Phone: 732-857-7004

  "It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere,
would
 much
  rather you weren't doing it."
  Terry Pratchett

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Emory University 2012
P.O.  Box 123056
Atlanta Ga.
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Phone: 732-857-7004

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much
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