[nabs-l] NABS Meeting Tonight! Come Out or Tune in!

[Amy Sabo]

hello shawn,

thanks as always for posting this announcement about last year's nabs
meeting here to list! it look like i missed a awesome meeting... that
was out of my control since i wasn't able to come to convention which
was out of my control due to medical issues...

thanks again and, good luck in life!



hugs,
amy

On 7/1/16, Sean Whalen via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Good afternoon,
>
>
>
> I am writing to invite
> everybody to take part in the
> NABS Annual Meeting tonight at
> 7:00pm, with registration
> opening at 6:00. The meeting
> is located in Panzacola
> Ballroom G-1. We have a number
> of informative and inspiring
> presentations lined up, and we
> would love to see many of you
> at the meeting. Check out the
> attached agenda (also pasted
> below) to see what will be
> covered tonight.
>
>
>
> If you are unable to attend
> but are interested in learning
> what NABS is up to, you can
> stream the meeting at the
> following link:
>
> http://kjscradio.com/classic/r
> adio.php.
>
>
>
> Big thanks to the folks at
> KJSC Radio for managing the
> streaming for us!
>
>
>
> Hope to see many of you
> tonight at the meeting!
>
>
>
> Take care,
>
>
>
> Sean
>
>
>
> Sean Whalen
>
> President, National
> Association of Blind Students
>
> (608) 957-7337
>
> @nabslink
>
> www.nabslink.org
>
>
>
> National Association of Blind
> Students
>
> A Division of the National
> Federation of the Blind
>
> Annual Seminar and Business
> Meeting
>
> July 1, 2016
>
> 7:00        Welcome and Call
> to Order - Sean Whalen,
> President, National
> Association of Blind Students
>
> 7:05        A Message from Our
> President - Mark A. Riccobono,
> President, National Federation
> of the Blind
>
> 7:20        Reading is
> Fundamental: Accessible
> Sources of Reading Material -
> Representatives from NFB
> Newsline, Bookshare, and
> Learning Ally
>
> 7:30        Coming Full
> Circle: My Journey in NABS
> Leadership - Candice Chapman,
> 1st Vice President, National
> Association of Blind Students
>
> 7:40        PAC it Up - Scott
> LaBarre, Chair, PAC Committee
>
> 7:45        Students in the
> Cloud: Accessibility of
> Popular Web-Based Applications
> - Amy Mason, Access Technology
> Specialist, Jernigan
> Institute, National Federation
> of the Blind
>
> 8:00        Meet the Class of
> 2016 Part I - Patti
> Gregory-Chang, Chair, NFB
> Scholarship Committee
>
> 8:15        Casting Your Own
> Private Ballot This Fall -
> Charlie Brown, HAVA Program
> Manager, NFB Jernigan
> Institute
>
> 8:20        Leadership and
> Partnership: Building Stronger
> Student Divisions and State
> Affiliates through
> Collaboration - Panel of
> Affiliate and Student Leaders
>
> 8:40        Glimpsing Our
> Future through a Window to the
> Past: NABS Update - Sean
> Whalen, President, National
> Association of Blind Students
>
> 8:55        Meet the Class of
> 2016 Part II - Patti
> Gregory-Chang, Chair, NFB
> Scholarship Committee
>
> 9:05        Making Work Work:
> Gaining Respect and
> Perspective - Ryan Strunk,
> Lead Accessibility Consultant,
> Target Corporation
>
> 9:15        Laying Down the
> Law: NFB's Work to Ensure an
> Equal Education for Blind
> Students - Mehgan Sidhu,
> General Counsel, National
> Federation of the Blind
>
> 9:25        My Evolution in
> the Federation - Shannon
> Cantan, President, Hawaii
> Association of Blind Students
>
> 9:35        Announcements
>
> 9:50        Elections
>
> 10:30  Adjourn
>
>
>
>