[nabs-l] Agenda for the 2017 NABS Annual Seminar & Business Meeting

[chelsea peahl]

Hi!
The link to preregistration is broken! Could you send it again? 

Chelsea Peahl

> On Jun 13, 2017, at 9:56 AM, Kathryn Webster, NABS President via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Fellow students,
> 
> 
> 
>                The time is upon us. The National Association of Blind
> Students presents our 50th Annual Seminar & Business meeting, taking place
> on Tuesday, July 11 in conjunction with the National Federation of the Blind
> National Convention in Orlando, Florida.
> 
> 
> 
> Attached, and pasted below for your convenience, you will find a jam packed
> agenda, full of exciting speakers and panelists. I encourage you to read
> through our agenda, but more importantly, preregister for this incredible
> seminar. Preregistering makes life easier on you, easier on the Board and
> those helping with registration, and allows you to stand in a shorter line
> during Convention. Doors open at 6pm and the meeting will begin promptly at
> 7pm. For your enjoyment, we will have music playing in our meeting room for
> the hour leading up to the welcoming remarks. Remember, to bring your $5
> membership/registration dues, and to snag a door prize ticket. This year, we
> have great door prizes, ranging from electronics, to cash prizes, to
> delicious sweets, and so much more.
> 
> 
> 
> Whether you follow us on social media, or will be joining us in Orlando,
> please make sure you learn about our 50th anniversary celebrations and
> engage in this great organization.
> 
> 
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1n3g8pfFgBEz_Ya70kOereUCUC_Ff3KSznYdl9CuRdp
> 0/edit?usp=sharing_eil&ts=592f0a68> NABS Business Meeting Preregistration
> 
> 
> 
> See many of you in just under a month!
> 
> Kathryn Webster
> 
> President | National Association of Blind Students
> 
> Nabs.president at gmail.com <mailto:Nabs.president at gmail.com> 
> 
> (203) 273-8463
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> 
> 
> 
> Fifty Years of Progress: Celebrating Our Golden Anniversary
> 
> 
> National Association of Blind Students
> 
> 
> A proud division of the national Federation of the Blind
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> 
> Annual Seminar and Business Meeting
> 
> 
> Panzacola G-1, Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, FL
> 
> Tuesday, July 11, 2017
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> 
> 6:00 - 7:00 pm REGISTRATION
> 
> 7:00 - 7:05 pm   Welcome and Call to Order - Kathryn Webster, President,
> National Association of Blind Students
> 
> 7:05 - 7:20 pm   Inspiring the Next Generation: A Message from Our National
> President - Mark A. Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind
> 
> 7:20 - 7:25 pm   Exploring Our World in a Different Way: Augmented Learning
> Using Aira - Suman Kanuganti, CEO, Aira
> 
> 7:25 - 7:35 pm   Life Lessons that Raise Expectations - Kathy Martinez,
> Senior Vice President, Disability Market Segment & Strategy, Wells Fargo
> Bank
> 
> 7:35 - 7:45 pm   What's in a Degree? Paving the Path for STEM Students - Dr.
> Jonathan Godfrey, Senior Lecturer of Statistics, Massey University; National
> President, Blind Citizens NZ
> 
> 7:45 - 7:55 pm   Advancing Advocacy: Dispatches from Our National Legal and
> Policy Team - Gabe Cazares, Government Affairs Specialist and Valerie
> Yingling, Legal Program Coordinator 
> 
> 7:55 - 8:00 pm   Spreading the Spirit of the Federation from the Student
> Division and Beyond - Bre Brown, 1st Vice President, National Association of
> Blind Students
> 
> 8:00 - 8:10 pm   Why I'm A Federationist: A Personal Story - Anil Lewis,
> Executive Director, National Federation of the blind Jernigan Institute
> 
> 8:10 - 8:40 pm   Fifty Years of Progress: The History of NABS - A panel of
> past NABS presidents
> 
> Moderator: Dr. Marc Maurer, Immediate Past President, National Federation of
> the Blind
> 
> Jim Gashel, Founder, National Association of Blind Students
> 
> Scott LaBarre, President, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado
> 
> Tai Tomasi, Coordinator, LGBT Group
> 
> 8:40 - 9:05 pm   Meet Our 2017 Scholarship Class - Patti Chang, Chair,
> National Scholarship Committee
> 
> 9:05 - 9:15 pm   Presidential Report - Kathryn Webster, President, National
> Association of Blind Students
> 
> 9:15 - 9:20 pm   Treasurer's Report - Cody Beardslee, Treasurer, National
> Association of Blind Students
> 
> 9:20 - 9:30 pm   Report from Our 2017 Constitutional Revision Committee -
> Michael Ausbun, Chair, NABS Constitutional Revision Committee; Secretary,
> National Association of Blind Students
> 
> 9:30 - 9:35 pm   Text-to-Give Campaign Announcement - Sean Whalen,
> Representative, Imagination Fund Committee; Immediate Past President,
> National Association of Blind Students
> 
> 9:35 - 9:40 pm   Announcements
> 
> 9:40 - 9:45 pm   Report from Our 2017 Nominating Committee - Syed Rizvi,
> Chair, NABS Nominating Committee; 2nd Vice President, National Association
> of Blind Students
> 
> 9:45 - 10:30 pm   Elections
> 
> 10:30 pm    Adjournment
> 
> 
> 
> <2017 NABS Annual Seminar & Business meeting agenda.docx>
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