[NABS-L] One Week Left: Register for the 2022 Midwest Student Seminar!

[Elizabeth Rouse]

Happy Monday, NABSters!



Your friendly Midwest Planning Committee is dropping in with your weekly
reminder to get registered for the 2022 Midwest Student Seminar anytime
between now and 11:59 PM CST on Monday, February 28th, 2022, our new
registration deadline. That means you have just eight more days to get in
on the action. (That’s only 192 hours, give or take a few…) So don’t let
this opportunity pass you by!



See below for additional details.



The Midwest Planning Committee is certain that you will experience some
serious FOMO if you don’t take advantage of the opportunity to register for
the 2022 Midwest Student Seminar, taking place in the great state of
Illinois at the Holiday Inn Chicago O’Hare Area, from March 18-20, 2022.



As many of you know, this will be one of our first National Association of
Blind Students in-person events since the beginning of the COVID-19
pandemic, and we are ecstatic to gather with some of our NABS family once
again. The ever-changing state of our world over the last two years has
been an immensely difficult time for many, and we hope that this year’s
seminar, fittingly entitled “Back in Action,” provides attendees with the
opportunity to learn and grow alongside many students from across the
region who find themselves in similar situations.



The registration link for our event is below, and we invite you to get
registered anytime between now and the closing of our extended registration
window on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 11:59 PM CST; however, we would like
to point out just a few things before you let excitement get the best of
you.

•The city of Chicago has recently placed restrictions on restaurants and
other public establishments, based on vaccination status. While there will
most likely be more information released in the coming weeks regarding this
policy, its practices, and its exemptions, we know we will be conducting a
majority of our programming in such spaces. Please acknowledge before
filling out this form that the lack of COVID-19 vaccination for
non-disability or religious reasons may significantly limit your ability to
participate fully in our programming or prevent participation altogether.

•Each attendee is responsible for a $100 registration fee, payable to NABS,
which will cover meals throughout the weekend as well as administrative
expenses necessary to support this event. We encourage you to proactively
reach out to your vocational rehabilitation agency and/or National
Federation of the Blind state affiliate to help offset this expense. This
fee is due by the time registration closes on Monday, February 28, 2022 at
11:59 PM CST. Until we receive both your registration form response and
this fee, your spot is not guaranteed.

•Please note that all attendees will need to submit proof of a negative
COVID test within 60 hours of our event’s start, regardless of vaccination
status. This proof will need to be submitted to a designated party no later
than noon on Friday, March 18, 2022. Additionally, masks will be required
during any/all 2022 Midwest Student Seminar activities.

•Finally, we will not be assigning roommates for this event. We are more
than happy to support you in finding a roommate if you require assistance,
which you can indicate on the registration form linked below; however, if
you do not either take the initiative to procure a roommate or reach out
for assistance, you will be responsible for the hotel expense of $109 +
applicable taxes and fees for each night of the event.



Please take the time to get registered for the 2022 Midwest Student
Seminar, using the link below, and let the excitement begin!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUi2Noe4-pgRm2s56uClV_pA2ZfTbF8bnB99UfO2Vrf17LWg/viewform?usp=sf_link




If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact
NABS Treasurer, Elizabeth Rouse, at elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com.



Wishing you all the best!
-- 
Elizabeth Rouse
She/her/hers
Treasurer | National Association of Blind Students
Chair | NABS Legislative and Self-Advocacy Committee
Editor | NABS Notes
Secretary/Treasurer | NFB of SC Communities of Faith Division
Co-Chair | NFB of SC Legislative and Advocacy Committee & Resolutions
Committee
Elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com
(563) 210-1854
“It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.” -
Eleanor Roosevelt