[Ncabs] May 2014 Conference Call Minutes

Thu May 15 17:56:55 UTC 2014

Hi,

I read the note in the minutes about trying to increase participation
in the conference calls. I have been on this email list for several
months now as I have been preparing for graduate school, but have not
yet participated in any of the calls. However, I do hope to get
involved with those beginning sometime in the next couple of months.
You mentioned Google Hangouts and asked for opinions. For me
personally, phone is fine and I would probably prefer phone as opposed
to Google Hangouts. As a student, I will be on my computer a lot and
would appreciate the breather from my computer. But that's just me
personally. I am certainly OK with Google Hangouts if it would benefit
others.

Look forward to talking with you all more in the future!

Shickeytha

On 5/13/14, Travis Sherrill <tssherrill at windstream.net> wrote:
> Hello all:
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> Below you will find the minutes from our May conference call.  These
> minutes
> contain some extremely important information so read them carefully please.
> I hope you all had a wonderful ending to the semester and I hope your exams
> and grades turned out the way you hoped they would.  A reminder: our next
> NCABS conference call will be held on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 9:30 p.m.
> That will be an extremely important call as we will have lots of business
> to
> discuss so we need you all to attend because your opinion is extremely
> valuable.
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> Travis Sherrill
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> Attendance:
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> Travis Sherrill
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> Alan Chase
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> Bobbi Pompey
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> Kevin Curren
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> On Monday, May 12, 2014, the North Carolina Association of Blind Students
> (NCABS) held the monthly conference call.
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> Alan Chase, the North Carolina Association of Blind Students president won
> one of the 30 scholarships awarded by the National Federation for the Blind
> (NFB).  Alan will travel to Orlando, Florida July 1-6 to the national
> convention and receive his scholarship.  Congratulations to Alan!
>
> National Convention:  Speaking of the NFB national convention, it is
> rapidly
> approaching.  If you plan on going to national convention (July 1-6 in
> Orlando, Florida,), your hotel reservations must be made by Sunday, June
> 1st, 2014.  If reservations are made after June 1, 2014, there is no
> guarantee that you will get a room.  Slots are quickly filling up so make
> those reservations today.  You have just under two weeks to get it done.
>
> Also concerning National Convention:  If you plan on going and you are
> wanting some financial assistance from NCABS, you need to get in contact
> with Alan Chase absolutely no later than June 1st.  Note that the financial
> assistances you receive from NCABS will not cover your entire trip, but it
> will help some.  You can contact Alan via email at aachase1 at gmail.com
> <mailto:aachase1 at gmail.com> .
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> EYE Retreat:  A limited number of spots still remain for the upcoming EYE
> Retreat.  If you know someone who would be interested in this wonderful
> opportunity, let them know that they still have time to register.
>
> Maze Day:  Kevin attended a Maze Day and brought a computer game for the
> visually impaired that he created.  Unfortunately, he was put in a spot
> where not many people went and played his computer game.  Of the
> approximately 90 participants at Maze Day, only around 6-7 people went and
> played Kevin's game.
>
> Brochure:  NCABS has decided that we want to create a brochure that we can
> take with us to different events, whether it be SUP seminars, or other
> events where we will be interacting with visually impaired students.  A
> draft of the brochure has been sent to Alan and we are going to discuss it
> on our next conference call.  We need to decide what we want it to look
> like
> and what information we want to go in it.
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> Google Hangouts:  It's no secret that the attendance on our monthly
> conference calls has been in a steady decline this year.  We are looking at
> different avenues of conducting our conference calls as opposed to using
> the
> phone line like we do now.  One thing we are looking at is using Google
> Hangouts.  Google Hangouts is a video conferencing tool within GMAIL.
> Hangouts is free and easy to use.  All you need is a Gmail account and to
> use Hangouts, you will need to install a free plug-in.  The thought process
> behind it is that for our intended demographic (college students), at 9:30
> at night, chances of you being on the computer online are extremely high.
> So, if you are already online, why not participate in our conference call
> online through the utilization of Google Hangouts?  Also, for anyone who
> does not get free cell phone minutes after 9 p.m., this would get rid of
> having to use your valuable cell phone minutes.  We want your feedback on
> this.  This is something we believe could help our attendance and the more
> people we have on our monthly conference calls, the better it is.  Explore
> Google Hangouts a little bit and give us your thoughts on the list serve on
> whether you think this would be a good idea or not.  Don't just say, I
> think
> this is a good idea or a bad idea.  Tell us why you think it's a good idea
> or a bad idea.  We are here for you and we want to do whatever we can to
> reach as many of you as possible.
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