[Ncabs] May 2014 Conference Call Minutes

Thu May 15 20:25:34 UTC 2014

Hi All,   Do we know if Google Hang Outs is accessible? 

Ashley Coleman, 

> On May 15, 2014, at 13:56, Shickeytha Chandler via Ncabs <ncabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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:
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Travis Sherrill
>> 
>> Attendance:
>> 
>> Travis Sherrill
>> 
>> Alan Chase
>> 
>> Bobbi Pompey
>> 
>> Kevin Curren
>> 
>> On Monday, May 12, 2014, the North Carolina Association of Blind Students
>> (NCABS) held the monthly conference call.
>> 
>> 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> .
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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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