[NFB-Braille-Discussion] FW: Press Release BANA to Hold 2025 Fall Meeting October 22-24 in Boston, MA

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Milton
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Debbie


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> On Aug 28, 2025, at 1:08 PM, Milton Ota via NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Subject: Press Release BANA to Hold 2025 Fall Meeting October 22-24 in Boston, MA
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> Press Release
> August 2025
> For Immediate Release
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> Contact: Jen Goulden, Chair
> Braille Authority of North America
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> BANA to Hold 2025 Fall Meeting
> October 22-24 in Boston, MA
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> The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) will hold its 2025 fall meeting in Boston, MA, on October 22 through 24. This meeting will be hosted by National Braille Press (NBP), a BANA member organization.
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> The BANA meeting will take place at Northeastern University in the Curry Student Center, which is located at 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. On Wednesday, October 22, and Thursday, October 23, the meeting will be held from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. On Friday, October 24, BANA will meet from 9:00 AM till noon.  
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> Items on the Board’s fall agenda include a review of formal reports from BANA’s technical committees, such as Nemeth, Braille Formats, and Tactile Graphics, as well as its general committees and task forces, such as the General Committee on UEB, and the General Committee on Electronic Braille. BANA members will act on recommendations and will issue committee charges when appropriate.
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> This semi-annual face-to-face meeting follows BANA’s spring meeting, which was hosted by the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) in Austin, TX.
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> Interested parties are invited to attend and observe the BANA Board’s fall 2025 face-to-face meeting. If you are interested in being an in-person observer, please contact BANA Chair Jen Goulden at 613-552-4191 or by email at  <mailto:chair at brailleauthority.org> chair at brailleauthority.org no later than October 3, 2025.
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