[Nfb-history] Recordings at Convention

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Peter and all,

Does anyone know if the National Convention Highlights page on 
nfb.org has been updated with this year's recordings yet? Or does 
the National Convention Banquet Speeches page have this year's 
speech?

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com
To: "NFB History Support List" <nfb-history at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:11:18 -0500
Subject: [Nfb-history] Recordings at Convention

Hello everyone,

    Since returning from convention the list has been quiet.  I'd 
be curious
to know what everyone was able to record at this year's national 
convention.
I'll start this show.

    One activity that has been requested to be recorded for 
several years is
the annual employment seminar.  I'm pleased to announce that this 
was done
with success.  Details on how one can obtain copies of this 
seminar will be
posted later.  I also recorded the Seminar for Spanish speakers 
and the
Writers' Division Annual Meeting.

    I'm sorry to report that due to the inability to connect to 
the sound
system in the room where it was being held plus not being ready 
by start
time the recording of this year's Back to Basics Seminar was 
aborted.
Although I brought my own sound system with me it could not be 
used
successfully in those Panzicola Rooms as they were quite large.  
The Back to
Basics Seminar was held in one of those rooms.  Without a direct 
connection
to the sound system I could not obtain a high-quality recording.  
Keep in
mind that these seminars have been posted on our national Web 
site hence the
need for them to be of the highest possible quality.

    I've discussed this issue with Mike Freholm before and during 
the
convention.  He plans to discuss it with Dr.  Maurer and Mrs.  
Jernigan during
the coming year in the hopes we can find a favorable solution 
which will
allow us to "Bleed" in-room sound systems without first visiting 
the local
mortgage company.

    I've had several brain storms and have a few possible 
work-around for
this problem especially next year since the national convention 
will be back
in Dallas.  As it happens our state affiliate has its own sound 
system.  If
there are affiliates that want their activities recorded perhaps 
they could
be scheduled in a room where the sound system could be set up to 
avoid the
costs of patching in to the hotel sound system.  As I recall the 
sound system
in the Wedgewood Room at the Hilton Anatole had problems.

Perhaps Florida could do likewise assuming they have their own 
sound
equipment and would be willing to allow it to be used to provide 
sound for
convention activities and so these activities can be recorded.  
Many of the
smaller rooms at the Rosen Shingle Creek did not have P.A.  
systems in them.
It's a darn good thing I was able to finance the purchass of a 
small pear of
speakers so I could not only record the above activities but 
provide a sound
system for these rooms.

    a dreamer's  approach would be to find equipment that could 
capture live
audio from an in-room sound system for recording without the need 
for a
physical connection to the in-room P.A.  system.  If the in-room 
sound systems
are digital this might be possible.  Since I have an entire year 
to research
this possibility I will do so.  There are hardware and software 
solutions
that allow audio and video signals to be sent from a PC to  a 
T.V.  or a
stereo system for playback without the need for a physical 
connection to the
receiving device.  I need to see if there are such solutions to 
do the exact
opposite and how expensive they are and their transportability.  
One way or
other we need to whip this problem so the issue won't keep coming 
up every
year.
    These are my recording adventures at this year's national 
convention.
All the best.

Peter Donahue




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