[Nfb-or] Oregon Members and Legislative Seminar

[T. Joseph Carter]

Hey everyone,

The National Federation of the Blind of Oregon is holding its Members  
and Legislative Seminar this coming weekend, February 21-22.  We will  
then be meeting with legislators on February 23 at the State Capitol.

The Seminar will be held at the Residence Inn.  The state affiliate 
is handling lodging costs, so if you would like to attend you need to 
get in touch with Art Stevenson by phone at 503-585-4318 or by email 
at artds55 at comcast.net as soon as possible.  The cost for the meal 
package and registration is $45.

In order to allow for active participation and involvement of the  
membership, there is no set agenda, but here is a rough outline of  
what's planned:

Saturday, February 21.  We'll begin at noon and run until about 5pm.   
Dinner is expected about 6pm, and we'll have an evening session  
afterward.  Topics will include who the members of the NFB of Oregon are 
and what brought us to the NFB, a talk with Dr. Schroeder, a discussion 
of the NFB's philosophy and why it matters, the role of leadership and 
members of the affiliate, and a discussion of committees.

Sunday, February 22.  Breakfast will be served between 8 and 10am.   
Committees will meet during breakfast.  We will have morning, afternoon, 
and evening sessions afterward.  Topics for the session include 
legislative issues and preparation, an update from the Oregon Commission 
for the Blind by Linda Mock, an update on the Oregon Department of 
Education's plans regarding the Oregon School for the Blind by Elizabeth 
Russeau-Rooney, a national legislative update, and "everything else".

Monday, February 23.  Breakfast will be served at 8am, after which we'll 
be heading to the State Capitol to meet with lawmakers.

As mentioned above, we will be fortunate to have Dr. Fred Schroeder  
joining us to represent the national organization.  There is much to be 
done, so it is going to be a busy weekend.

Hope to see all of you there!

Joseph