[nfb-talk] Convention

Tue Jul 12 18:02:34 UTC 2011

no disagreement here.  excellent point.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention

> Hi Loren,
>
> One more thing!  Let's assume I'm at convention!  I get tired of the 
> crowds and need some down time during the general session.  I go to my 
> room, turn on my Iphone and listen in the comfort of my room for a time! 
> Perhaps I'd get frustrated if I missed a door prize but that's my problem! 
> The stream on the other side went all day so a person who wanted to hear 
> it could do so past their general session!  Our material is so much 
> better!  It deserves that kind of coverage!  For what it is worth!
>
> Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Loren Wakefield" <isaiah5719 at mchsi.com>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 9:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention
>
>
>> One sign that an organization of any kind is dying is when it takes the 
>> attitude, "we've never done it that way before".  Times are changing.  An 
>> organization or business cannot afford to chase people the same way they 
>> did 20 30 years ago.  This in no way means they must change the corp 
>> beliefs of the organization.  But just because it wasn't done that way in 
>> the past, is not a reason to do it now.  If that was the ccase, the blind 
>> would not have made any advances at all.  We changed the paradigm out 
>> there, and fortunately, it is still changing.  Streaming is not just for 
>> those who will not go to convention or can't go, it is a way to get the 
>> message out to the general public.  If we take the attitude that if you 
>> cant beg borrow or steal your way to convention, then you cant hear or 
>> share what happened or was said, then why publish a summary in the 
>> monitor?
>>
>> Like it or not, society is changing.  Who really cares if we change what 
>> it means to be blind, and the blind are still two centuries behind the 
>> rest of the world?
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 5:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention
>>
>>
>>> Hello Lauren and everyone,
>>>
>>>    With that kind of outlook it's true. We've fought the dragons of hell 
>>> to
>>> make it to convention and succeeded many times. We feel we've set a 
>>> great
>>> example for others to follow.
>>>
>>> Peter Donahue
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Loren Wakefield" <isaiah5719 at mchsi.com>
>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 4:29 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention
>>>
>>>
>>> The thing to do is get the stream working or not do it at all.  It 
>>> sounds
>>> like we are getting it down.  Things will work better next time. 
>>> Streaming
>>> probably will benefit more than those who are already members as well. 
>>> And
>>> as much as we may wish to do so, it is impossible for all who want to 
>>> attend
>>> to do so.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 10:35 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello again everyone,
>>>>
>>>>    The ultimate solution is to quit complaining about the stream and 
>>>> start
>>>> now to plan to be with us in Dallas next year and at future Orlando
>>>> conventions. From what I hear there will be a lot of them.  Get busy 
>>>> now,
>>>> wrestle up the bucks now and we'll see you in Dallas and beyond.
>>>>
>>>> Peter Donahue
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 2:30 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jim,
>>>> What do you mean? Are you saying the banquet wasn't available live due 
>>>> to
>>>> technical issues?
>>>> I agree the convention is important to stream, but due to work and 
>>>> family
>>>> events, I only got to hear it a few times.
>>>> I heard it more live last year and it was very clear.
>>>>
>>>> Ashley
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>>> From: James Aldrich
>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 1:48 PM
>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention
>>>>
>>>> Hi Jim,
>>>>
>>>> The banquet wasn't available to me but I probably got in much too late! 
>>>> I
>>>> think we need to show our leaders how important this streaming is to us
>>>> and
>>>> we need to keep it out front!  It is truly important and it does indeed
>>>> get
>>>> our message out!  I too enjoyed what I heard from the stream!
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net>
>>>> To: "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 2:15 PM
>>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Convention
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It sounds like it was a wonderful convention.  Once the streams got to
>>>>> working right, I was able to hear and see what all was going on.  Very
>>>>> informative.  The banquet was also great last night.  A few times, the
>>>>> stream went out, but again, that was temporary.  I was able to get 
>>>>> most
>>>>> of
>>>>> the speech.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, for all who went, I hope you had a great time and I'm glad 
>>>>> that
>>>>> those of us who couldn't go could at least take part in the listening 
>>>>> of
>>>>> the
>>>>> sessions.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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