[Nfbc-info] Convention ideas for the fall

[Mary Willows]

Sounds good.  Can you handle presenting something on the Kendal?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Peterson" <its_mike at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Convention ideas for the fall


>    Hi Mary.  I think we need something big as a people draw. A couple 
> posabilities.
> How about a literacy rally or literacy march similar to the National one 
> on Friday morning between 9:00 a.m and 12:00 or maybe 1:00Or if not on 
> literacy generally how about a rally concerning the Kindell reader after 
> all Northern CA is known for high tech so it could be a good backdrop for 
> a loud public statement and this could excite the general membership 
> making them want to come and participate.Who knows it might even atract 
> non NFB blind people who have joined the reading coalition.
>
> if we could get a celebrity like Stevie Wonder to attend even better.
> Especially if we could incorporate a mini performance in to the program we 
> atract the blind and we atract media attention.
> Another posability is my 2-day seminar workshop for students or in lue of 
> that how about a training workshop on technology where vendors wouldn't 
> just have booths but would offer mini classes such as in Window-eyes which 
> is shortly coming out with 7.1
> with jaws,
> access to go
> and humanware products.
> To try and increase attendance we could try to get reservations for the 
> training courses in advance.
> The technology set up in Sacramento worked really well when it had limited 
> competition so why not set up the technology exhibit in the same area as 
> the talent show and allow exhibitors to donate prizes or sponsor entrants.
> Not sure exactly how to make this idea fly but I think with proper 
> nuturing it could work.
> Here's another idea get merchants in the area to provide outfits and 
> during the technology exhibit sponsor a beauty peagant or a fashion show 
> you might even get a company to sponsor the fashion show who sells various 
> fashions at reasonable prices.  A portion of the sells revenue could be 
> donated to the affiliate and the winner could get an outfit or 
> participants could get a discount.  We could have the anouncers describe 
> the various outfits and the fashion designer could have a booth where 
> buyers could order and see outfits they would have available on the racks 
> not on the models of course.
>
> I saw something today on the NFB twitter about engineers designing a car 
> blind people can drive can we get a speaker about this and promote it?  I 
> don't know if they have a model in production yet but that would be a draw 
> for the blind and the press.
> How about a pannel on technology called astounding wonders the blind meet 
> the future through equal access in technology.
>
> These are just off the top of my head.
> Mike Peterson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:46 PM
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Convention ideas for the fall
>
>
>> Hello all!
>> I am hereby appointing all who receive this message to serve on the 
>> convention planning committee.  We need ideas.  Lots of them.  I want 
>> this convention to be fun.  If you have any ideas please write to me.  We 
>> want to bring back the hospitality suite, welcoming committee and maybe a 
>> talent show.
>> Bring it on!
>>
>> Mary Willows, President
>> National Federation of the Blind of California
>> mwillows at sbcglobal.net
>>
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