[NFBC-SFV] Call For Speakers

[juanita.herrera91 at gmail.com]

Greetings all!

 

The 11th annual Best In Tech Conference is fast approaching. It will be held
on Saturday November 16, 2019, at the Braille Institute: 741 N. Vermont
Ave., Los Angeles. We hope to see all of you there again!

 

One of the greatest things about The Best In Tech Conference is the
opportunity to come and learn about the latest Assistive Technology
solutions by way of presentations given by regular everyday users. In other
words, these presentations are not sales pitches from vendors or
manufacturers who have a vested interest in getting you to buy a specific
product. Our presenters are people like you and I who use these solutions on
a daily basis to live independent and productive lives.

 

We are extending an invitation to anyone who wishes to be a speaker at this
year's Best In Tech. If you use Assistive Technology or have found a way to
use a non-A.T. productin a way that has increased your independence or
productivity, if you enjoy talking tech and are comfortable speaking in
front of large audiences, we want to hear from you.

 

In an effort to make this year's presentation even more interesting and
maintain a more consistent flow, we ask that you plan on speaking about the
features and things you like about your device rather than relying on
product demos. As we all know, our beloved technology has a tendency to not
always behave as expected. These little "glitches" tend to cause delays that
ultimately result in significant time loss over the course of a 2 hour
presentation.

 

If you would like to be a speaker at The Best In Tech 2019, please contact
us at the email address or phone number below. Please tell us about
yourself, your background, work, affiliations etc. Also, please describe the
technology you will be talking about in either an outline or a written
sample of your presentation. If this is your first time speaking at this
conference, we may also ask you to submit an audio sample of your
presentation so that our Planning committee can assess your speaking
ability. You should plan to speak for about 8 to 10 minutes, depending on
how many other speakers are presenting. That may seem like a long time, but
it goes by much faster than you think. Make sure that your presentation
includes an adequate description of the product, details about how this
technology helps you and why you feel that this technology solution should
be considered to be one of the best for this year. You should also plan to
remain available after the main presentation to answer questions from
attendees and if possible give demonstrations of the technology you
discussed. All applications must be submitted no later than November 7,
2019.

 

You can contact us at: nfbevents at gmail.com <mailto:nfbevents at gmail.com>  or
by phone at: 818-457-9449. Please be sure to include a phone number and an
email address where you can be contacted.

 

Thank you. We are looking forward to your submissions.

 

Best regards,

National Federation of the Blind of California San Fernando Valley Chapter

 

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