[nfbcs] NFB in Computer Science 2013 Annual Meeting Announcement

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

the only drive that ever crashed for me was Seagate, plus what's with 768g? 
common sizes under 1t are increments of 250.
how bout an agenda?

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curtis Chong" <curtischong at earthlink.net>
To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 1:01 PM
Subject: [nfbcs] NFB in Computer Science 2013 Annual Meeting Announcement


> Greetings:
>
>
>
> The 2013 meeting of the National Federation of the Blind in Computer 
> Science
> will take place on Wednesday, July 3, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in
> conjunction with the 2013 Convention of the National Federation of the
> Blind.  This is an excellent opportunity for you to obtain 
> up-to-the-minute
> information about what commercial organizations such as AT&T, Comcast, and
> Microsoft are doing to improve the ability of the blind to use the
> technologies they produce and market.  You can also network with blind
> people who are taking an active role in improving their ability to use 
> some
> of the complex systems and software of the day.
>
>
>
> We have organized a panel of leading blind technology experts who will
> discuss the future of nonvisual access for the blind.  How have we, the
> blind, fared in terms of being able to use the same technologies as our
> sighted peers?  At home, in school, or on the job, can we use the same
> technology with the same efficiency as everybody else?  In the context of
> technology, are things getting better or worse for us?  Is it true, as 
> some
> have claimed,  that historically, the blind have moved forward to achieve
> technological parity with the sighted only to fall back as technological
> developments in the broader society out-pace our ability to keep up?
>
>
>
> Come to the 2013 meeting of the National Federation of the Blind in 
> Computer
> Science and network with your technically-minded colleagues.
>
>
>
> Membership dues in the NFB in Computer Science are $5.  Even if you decide
> that you do not want to join, you can pay your $5 and register for some
> technology-related door prize, which will be drawn near the end of the
> meeting.  One prize will be a 768 gigabyte Seagate USB-powered external 
> hard
> disk drive.
>
>
>
> If you would like to know more about our upcoming meeting, please feel 
> free
> to contact me via email at curtischong at earthlink.net or via telephone at
> 505-508-1978.
>
>
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
>
>
> Curtis Chong, President
>
> National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science
>
>
>
>
>
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