[nfbcs] NFB in Computer Science 2013 Annual Meeting Announcement

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On Jun 23, 2013, at 5:01 PM, "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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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