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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk46232717">Folks,<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">We are beginning the NFB Computer Science division's 2024 registration program. Below you will
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">find instructions for registering with the division, making a STEM scholarship donation, and joining the division's e-mail list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">NFB Computer Science Division Registration<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">To either become a registered member of the Computer Science Division, or to renew your membership, go to
</span><a href="https://web.nfbcal.org/nfbcsreg"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">https://web.nfbcal.org/nfbcsreg</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">. The dues are $5 a year per person.
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<h1>STEM Scholarship Donations<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Science and Engineering Division and the Computer Science Division are raising funds for a $8000 "Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics" (STEM) scholarship given by the NFB, to a worthy student at the NFB convention.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please consider donating to the NFB towards this scholarship.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To donate: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are two ways to donate to the NFB STEM Scholarship: one method is online, and the second method is by mail.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you wish to make an online donation: go to <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"<a href="https://nfb.org/contribute/give"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://nfb.org/contribute/give</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">" and f</span>ill out the required fields. On the "Contribution Note" field please enter
"<a name="_Hlk61272341">STEM Scholarship</a>". Once your donation has been submitted, you will receive an automatic acknowledgment of your donation. Please forward this donation acknowledgement to John Miller (<a href="mailto:Johnmillerphd@hotmail.com">Johnmillerphd@hotmail.com</a>)
so that he can track our progress towards our funding goal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To donate by mail: Please make a check payable to NFB.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the memo line write STEM Scholarship.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mail the check to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NFB accounting/scholarship<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">200 East Wells St. at Jernigan Place<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Baltimore, MD 21230.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK1"><u>Please make your contributions by March 1, 2024, so that your contributions can count towards the 2024 STEM Scholarship.<o:p></o:p></u></a></p>
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<h1><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1">NFB Computer Science E-mail List Subscription Page<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1">The NFBnet.org website contains the Email/Web/FTP service of the National Federation of the Blind (</span><a href="https://www.nfbnet.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1">https://www.nfbnet.org/</span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1">).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1">The first link on the page is where you go to join or drop NFBnet mailing lists, as well as browse the archives. Clicking that link opens a page containing the NFB e-mail lists. Search for "Computer
Science" and follow the subscription instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Louis Maher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Phone: 713-444-7838<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Email: ljmaher03@outlook.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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