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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk46232717">Folks,<o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">We are beginning the NFB Science and Engineering division's 2024 registration program. Below you will 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>
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<h1><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">NFB Science and Engineering Division Registration<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">To either become a registered member of the Science and Engineering division, or to renew your membership, go to "<a name="_Hlk154459820"></a></span><a href="http://www.nfb.org/divisiondues"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk154459820">http://www.nfb.org/divisiondues</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk154459820"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk154459820"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk46232717">".
The dues are $5 a year per person. Please do not make any STEM scholarship donations on this page for the NFB is not yet equipped to separate dues payments from donations on this web page. The Scholarship donation process is below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please consider donating to the NFB towards this scholarship.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you wish to make an online donation: go to <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://nfb.org/contribute/give">https://nfb.org/contribute/give</a> 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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<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 Science and Engineering E-mail List Subscription Page<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<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 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 "NFB-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: <a href="mailto:ljmaher03@outlook.com">
ljmaher03@outlook.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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