[NFBK] {Disarmed} Fwd: Thursday: National Convention News & Updates

Thu Jul 16 17:34:53 UTC 2020

Ok just another Cathy blunder! Our caucus is scheduled for 11 AM tomorrow
morning, July 17th. I have so much going on right now I don’t know if I am
going or coming.
Cathy

On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 7:51 AM Cathy Jackson via NFBK <nfbk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Good Morning!
> Tonight is the night. Below You will find all Of the ways you can connect
> to opening ceremonies for our 2020 National Federation of the Blind
> Convention. I want all of you to cheer as loudly as you can when Kentycky
> is called during roll of states. I want to be able to hear you. It won’t
> quite be like being in the convention hall together, but there isn’t any
> reason we can’t celebrate. We will be sending out the link to our Affiliate
> caucus scheduled for tomorrow, Friday July 17 at 11 PM Eastern time later
> on. We are also working on a plan to link all of us together for the
> banquet on Saturday evening. So stay tuned.
> Cathy
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> Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 7:01 AM
> Subject: Thursday: National Convention News & Updates
> To: Cathy Jackson <cathyj1949 at gmail.com>
>
>
>
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> Join the NFB20 Opening General Session Tonight!
>
> National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind
> July 14 through July 18
> Anywhere & Everywhere
>
> Welcome to Thursday! Today’s agenda
> <https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17956&qid=3966637>
> includes national division meetings and the opening general session. The
> opening general session includes the official welcoming ceremony, the
> celebration of freedom, and roll call from state affiliates. Join us on our virtual
> event platform
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> More information can also be found at nfb.org/convention
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> .
>
> Melissa Riccobono and Anil Lewis, hosts of the *Nation’s Blind Podcast*,
> will be doing commentary thirty minutes before the start of the opening
> general session today. Tune in early
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>    - Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. EDT
>    - Friday; 9:00 to 10:45 a.m. EDT
>    - Saturday; 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
>
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> Members of the National Federation of the Blind who registered for the
> 2020 National Convention are eligible to vote during our general sessions.
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> required by July 12, 2020. The voting platform will allow you to vote via
> SMS (text message) or by phone. The phone number for voting is 667-206-6677.
>
> More information about the proposed voting procedures can be found at
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