<div><div dir="auto">Good Morning!</div></div><div dir="auto">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. </div><div dir="auto">Cathy</div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">National Federation of the Blind</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:webmaster@nfb.org">webmaster@nfb.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 7:01 AM<br>Subject: Thursday: National Convention News & Updates<br>To: Cathy Jackson <<a href="mailto:cathyj1949@gmail.com">cathyj1949@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<h1><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:22pt">Join the NFB20 Opening General Session Tonight!</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind<br>
July 14 through July 18<br>
Anywhere & Everywhere</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Welcome to Thursday! <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17956&qid=3966637" rel="nofollow" style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Today’s agenda</a> 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 <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17957&qid=3966637" rel="nofollow" style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">virtual event platform</a>. More information can also be found at <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17958&qid=3966637" rel="nofollow" style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">nfb.org/convention</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">Melissa Riccobono and Anil Lewis, hosts of the <em>Nation’s Blind Podcast</em>, will be doing commentary thirty minutes before the start of the opening general session today. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17959&qid=3966637" rel="nofollow" style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Tune in early</a> to ask questions in the Q&A feature of Zoom or via social media. </span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:18pt">Reminders</span></h2>
<h3><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;color:#0563c1"><strong>Presidential Suite Is Open</strong></span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Visit the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17960&qid=3966637" rel="nofollow" style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Presidential Suite Zoom room</a>! Leave a message with the host for Mark Riccobono, the elected President of the National Federation of the Blind. We will also have some limited opportunities for individuals or groups to schedule appointments to speak with him. Let the host know you would like to schedule a meeting and leave your contact information so we can reach you with the appointment time.</span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. EDT</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Friday; 9:00 to 10:45 a.m. EDT</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Saturday; 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT</span></span></li>
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<h3><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;color:#0563c1"><strong>Voting</strong></span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Members of the National Federation of the Blind who registered for the 2020 National Convention are eligible to vote during our general sessions. In order to ensure the integrity of our voting process, enrollment was 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.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">More information about the proposed voting procedures can be found at <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17961&qid=3966637" rel="nofollow" style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">nfb.org/convention</a>.</span></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size:16pt;color:#0563c1"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Code of Conduct</strong></span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please review <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17962&qid=3966637" rel="nofollow" style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">our code of conduct</a>. Prohibited behavior or misuse of the NFB National Convention platform will not be tolerated and may result in removal from the convention and/or other consequences. For assistance or to report an incident during the convention, call 410-659-9314, extension 2475 or email <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17963&qid=3966637" rel="nofollow" style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">coc@nfb.org</a>.</span></span></p>
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