[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Tomorrow's CIC meeting: Thursday, January 12, 9:00 a.m. to noon, 877-873-8017, Passcode 7085546

[joe harcz Comcast]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
To: "Turney, Susan (LARA)" <turneys at michigan.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: Tomorrow's CIC meeting: Thursday, January 12, 9:00 a.m. to 
noon, 877-873-8017, Passcode 7085546


> Hi,
>
> Could you send me the recordings of that meeting please and also the draft 
> minuts?
>
> Best,
>
> Paul "Joe" Harcz, Jr.
> Member CIC NFB MI Alternate
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Turney, Susan (LARA)" <turneys at michigan.gov>
> To: "'Marianne Dunn'" <dunkaz at ameritech.net>
> Cc: "Martin, Carrie (LARA)" <martinc2 at michigan.gov>; 
> <phyllismagbanua at comcast.net>; <waynesworld50 at yahoo.com>; "'Ghkitchen'" 
> <ghkitchen at comcast.net>; <ghkitchen at gfn.org>; "'Fred wurtzel'" 
> <f.wurtzel at comcast.net>; "'joe harcz Comcast'" <joeharcz at comcast.net>; 
> "'Cheryl Wade'" <wadecher at msu.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:16 AM
> Subject: RE: Tomorrow's CIC meeting: Thursday, January 12, 9:00 a.m. to 
> noon, 877-873-8017, Passcode 7085546
>
>
> Marianne, thanks for your email.
>
> I left a voicemail message for Richard Bernstein on December 15 with the 
> date and location of the CIC meeting, thanking him for agreeing to speak 
> to the CIC at our January 12 meeting and suggesting that he arrive about 
> 10:00 a.m. at the Victor Building, 201 N. Washington Square in Lansing.  I 
> also asked if he had any handouts for me to produce in alternative 
> formats, and what format he'd prefer for our meeting materials.  He left 
> me a voicemail that evening saying he was looking forward to speaking at 
> our meeting on the twelfth, and he said that he would have no handouts to 
> distribute.  He didn't ask me to contact anyone else about this, although 
> he did say that I should feel free to call him at any time.  I'd planned 
> to call him again this morning to reconfirm the specific time and make 
> sure he had directions to the Victor Building for tomorrow's meeting.
>
> Based on your note saying that he'll try to call in at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow 
> during our meeting, I'll contact all of the CIC members asking them to 
> have specific questions ready (about the problems with transportation for 
> blind individuals in the Detroit Metro Area) for Mr. Bernstein's phone 
> presentation.  I'm sending a cc of this email to all CIC members who use 
> email, and I'll phone the other members this morning.
>
> Thank you for providing Mr. Bernstein with the call-in number and 
> passcode. If he's unable to call in to the meeting tomorrow from New York, 
> we can certainly invite him to attend the next meeting.
>
> Susan Turney
> Communications & Outreach Coordinator, Michigan Commission for the Blind
> Michigan Department Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
> desk:  517-241-8631; cell: 517-243-3858; fax:  517-335-5140
> MCB toll-free: 1-800-292-4200
> 201 N. Washington Square, Second Floor,
> P.O. Box 30652; Lansing, MI 48909
> www.michigan.gov/mcb
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marianne Dunn [mailto:dunkaz at ameritech.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:44 AM
> To: phyllismagbanua at comcast.net; Turney, Susan (LARA)
> Subject: Tomorrow's CIC meeting
>
> Hello,
> I spoke yesterday with Richard Bernstein about tomorrow's meeting.  He did 
> not receive confirmation about the meeting, agenda, etc.  Perhaps that was 
> my responsibility as I invited him to speak about the problems with 
> transportation for blind individuals in the Detroit Metro Area.  I am not 
> aware of how this is typically handled.
>
> As a result, he did not get the meeting into his schedule.  He is 
> traveling tomorrow morning to NYC and will make every effort to get to a 
> location by 11:00 to phone in to the meeting.  I have relayed the phone 
> number and passcode to him so we can anticipate his involvement late in 
> the meeting, possibly running over a bit into the public comment time.
>
> I would suggest we have very focused questions ready for Mr. Bernstein so 
> that we make the best use of the short time he will have to share his 
> experience and knowledge of the transportation concerns with us.
>
> If you both feel this arrangement will work, could you inform the other 
> members of the group so they are aware and can formulate thoughts and 
> questions for Mr. Bernstein?
>
> Thanks very much.  I look forward to tomorrow's meeting.
> Marianne
>
>