[NFBNJ] It's Here...The 45th Annual State Convention National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT— WE ARE MORE THAN THE SUM OF ONE

[Linda Melendez]

Good morning NFBNJ members, conventioneers, family friends and fellow
Federationist,



What's the saying "the early bird catches the worm"? Not for the next four
days! The early bird gets Zoom-ing to join us for our amazing 45th Annual
State Convention The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey  LIVE
THE LIFE YOU WANT— WE ARE MORE THAN THE SUM OF ONE. I am so excited; I feel
like one of the Pointer Sisters! This is my first year as your elected
President and I hope you enjoy what the affiliate has prepared for you; see
you at 9:25 AM for our preconvention activities followed by division and
committee meetings throughout the day. Included in this email are the
following:

1.   Our Integrity and Respect Policy including the link to the NFB Code of
Conduct. Please do your part to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for
all of us.

2.   Link to visit our Virtual Exhibitors Room from the comfort of anywhere
and everywhere

3.   Misc Announcements

4.   Zoom Commands for the various ways to join us

5.   Zoom participation details

Warmly,

Linda Melendez, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
732-421-7063
Email: president at nfbnj.org
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* Live the life you want. *
*The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a community of
members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s
blind. Everyday we work together to help blind people live the lives they
want.*


Integrity and RespectTo allow all attendees the chance to benefit from all
aspects of the convention, we are committed to providing a harassment-free
environment for everyone. We appreciate your assistance in cultivating an
atmosphere in which participants from diverse backgrounds may learn,
network, and share with each other in an environment of mutual respect.
Thank you for doing your part to contribute to our community and the high
expectations we strive to maintain.

Please visit the following link for the code of conduct:

www.nfb.org/about-us/history-and-governance/code-conduct
Virtual Exhibit Room

Please be sure to visit our virtual Exhibitor Room which will open on
Wednesday, November 3 and close on Wednesday, December 15.

https://www.nfbnj.org/state-convention/exhibitors-and-sponsors/exhibitors

 We are grateful to all our exhibitors for their time, dedication, and
generosity to the NFBNJ, so please do support them and visit their virtual
booth.
Miscellaneous Details

Our convention will be recorded.

All state convention activities will be held at Eastern Standard Time via
the Zoom platform unless otherwise indicated.

JAWS users can use Heading 1 to navigate between announcements and days and
heading 2 for presentations.


Zoom Window CommandsMute/Unmute your audio: Alt+A
Turn your video camera on/off: Alt+V
Display Participants, users: Alt+U
To collapse the list of users and show other Zoom controls: press escape
Raise/lower hand: Alt+Y
To quit: Alt QPlease allow the host to lower your handZoom Mac Keyboard
Shortcuts

Command + Shift + A: Mute/unmute audio
Command + Shift + V: Start/stop video
Hold Space: Push to talk if your audio is muted and the host allows it
Option + Y: Raise hand/lower hand
Command + U: Display/hide participants panel
Command + Shift + H: Show/hide in-meeting chat panel
Command + Shift + F: Enter or exit full screen
Ctrl + Option + Command +H: Show/hide meeting controls
Command + W: Prompt to End or Leave Meeting
Zoom Telephone Commands

To mute or unmute: Star+6
To Raise or lower your hand: Star+9
Please allow the host to lower your hand



Zoom iPhone Tips

To raise your hand, tap on the more button and tap the option to raise your
hand
To unmute when you wish to speak, tap on the mute/unmute button
Convention Zoom Participation Details

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/6477660103?pwd=MUl1dnZQU1JxMkhUemdCSHZUM21HUT09

Meeting ID: 647 766 0103
Passcode: 460994

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+13017158592,,6477660103#,,,,*460994# US (Washington DC)

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Meeting ID: 647 766 0103
Passcode: 460994
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