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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Super exciting! Hope the funding comes through!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Kristen Jocums<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>(706) 718-8055<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> NFBO-Linn-benton <nfbo-linn-benton-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Gardner via NFBO-Linn-benton<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 25, 2023 9:03 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Oregon Linn-Benton Chapter List <nfbo-linn-benton@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> John Gardner <john.gardner@viewplus.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBO-Linn-benton] State Convention save the date<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all, well Carolyn and I absolutely spaced out yesterday and remember the meeting way after it was over. We don’t even have an excuse. Except for excuses about being busy… that all of us have.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry, we’ll try to do better. Our report on the national convention is that we spent nearly every waking moment either in the session or getting feedback on the “low fidelity prototype” for the NSF grant that ViewPlus is part of. If we get phase II funding, this NSF project could make a huge improvement in information (especially graphics) accessibility. We spent an hour or more with ten people who are leaders in the field and were pleased by their enthusiasm about this project. Hope that means we’ll get Phase II but we will not know until December.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> NFBO-Linn-benton <<a href="mailto:nfbo-linn-benton-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfbo-linn-benton-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kristen Jocums via NFBO-Linn-benton<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 25, 2023 7:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Oregon Linn-Benton Chapter List' <<a href="mailto:nfbo-linn-benton@nfbnet.org">nfbo-linn-benton@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:kjocums@icloud.com">kjocums@icloud.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBO-Linn-benton] State Convention save the date<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Following up on our Chapter Meeting discussion last night, Natalie found the email about state convention! Here is the info<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>I hope you are doing well and enjoying the summer sun.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>We will be holding our State Convention the weekend of October 6-8 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Springfield/Eugene. Please save the date! More information about reserving a hotel room and convention registration will be coming in the next few months.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Looking forward to seeing everyone then!<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carla McQuillan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Of the Blind of Oregon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Kristen Jocums<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>(706) 718-8055<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>