[nfbwatlk] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Assisting NFB-NEWSLINE at the 2013 NFB convention

[Mike Freeman]

You've probably already seen the message below but thought I'd post it again
here for emphasis.

 

Mike Freeman

 

 

From: Nfbnet-members-list [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of David Andrews
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 8:01 PM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Assisting NFB-NEWSLINE at the 2013 NFB
convention

 

Greetings fellow Federationists:
The 73rd annual national convention of the National Federation of the Blind
is rapidly approaching, so before everyone's schedule is entirely packed, I
wanted to write to you to ask for your assistance. The NFB-NEWSLINER team
will be hosting a demonstration room and a table in the Exhibit Hall this
year. Both of these activities will require a number of volunteers and we
would greatly appreciate any time that you could offer to help with our
convention activities. 
We have recently launched new service features, and we want to give
convention attendees an opportunity to become familiar with these additions
so that they can make the most of them. To aid us in this effort, in
addition to our two tables at the Exhibit Hall, the NFB-NEWSLINER team has
arranged for a demonstration room that will allow for hands-on
demonstrations of our recent service enhancements, such as the new emergency
weather alerts and the latest update to our NFB-NEWSLINER Mobile application
for the iPhone. We will also demonstrate some of the newest smaller features
and services added to the system and the latest publications now available
to the blind such as the U.S military publication Stars and Stripes.
Our demonstration room will be available for twelve hours of walk-in
traffic, and our tables in the Exhibit Hall will need to be staffed for
twenty-three hours, so we need plenty of help! We are looking for support
from our members who are familiar with the NFB-NEWSLINER service. 
Additionally, we need volunteers to staff our room's four workstations to
help convention attendees learn about recent service initiatives. Our
volunteers will be asked to assist visitors in many ways-by providing
information, handing out literature, and helping sign up new subscribers. We
will provide interested volunteers with information on these new service
initiatives before convention via conference call during the week of June
24th so that everyone is up to speed. 
Please send an e-mail indicating your interest in volunteering during
convention to my assistant, Nijat Worley. Nijat can be reached via e-mail at
nworley at nfb.org or by calling (410) 659-9314, extension 2234. 
Thank you in advance for your time and for your volunteer work 
Scott White
NFB-NEWSLINE Director
National Federation of the Blind

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