[nfbwatlk] NLS Braille Summit Streamed

[Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)]

I received the following:


The NLS Braille Summit will take place June 19-21 at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts. We have had a strong level of interest, and this conference promises to be an informative and thought-provoking event.

For those not able to attend, there will be a number of ways to participate through social media and more traditional channels.

The audio and video of the panel presentations will be streamed over the Internet. The web address for the live stream will be www.perkins.org/braillesummit<http://www.perkins.org/braillesummit>. The conference will be streamed during the following hours:

Wednesday, June 19, 2013
1:00-3:00 p.m.
3:15-4:15 p.m.

Thursday, June 20, 2013
8:30-9:45 a.m.
11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
2:45-4:10 p.m.

Friday, June 21, 2013
8:30-10:00 a.m.
2:45-4:30 p.m.

The conference e-mail address is braillesummit at gmail.com<mailto:braillesummit at gmail.com>. This address will be monitored before and during the conference. Questions and comments received through this means will be incorporated into the discussion as time permits.

Social media for this event will be handled primarily through Twitter. Follow @Braille Summit for information and for links to event photos posted on Twitpic. Retweeting and sharing to other social media venues is encouraged. The event hashtag is #NLSBRAILLE.






Enjoy listening.

/s/

Bennett Prows