[nfbwatlk] {Disarmed} Fwd: NFB National Convention Update #4

[Mike Freeman]

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> From: "National Federation of the Blind" <JerniganInstitute at nfb.org>
> Date: June 28, 2013, 14:30:22 PDT
> To: Michael Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
> Subject: NFB National Convention Update #4
> Reply-To: "National Federation of the Blind" <JerniganInstitute at nfb.org>
> 
> Dear Convention Attendee:
> 
> It is almost here!  Only three days to go!
> 
> The National Federation of the Blind is a strong, dynamic, organization like no other in the world. The Federation stays fresh and vibrant because we continue to take full ownership of our organization and bring new elements into our programs that keep us on the cutting edge. In advance of our 75th anniversary (2015) and with the tenth anniversary of our Jernigan Institute coming up (2014), we will be conducting some focus groups at the convention to gather data about the organization and its branding. The focus groups will explore a few questions about the NFB brand, key characteristics of the organization, and the elements that keep you engaged in Federation programs. Please consider volunteering an hour of your time to discuss a few questions about the Federation from your perspective. 
> 
> We are planning five separate focus group times. You can only participate in one of the sessions but you should indicate all of the sessions you would be available to attend as we will select participants in order to get a cross section for each session. 
> 
> The available focus group times are:
> Group 1: Monday, July 1, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
> Group 2: Monday, July 1, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
> Group 3: Monday, July 1, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
> Group 4: Wednesday, July 3, 1:45-2:45 p.m.
> Group 5: Wednesday, July 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
> 
> Please send an e-mail to Mika Baugh <mikabaugh at yahoo.com> noting the time slots you would be available to attend. Please also provide a mobile phone number that we can use to confirm your participation with you during the convention. Finally, include your state affiliate in the message so we can get a wide range of geographic representation.
> 
> Thank you for your work to build the National Federation of the Blind!
> 
> 
> 
> Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has put together a brief survey to aid in their understanding of the blind community and any issues that may be impacting you related to your sleep patterns.  They would welcome your participation in this survey.  If you could kindly complete the survey by Monday July 8, it would be greatly appreciated.  You can access the survey using the following link:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VandaSurvey.
> 
> 
> Correction to earlier message:  There will be a drop-off location for the UPS pre-paid boxes in the Rosen Centre lobby on will be on Saturday, July 6 between noon and 2:00 p.m. 
> 
> 
> We want to express our gratitude to our sponsors, listed below:
> 
> Accessibility Champion 
> Vanda Pharmaceuticals 
> Deque Systems, Inc.
> 
> Title 
> Monster Worldwide
> 
> Platinum 
> UPS 
> HumanWare 
> Oracle 
> Travelocity
> 
> Gold 
> Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP 
> Google 
> Market Development Group, Inc.
> 
> Silver 
> AT&T 
> Freedom Scientific 
> Pearson Higher Education
> 
> Bronze 
> BlackBerry 
> C AND P- Chris Park Design 
> IBM 
> VitalSource Technologies
> 
> White Cane 
> Courseload 
> En-Vision America 
> HIMS, Inc. 
> eBay Inc. 
> Sprint 
> MegaVoice 
> SSB Bart Group 
> Learning Ally
> Forizs & Dogali, P.A. and Eugene Feldman Attorney at Law
> 
>  
> 
> Catch the 73rd Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind Online!
> 
> If your friends can't make it to convention this year, tell them that they can stream it online.  The information can be found on the NFB Web site at https://nfb.org/convention-streaming-schedule. 
> 
>  
> 
> Safe travels to convention!  
> 
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