[NFBWV-Talk] Fwd: more virtual convention details

[Sheri Koch]

For those of you who wish to attend other virtual NFB state conventions around the country, see Calendar link below. 

Sheri Koch, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
304-993-5103



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> From: Sheri Koch <skochnfbwv at gmail.com>
> Date: August 27, 2020 at 5:52:28 PM EDT
> To: Sharon Koch <slk8332015 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Fwd: more virtual convention details
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> From: Berggren, John <jberggren at nfb.org>
> Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 4:19 PM
> Subject: more virtual convention details
> To: State Presidents <StatePresidents at nfb.org>
> CC: President, National Federation of the Blind <OfficeOfThePresident at nfb.org>, Kirschner, Ross <rkirschner at nfb.org>
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> And here’s the second dose of information. A number of you asked about other affiliate’s convention dates, should you want to participate in another affiliate’s virtual convention from the comfort of your own living room. You can find the
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> Now some words about Zoom. Many of you will be using the Zoom platform for your convention. I’d like to reiterate a couple of points from our meeting last week. While there are some differences between Zoom meeting and Zoom webinar licenses,
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> none are substantive enough to dictate a need for the pricier webinar license. Affiliate Zoom meeting licenses provided by the national office have a capacity of 300 attendees. If you’re anticipating a convention of greater than 300, please reach out to Ross
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> We also talked last week about a Zoom resource page on our site. We’ve added some content to the webpage established for national convention (https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/zoom-information).
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> You can find dial-in numbers, keyboard shortcuts, a link to Jonathan Mosen’s useful Zoom tutorial, and details about JAWS scripts for Zoom. Look for a presenter’s resource guide to be posted later this week.
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> One last note about Zoom. Starting September 27, Zoom will require that all meetings have a passcode or a waiting room. You can specify your own passcode and passcodes can be embedded into clickable hyperlinks. Waiting rooms may work well
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> And finally, some information about Cvent’s CrowdCompass application. Cvent is offering the following price points based on the size of your convention. The costs listed here are per year fees for one, two, or
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> Up to 250 attendees: $2,700/$2,280/$1,990
> Up to 500 attendees: $3,200/$2,880/$2,590
> Up to 1,000 attendees: $4,200/$3,780/$3,400
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> If you feel these costs are within reach for your affiliate and implementation will not distract from the important business at hand for your convention, you can contact Mike Myrtle with Cvent at 301-943-4038 or
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> As always, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to give a shout.
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> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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> Sheri Koch, President
> National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
> 304-993-5103