[Nmabs] Student seminar update.
Darian Smith
dsmithnfb at gmail.com
Sat Oct 9 23:36:51 UTC 2010
I was thinkinging...
one thing that is always pretty cool is a "didn't know anyone who
did this" topic.
for example: at national convention at the student meeting in 09 I
spoke about AmeriCorps as I was generally considered the first
totally blind person to serve in the national civilian community corps
of AmeriCorps.
I use this as an example, someone who you know of as a student
that has done something pretty cool that is rather unique.
if you know of someone in the state and can get them there, I think
it would be worth it.
Just one more thought.
Great ideas all!
Darian
On 10/9/10, Terese Garcia <terese.kg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Tara,
> I had an idea as far as a guest speaker. As a freshman in college, I
> have been exploring my horizons and trying out different classes. I
> feel that it would be very benefitial to everyone if I did a little
> speech about what to do when meeting a new teacher. I had some very
> interesting experiences this year that I would really love to share
> and I feel like they have made me a better person.
> Let me know what you think,
> Terese.
>
> On 10/9/10, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Holey Whosits!
>> you all are on to some things!
>> i agree that there are some solid topics to talk about! I would get
>> this out in the state bulletin if possible too. a speaking of
>> communications- state newsline channel, maybe?
>> fundraiser options, maybe have a table in the back where you all can
>> sell your amazing mugs and t-shirts too!
>> as for registration, is there going to be something in place to get
>> people signed upon your member list/list serve?
>> As nabs reps, we try to make ourselves available to sign people up
>> for the nabs membership list.
>> speaking of nabs repping; I would love to come out and help out with
>> making this event a success; I'm just excited to hear that this looks
>> very likely to happen!
>> As the current NMABs president, requesting the rep falls on you, but
>> we can talk about that off-line.
>> as transportation goes, depending on if you have agencies sending
>> their students, you can see if they are going to provide dransport for
>> their own to the location- I think that's the best thing.
>> best,
>> Darian
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/9/10, Christopher Chavez <cchavez367 at cnm.edu> wrote:
>>> Hey Guys,
>>> I'm glad to see some solid content that could be discussed. At the last
>>> statewide seminar, we mostly just had people ask questions about us,
>>> which didn't go over very well. The fact that we are coming up with
>>> different activities and topics for presentation makes this whole thing
>>> seem more feasible to me. This might be the first step towards bringing
>>> more life into the division again. As far as transportation goes, as the
>>> only sighted member of NMABS and as Tara's husband, I will surely be
>>> involved in transport from Costco and stuff like that, although it'll be
>>> another matter when it comes to transportation to and from the seminar.
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> On 10/8/10 6:27 PM, Michael Postlethwait wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> As far As far as I know, Pizza Hut is still offering any size of pizza
>>>> for $10. Also, having 2 rooms sounds like a very good plan. I agree
>>>> that we should keep the breaks during this seminar to a minimum.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks and take care,
>>>> -Michael
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 8, 2010, at 7:08 AM, Monica Martinez <mmjackson469 at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:mmjackson469 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey Tara,
>>>>> How about two rooms. More than that and you might have people just
>>>>> wandering the halls and not really involved on one particular
>>>>> seminar. I can't think of the particular pizza place right now, but
>>>>> there is one doing any pizza for ten dollars. That will help keep
>>>>> expenses low and more choices for students. As far as having breaks,
>>>>> you want to be careful doing that. Any break over five minutes and
>>>>> we might lose interest and again have wanderers.
>>>>> Perhaps someone from the commission tech services can come and give a
>>>>> talk about new technology, along with some samples that students can
>>>>> see during the break and/or at a later point in the seminar.
>>>>> Presidents from the different areas: Alamogordo, Los Cruces,
>>>>> Albuquerque East Side, Albuquerque West Side and others can possibly
>>>>> give updates on what their specific divisions are doing this year.
>>>>> This will also show students that we as NMABS are advocating for the
>>>>> entire state, not just Albuquerque.
>>>>> As for activities, how about talking about our upcoming goalball team
>>>>> and what we need to do to continue moving forward with that project.
>>>>> Many are interested but we still have a lot to do to make it happen.
>>>>> When to have the registration forms returned by-I would think a week
>>>>> (November 5) would be reasonable. Is there a charge for registration?
>>>>> They can send it back to me if you would like me to be in charge of
>>>>> that.
>>>>> I am willing to be the contact for this event.
>>>>> Can Christine come and explain the different job positions for each
>>>>> board/officer position? If so, that would be fabulous.
>>>>> Perhabs we can have Cheryl come and talk about the history of NMABS.
>>>>> Since she is the one that signed our original documentation into the
>>>>> National Federation of the Blind. Speaking of history, why not have
>>>>> Art, Christine or Tonia talk about the history of the NFB? Many of
>>>>> us don't know how it started originally. We should know the base of
>>>>> what we have our division on.
>>>>> Anyway, those are just a few thoughts I had for contributing to the
>>>>> seminar.
>>>>> Monica
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:08 PM, NMABS President
>>>>> <nmabs.president at gmail.com <mailto:nmabs.president at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> First, I’d like to apologize for not sending the previous month’s
>>>>> minutes, they will be sent in a few minutes. I wanted to give
>>>>> everyone an update on our progress for the seminar taking place
>>>>> next month.
>>>>>
>>>>> The date for the seminar is Saturday November 13, 2010 from
>>>>> 9:p00-4:30
>>>>>
>>>>> It will be held at the NMSBVI Pre-school here in Albuquerque.
>>>>>
>>>>> We will be holding registration from 8:00-9:00 that morning.
>>>>>
>>>>> We are going to order pizza from somewhere, we need to decide
>>>>> where since that would be the easiest and we can also have soda
>>>>> and water in coolers, Christine has agreed to let us borrow her
>>>>> ice chest if we need it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Things we still need to finalize by October 17, 2010:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Activities at the seminar
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Where to order the pizza from and what drinks to purchase
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Which date we want the registration forms returned and money
>>>>> collected
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. Who to contact with the information
>>>>>
>>>>> 5. Guest speakers
>>>>>
>>>>> 6. Specific discussions
>>>>>
>>>>> 7. Breakout sessions for different groups?
>>>>>
>>>>> 8. Partents involvement?
>>>>>
>>>>> 9. Child care?
>>>>>
>>>>> 10. How many rooms we will need?
>>>>>
>>>>> Please let me know if you are able to help with any of the above.
>>>>> I know some of us in the group have a costco account plus we
>>>>> could purchase things directly out of the NMABS account now that
>>>>> we have our debit card.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any questions, please reply and let me know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you, Amanda, Michael, and Josh so far. You are all doing a
>>>>> wonderful job.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Tara
>>>>>
>>>>>
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