[Nmabs] Student seminar update.
Terese Garcia
terese.kg at gmail.com
Mon Oct 11 01:48:24 UTC 2010
15 to 20 minutes would work. I would like to leave some time for questions.
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 10, 2010, at 6:54 PM, "NMABS President" <nmabs.president at gmail.com> wrote:
> Would 15 m8inutes be enough? I would like to make it short and sweet since
> we have a lot going on.
> Tara
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nmabs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nmabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Terese Garcia
> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 5:26 PM
> To: New Mexico Association of Blind Students
> Subject: Re: [Nmabs] Student seminar update.
>
> I am not sure how long I would need. I would like more time than I had for
> last year's student seminar at state convention.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 10, 2010, at 5:06 PM, "NMABS President" <nmabs.president at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> Greate ideas all. Terese, I think you have a wonderful idea, how long
> would
>> you need to do your speech so we can start finalizing the agenda? Monica,
>> I'd love you to be the contact for the registration forms, the cost is $5
>> and I think having them to you by Friday November 5, is a wonderful idea.
> We
>> can meet that evening and compile the forms with the money and make sure
> we
>> have everything for the day of. I can print some for the day of the
> seminar,
>> plus I think the state has some sort of discount with one of the office
>> places. Any other ideas or someone to help with the agenda would be most
>> appreciated, Amanda, would you mind? Thanks,
>> Tara
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nmabs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nmabs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Darian Smith
>> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 5:37 PM
>> To: New Mexico Association of Blind Students
>> Subject: Re: [Nmabs] Student seminar update.
>>
>> 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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