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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>NBA Fall Professional Development Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:30 AM -<br>Saturday, October 27, 2012 4:30 PM (Central Time)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Location: <b>The St. Anthony Riverwalk Wyndham Hotel</b><br>210-227-4392<br>300 East Travis Street<br>San Antonio, Texas 78205<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The National Braille Association (NBA) invites you to join us for this fall’s Professional Development Conference. The conference kicks-off on Thursday, October 25, at 8:30 a.m. with the first of six workshop sessions. The workshops provide opportunities for networking and refreshing skills, learning more efficient methods to do our work, and discussing our unique skills with others working in the same field. All aspects of braille transcription will be covered including mathematics, music, textbooks, tactile graphics, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Our host hotel is The St. Anthony Riverwalk Wyndham Hotel. Reservations should be made on or before September 27, 2012, to receive our special room rate of $119.00 per night. Call 210-227-4392 to make your reservations today!<br><br>Although the conference officially begins on Thursday, we hope you’ll consider joining us a day early for the group tour. We will be spending the evening aboard a river barge where we will enjoy a nice meal and a great view of the city of San Antonio.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Workshops fill up quickly, and some are limited in the number of participants who may attend. We encourage you to pre-register for workshops before October 5, 2012, to be assured of your first choices and personal copies of the workshop materials. Braille and large print materials are prepared for those who need them only when they are registered by September 21, 2012. The Registration Desk opens Thursday, October 25, 2012, at 7:00 A.M.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>When registering for the conference, you have the option to eat on your own or to select the meal package. We would really like to have everyone with us for the meals. Eating together provides an opportunity for networking that is not possible from within the constraints of the classroom. Many transcribers learn of job opportunities while talking to others over a meal, in addition to the chance to make new friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NBA is excited to be offering a one-day session on Saturday, October 27, designed specifically for educators (TB-VI Event). If you are registering for this one-day event, lunch is included in the cost of registration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Jana Hertz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Certified Braille Transcriber/Alternate Media Specialist <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Program for Visually Impaired Students <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>George White Elementary School P-5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>25422 Chapparosa Park Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Laguna Niguel, CA 92677<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>(949) 489-7484<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Fax (949) 249-6781<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[if mail is returned undeliverable, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>please resend to <a href="mailto:JanaBrailles@aol.com">JanaBrailles@aol.com</a>]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p><br>
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