[stylist] Writers' division Important Convention Information!

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Greetings! Last Note before Convention

 

Hi you all:

 

The following are four major bits of info for our membership. This will be
relevant no matter if you will be attending Orlando in person or by phone
hook-up, or not.

 

*#1 You can join in on the Writers' division's annual business meeting by
dialing into our conference call number! The date is Tuesday July 7th. The
time the meeting will start is 1:30 ET; 12:30 CT; 11:30 MT; 10:30 PT. The
phone number to call is 1-712-432-0460 and the code is 568839Pound. If by
chance you get on before the Orlando part of this phone-hookup, you will
hear music, until another member calls in (all on the line are able to talk
to one another). The meeting lasts three hours.

 

*#2 Elections will be an important part of this year's meeting; happens
every two years. I and the Board have spoken with several of our most active
members, and have developed a slate of committed individuals willing to step
up and fill seven of the nine leadership positions needing filled in today's
elections (two Board seats will be totally up for grabs by members at the
meeting). We are excited with the prospect of getting infusion of fresh and
creative ideas that will further the benefits enjoyed by our membership. I
urge you to support the slate of suggested officers and board members that
we have interviewed and recommend for our leaders for the next two years.
And they are:

 

-President- Eve Sanchez

First VP- Chelsea Cook 

Second VP- Myrna Badgerow 

Secretary- Keitei Colton

Treasurer- Shawn Jacobson

Board Member1- Robert Gardner

Board Member2- Shelley Alongi

Board Member3- ? (you nominate)

Board Member4- ? (you nominate)

(The above members will provide a BIO that will be presented during the
meeting.)

 

One final note on elections: I can tell you all this, the Writers' division
needs good leaders, people who have and will give of their time and talent.
During elections, I would ask, if you do not know what the time commitment
is, and/or the duties which have to be carried out, then do not stand for
election. The Writers' Division meets by phone, nearly every month, and the
work of our yearly events is shared among the leadership and special
committees; time and effort is needed, or this job would drive you nuts.
After convention, set in on board meetings, find a committee of your
interest, and volunteer to join and make it happen; we need you.

 

*#3 Convention Meeting Day Division Breakfast! On July 7th, members gathered
in Orlando, are invited to go out for breakfast. The time is 8:00 AM. Meet
in the lobby, near the entrance into the elevator alcove. For further
information, now or then, call Eve Sanchez at 1-208-339-2430.

 

(*#4 2015 NFB Writers' division Agenda:

 

National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division

Annual Business Meeting Agenda

 

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 1:00 - 4:30 pm

Salon 16, level 2 

For those who could not attend in person, but wish to call in, the phone
number is: (712)432-0460. You will be prompted to enter the access code:
568839Pound.

 

1:00-       Registration and dues. Due to limited time, we ask that if you
desire to share, that you register at this time. There is no cost associated
with reading your work; it will just help us keep on schedule. 

 

1:30-       Call to order with introductions of all.

                Division Report, Chelsea Cook

Slate and Style Report, Eve Sanchez

Old Business, Chelsea Cook

2:25-       Election of Officers, Nominating Committee.

2:35-       New Business, Newly elected President.

2:50-       Results of 2015 Writing Contest, Chelsea Cook

3:00-       Contest Discussion, Improvements or suggestions. Theme?

3:10- 4:15 Time to Share:

                        Members are welcome to recite a piece of flash
fiction, a short story or a poem with the group. 

4:15-       Parting message from the New President with a look to the future
of the Writers' Division.

4:30-       Adjournment.