[NFB-Science] Fwd: SABER: Seeking Blind STEM Professionals to Assist with NFB EQ Activities this Summer

[Shaheen, Natalie]

On April 24, 2019 at 9:20:26 AM, nshaheen at nfb.org 
(<mailto:nshaheen at nfb.org>nshaheen at nfb.org) wrote:
>Dear Blind STEM Professionals:
>We are looking for a few people to assist with 
>two different NFB EQ activities this summer. The 
>first activity is during our week-long 
><https://blindscience.org/nfbeq>NFB EQ program 
>in June and the second is during the National 
>Convention. Details about the activities follow.
>
>1. NFB EQ Blind Engineer Virtual Presentations: 
>we are looking for 2 or 3 blind engineers (any 
>discipline of engineering is fine) to do 30 
>minute virtual presentations at NFB EQ. The 
>presentations would cover topics such as: what 
>type of engineering you do, how you do your work 
>as a blind person, and how you successfully 
>navigated your engineering program in college.
>2. STEM Networking at NFB19: We are looking for 
>4-5 blind people who work (or study) in a STEM 
>field to participate in a 90 minute networking 
>event at the National Convention. We will have 
>10 of our 2018 NFB EQ students with us at 
>convention and we want to make sure they have an 
>opportunity to meet a variety of blind people who work in STEM fields.
>
>If you are interested in helping with either of 
>these activities, please send me an email at 
><mailto:nshaheen at nfb.org>nshaheen at nfb.org. I 
>will provide those who are interested with 
>additional details and will be happy to answer 
>any questions at that time as well.
>
>Yours in the Federation,
>Natalie
>
>Natalie Shaheen
>National Center for Blind Youth in Science Project Director
>nshaheen at nfb.org
>
>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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