[nfb-talk] Honoring our NFB legends!

christopher nusbaum dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Sun Jun 9 20:09:55 UTC 2013


The board meeting, Gen. sessions and the banquet will be streamed on
the Nfb website. There should be an email coming out closer to
convention with more info on that.

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 9, 2013, at 2:34 PM, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:

> I'll call him after convention.
> I'm not able to attend this year!
> I hope it will be streamed!
> Peter is on this list, so he can tellus whether or not he's streaming it.
> Thanks, Joshua
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> Please keep in mind that this is the month where he his focusing on both the
> Presidential report and his banquet address.  I would suggest either waiting
> till after convention, or, if you're at convention, going to see him in the
> Presidential Suite.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joshua
> Lester
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 6:45 PM
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>
> I'll call him, and encourage him to set it up for next year's convention.
> I should have called him last year, instead of E-Mailing him.
> Thanks, Joshua
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> From: nfb-talk [nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of christopher
> nusbaum [dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com]
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> Joshua, while I agree that Dr. Nemeth would be a wonderful presenter for the
> convention, I just don't think it's possible to do this at this year's
> convention at this point in time. Today is June 7, and the convention is
> July 1-6. The agenda has already been finalized and the plans made. This is
> why Dr. Maurer urges people who want something added to the agenda to
> contact him in March or April (see the Presidential Releases for those
> months.) I have been at the national center at this time of the year and
> have observed the work that is being done there about now. Currently Braille
> and print agendas are probably being printed and Dr. Maurer, having finished
> the work of planning the convention, is now preparing his banquet speech and
> Presidential Report. This was the case when I went to the center and had
> lunch with the Maurers about this time last year. So if you talked with him
> about it again, he'd most likely say "no" for this year. Even if we were to
> ask Dr. Nemeth to speak at the last minute, it would be unfair to him, as it
> would not give him adequate time to prepare his remarks. Finally, as you may
> or may not know, Dr. Maurer advises people who want to get in contact with
> him to call rather than email him. He says he doesn't often check his email,
> but pays more attention to his phone. To call him, you would call the
> National Center at (410) 659-9314, then press 0 and ask the operator for
> him. Unfortunately, this will likely not work this year-hopefully it will in
> 2014.
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 7, 2013, at 6:12 PM, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi all!
>> I'm kind of frustrated with the NFB's leadership here lately!
>> I've suggested numerous times, via E-Mail, to Dr. Maurer and others, that
> we should give our legends time to talk to us at convention!
>> We've heard from Maurer, Schroder, Mrs. Jernigan, Mrs. McGeorge, and
> others, but there's one that has never gotten the floor!
>> I think it's about time that we allow Dr. Nemeth to address the
> convention!
>> If he's able to attend this year, I think it would be a wise decision, due
> to his age, and the fact that, (Heaven forbid,) he may leave this life soon!
>> I know the agenda's already planned out, but I'd urge those of you that
> are going, to talk to Dr. Maurer and Dr. Schroder again, and ask them to set
> some time aside for Dr. Nemeth to speak!
>> Thanks, Joshua
>>
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