[Iabs-talk] IABS Board Meeting this Sunday

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Hello Everyone,
 
This Sunday, August 5, 2007, the Illinois Association of Blind Students  will 
hold a Board Meeting via the Conference Call.  I've been assured that  the 
quality of the service has improved.  Therefore, please call  
605-475-6222 
at 8 PM and enter password 4227  (IABS). 
We have a packed agenda, so please arrive on  time. 
I am sad to convey that David Harlow has stepped down  from his position of 
Treasurer, effective the Board meeting.  David is very  busy searching for 
employment and has had a number of family commitments that  have led him to decide 
to resign his post.  We wish David luck in his  endeavors.  I'm sure that 
David will continue his exemplary service to IABS  in other ways.  Thank you, 
David, for working so hard to promote the  highest standards of excellence among 
blind students in  Illinois. 
I am also sorry to report that Tiffany Jolliff  resigned her position as 
Board member just before convention.  Tiffany has  had a number of changes in her 
life, including the arrival of her new guide  dog.  As a result, she feels 
that she is unable to maintain her post in  light of some of the demands it would 
impose on her in the coming months.   Tiffany has served IABS in a myriad of 
ways, and her hard work and dedication  were instrumental in some of our 
activities this past year.  I am confident  that Tiffany, too, will continue the 
charge to change what it means to be a  blind student.  Good luck, Tiffany, with 
your endeavors.   
Late last winter, the Board established a policy of  appointing individuals 
into vacant positions if time does not permit the calling  of a Business 
Meeting.  In light of the fact that the IRS requires that we  have a treasurer in 
place at all times, the Board will appoint people to serve  in this as well as 
the Board Member roles at the meeting this weekend.  We  will discuss whether 
or not it will be necessary to confirm these appointments  by vote of the 
members, and if so, will do so at the next business  meeting. 
In addition to the Board appointments, we will discuss  the following: 
- Meet the Blind month 
- State Convention including IABS Idol, IABS Outing,  IABS workshop, 
Fundraising, NABS Rep, Teaching Excellence Awards, Scholarship  Luncheon, and other 
topics.   
- Schwan's Fundraiser 
- any new business 
Please join us this Sunday night at 8 for what  promises to be an 
action-packed IABS Board meeting. 
Regards, 
Ronza Othman, President 
Illinois Association of Blind  Students 




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Hello Everyone,
 
This Sunday, August 5, 2007, the Illinois Association of Blind Students will hold a Board Meeting via the Conference Call.  I've been assured that the quality of the service has improved.  Therefore, please call
605-475-6222
at 8 PM and enter password 4227 (IABS).
 
We have a packed agenda, so please arrive on time.
 
I am sad to convey that David Harlow has stepped down from his position of Treasurer, effective the Board meeting.  David is very busy searching for employment and has had a number of family commitments that have led him to decide to resign his post.  We wish David luck in his endeavors.  I'm sure that David will continue his exemplary service to IABS in other ways.  Thank you, David, for working so hard to promote the highest standards of excellence among blind students in Illinois.
 
I am also sorry to report that Tiffany Jolliff resigned her position as Board member just before convention.  Tiffany has had a number of changes in her life, including the arrival of her new guide dog.  As a result, she feels that she is unable to maintain her post in light of some of the demands it would impose on her in the coming months.  Tiffany has served IABS in a myriad of ways, and her hard work and dedication were instrumental in some of our activities this past year.  I am confident that Tiffany, too, will continue the charge to change what it means to be a blind student.  Good luck, Tiffany, with your endeavors. 
 
Late last winter, the Board established a policy of appointing individuals into vacant positions if time does not permit the calling of a Business Meeting.  In light of the fact that the IRS requires that we have a treasurer in place at all times, the Board will appoint people to serve in this as well as the Board Member roles at the meeting this weekend.  We will discuss whether or not it will be necessary to confirm these appointments by vote of the members, and if so, will do so at the next business meeting.
 
In addition to the Board appointments, we will discuss the following:
- Meet the Blind month
- State Convention including IABS Idol, IABS Outing, IABS workshop, Fundraising, NABS Rep, Teaching Excellence Awards, Scholarship Luncheon, and other topics. 
- Schwan's Fundraiser
- any new business
 
Please join us this Sunday night at 8 for what promises to be an action-packed IABS Board meeting.
 
Regards,
Ronza Othman, President
Illinois Association of Blind Students
 
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