[nfbwatlk] Convention

Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR) Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV
Wed Jul 12 16:30:30 CDT 2006 

There might be, whether there have been or not.  Perhaps you'll be the
first, though the cane may not be placed in the mouth. ...  (smile.)

Bennett Prows, J.D.
Health Information Privacy Program
Office for Civil Rights
Seattle, Washington
(206) 615-2621
E-mail:  Bennett.Prows at hhs.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 2:24 PM
To: Albert Sanchez; NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Convention

There are sword-swallowers. Wonder if there are cane-swallowers?

Mike

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Albert Sanchez wrote:

> Oh! Mike! Are you ever cooked! hahaha!
> Connie it was sure a pleasure meeting you--don't let Mike off easily!
> hahaha!
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Utterback, Connie" <Connie.Utterback at clark.wa.gov>
> To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 11:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Convention
>
>
>> Mike forgot me.  What can I say? (Grin)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:31 AM
>> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Convention
>>
>> MMM ... lemme see ... there were three registrants whom Denise and I
did
>> not recognize and of whom one was Lilly Stansberry's friend. Then
there
>> were two first-timers from the Northwest Chapter. I don't know if
Mark
>> Adrian had been to a national convention before or not (he went to a
>> Washington Seminar years ago). If we count him, that makes six. Then
>> there's Marty from the Seattle chapter. That makes seven first-timers
by
>> my reckoning. If we count Mr. Habib (the scholarship winner), that
makes
>> eight. I could have missed one or two but even eight is a respectable
>> percentage of our delegation. Congratulations to all.
>>
>> Mike Freeman
>>
>> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Bob Sellers wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> How many first timers did we have?
>>>
>>> Bob
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>>> To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:24 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Convention
>>>
>>>
>>>> I counted around 40 people from Washington. Gary told me yesterday
>>>> that we had 45 atendees.
>>>>
>>>> Mike Freeman
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006, Bob Sellers wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, it was an excellent convention. I still think our scholarhsip
>>> program
>>>>> is the hihglight of the convention. What is interesting is how the
>>> academic
>>>>> endeavors of the scholarship winners have become more diversed
from
>>
>>>>> the past. Twenty years ago most degrees were in the social
sciences
>>>>> and
>>> computer
>>>>> science. There is much more diversity and soon, I believe, thanks
to
>>
>>>>> the NFB, there will be scholarship winners in pursuit of the hard
>> sciences.
>>> As
>>>>> usual there is volumes of information available. Over time I've
>>>>> learned
>>> to
>>>>> be selective on what and how much I bring home. No longer do I
have
>>>>> an
>>> extra
>>>>> bag just to carry home materials I've collected from meetings and
>>>>> the exhibits. I found it beneficial in all the meetings I
attended,
>>>>> which included, the Web master, grant writing, meet the blind
month
>>>>> and the advocacy just to name a few. Being in such a huge hotel,
>>>>> seem to make
>>> being
>>>>> around 3,000 people  less noticeable,  except for an occasional
>>>>> elevator ride. The one item that got my attention was HAL, the
home
>>>>> automated
>>> living
>>>>> display.
>>>>>
>>>>> How many did we have from Washington Sttate attendning the
>> convention?
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Sellers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)" <Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV>
>>>>> To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 2:01 PM
>>>>> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Convention
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't seen any reports yet on the convention just finished.  I
>>>>> thought, that despite some hotel glitches, that this was one
>>>>> fantastic convention.  The feature of course was the release of
the
>>>>> Kurzweil NFB reading machine.  It seems to work very well with
most
>>>>> printed or text material for now.  I was impressed that it could
be
>>>>> brought close to signs, etc, and mostly read the material fine.
As
>>>>> it is upgraded, this small, portable device will become invaluable
>> for reading many things.
>>>>> It was exciting to hear that the 30 NFB scholarship winners this
>>>>> year, in addition to receiving at least $3000 in scholarships,
(one
>>>>> winner received $12,000), the winners received another $1000 from
>>>>> Kurzweil company, and a copy of the Kurzweil 1000 scanning
software,
>>
>>>>> and as a bonus got a Kurzweil NFB reader, valued at $3,500.
That's
>>>>> not to mention their expenses to convention.  What a program.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We also had great convention sessions, and division meetings, etc.
>>>>> The visit from Kinky Freedman, the gubernatorial candidate in
Texas,
>>
>>>>> who is a Jewish comedian, author and musician was fun and
>>>>> interesting.  He entertained the thousands gathered at the opening
>>>>> plenary session on Tuesday.  This came just before the ceremony
>>>>> honoring the blinded veterans in attendance who are
Federationists.
>>
>>>>> It was impressive to hear how many leaders we have in the movement
>>>>> who have served in the various branches of the military.  The
>>>>> ceremony was extremely moving to all who were present.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The National Association of Blind Lawyers put on the ninth annual
>>>>> mock trial this year, and we raised some money for the division as
>>>>> well.  I heard there were about 305 people there, so we did pretty
>>>>> well this year, and the folks who came were overwhelming
>>>>> appreciative of the entertainment and education about the
>>>>> discrimination case which was based on a real case the NFB was
>>>>> involved in concerning a large automobile manufacturer who refused
>>>>> to hire back a foundry worker who was laid off after becoming
blind.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The highlight presentations again were Doctor Maurer's
Presidential
>>>>> Report and Banquet address, both of which will be available soon
at
>>>>> our web site at <www.NFB.org>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course, we had great social gatherings too, and met new
friends,
>>>>> and renewed old friendships.  There were indeed about 3000 people
>>>>> attending again this year.  So, now recharged, we move on to the
>> year in the NFB.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> More stories from the convention I'm sure are coming up.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> /s/
>>>>>
>>>>> Bennett Prows, J.D.
>>>>>
>>>>> Health Information Privacy Program
>>>>>
>>>>> Office for Civil Rights
>>>>>
>>>>> Seattle, Washington
>>>>>
>>>>> (206) 615-2621
>>>>>
>>>>> E-mail:  Bennett.Prows at hhs.gov
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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