[Reader-users] Audio presentations from this years convention

[Kevin Jones]

The NFB may have helped the company get started.
Congradulations James on your promotion. We've seen some serious 
improvement over th elast year, so With you helping lead the effort I 
think we will see more


James Jolley wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> 
> Let me take a few minutes of your time to congratulate you on your new job. 
> I never even realised the KNFB technologies was an actual company, I thought 
> the knfbreader.com website was connected with the NFB themselves. All I can 
> say is, if ever there was a reader expert out there it's probably you.
> 
> All the best
> 
> -James-
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Gashel" <jgashel at verizon.net>
> To: "'Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list'" 
> <reader-users at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Audio presentations from this years convention
> 
> 
>> Hi James:
>>
>> The portion of the NFB convention program concerning the Reader was
>> presented by Ray Kurzweil.  I am certain we will have it available from 
>> the
>> NFB, perhaps on the nfb.org website, shortly.
>>
>> The major presentation I made was a recap of the past 33 years I have lead
>> the NFB's governmental affairs and strategic initiatives efforts.  I did 
>> not
>> discuss the Reader during that presentation.
>>
>> I did make several presentations about the Reader at special, small group,
>> workshops set up for that purpose.  These were not recorded or captured in
>> any way.  I doubt that I covered anything you don't already know.  Ray's
>> presentation will be available, and it was clearly the most interesting
>> presentation about the Reader.
>>
>> Incidentally, the just completed NFB convention was my last as Executive
>> Director for Strategic Initiatives for the NFB.  Today, July 9, is my 
>> first
>> day fulltime as Vice President of Business Development for K-NFB Reading
>> Technology, Inc.
>>
>> Thanks, J. G.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Jolley
>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 7:49 AM
>> To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
>> Subject: [Reader-users] Audio presentations from this years convention
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> It would be good to listen to Jim's report on the progress of the Reader 
>> at
>> this years convention at some point. I'd be especially interested in Dr.
>> Kurzweil's thoughts on its development, where we are now and how it is to
>> hopefully evolve in the future.
>>
>> The presentation demonstrating the objet recognition sounds facinating 
>> also.
>>
>> Will these be available eventually?
>>
>> Best
>>
>> -James-
>>
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