* I'll make sure to create a new Wordpress account at the earliest.

* I'd be happy to coordinate the initial effort of getting RadioUdaan
on board as a live broadcaster. I cannot commit to be in-charge during
the actual conference due to previously stated time constraints,
though there should be limited issues because a RadioUdaan
representative is already well-versed with the same software setup.

* As a mental note, I do need to provide subscription information for
the Audacity for the blind mailing list, don't I, Derek? Let me know
if you have the same subscription details already.

* I have compiled a currently limited list of news disemination
services, assistive tech news sites, blindness related radio stations
among other types of related agencies we may need to reach out to
requesting various kinds of collaborations and assistance. Please find
attached the same document.

Thanks.

On 1/17/17, derek riemer <driemer.riemer@...> wrote:
> Replies inline
>
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 9:21 PM, Bhavya shah <bhavya.shah125@...>
> wrote:
>
>> However, isn't it that I can use my existing Wordpress account (with
>> which I had created one blog for experimentational purposes) to gain
>> edit access to nvdacon.org as well, or is it necessary for me to
>> create a new account?
>>
> You need a new account. This is because NVDACon uses wordpress.org (The OOS
> software  where each site requires new accounts.
>
> * On an unrelated yet extremely important note, I do think it
>> imperative that we convince blindness related radio stations to
>> broadcast NVDACon International 2017 live. I had arranged this for
>> NVDACon Asia with RadioUdaan in India, and this certainly expanded the
>> reach of the Asian conference to approximately 1300 individuals. The
>> RNIB's Insight Radio, ACB Radio among others that folks may be aware
>> of are also potential Internet stations to be purposefully contacted.
>>
> Sounds great!
>
>> I am fairly certain that RadioUdaan would be willing to broadcast this
>> time about as well given their satisfaction with the Asian
>> conference's management and quality (though admittedly, this time
>> about they'd prefer proper pre-conference instruction, unlike our
>> slightly flawed pre-conference collaboration in the case of NVDACon
>> Asia).
>
> If you can help set this up, that would be great.
>
>
>> In my past experiences of Teamtalk, there is a limited amount
>> of visually impaired individuals who are on or show willingness to set
>> up Teamtalk, therefore an easy-to-tune Internet radio station(s) is an
>> absolute must. Their participation and interactions could be managed
>> by a dedicated individual via Skype and/or e-mail.
>>
> This is one thing I think hindering our growth, and radio stations may help
> a lot.
>
>> * In hope of having high-quality conference sessions from esteemed
>> speakers, we must ensure recruitment of adept audio editors. This can
>> be done by putting up this voluntary position request on NVDA and
>> NVDACon lists, as well as audio editing program accessibility forums
>> (such as Audacity for the blind's mailing list).
>>
> Good point.
>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> On 1/17/17, lauracornwell <lauracornwell1@...> wrote:
>> > I would love to help out with promoting this year’s NVDACon in   the
>> > following ways
>> >
>> > I would like to contact radio stayshions, and some more things  I would
>> > also like to be able     to help someone with letter righting.
>> >
>> > From: intl@NVDACon.groups.io [mailto:intl@NVDACon.groups.io] On Behalf
>> Of
>> > derek riemer
>> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 5:44 PM
>> > To: intl@NVDACon.groups.io
>> > Subject: Re: [NVDACon] Many notes on NVDACon
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Resending. I forgot to convert from markdown to formatted email.
>> >
>> > Waqas had found one such Wordpress plugin which we had used in the
>> > Conference Schedule page for NVDACon Asia. I can ask him to re-share
>> > the same for the purpose of the international edition this time.
>> >
>> > That would be amazing.
>> >
>> > ‘• Outreach: Can someone reach out to podcasts and other blindness
>> > publications such as Eyes on Success, ACB Radio, and other
>> > international groups? If you can even get me contact info, that would
>> > be more than enough, then I can send out a letter informing them about
>> > the conference. Important, important, important!’
>> >
>> > I can certainly assist in this regard. Although I would be happy to
>> > personally reach out to AT publishing agencies, I reckon it more
>> > suitable if you, as the conference chairperson, were to contact them
>> > after I provide required contact details. If you require this
>> > information by a certain date, I would be perfectly fine with
>> > initiating the process of compilation of relevant contact details.
>> >
>> > That would be great. How about by the beginning of February, but I’ll
>> accept
>> > information from people anytime before the conference to be honest.
>> >
>> > ‘• Website writing. Want a chance to make the new NVDACon website? We
>> > have multiple pages needing written. …
>> >
>> > I was responsible for writing all the website content for NVDACon
>> > Asia, and I guess I did a fair job. I would be happy to be a content
>> > writer for NVDACon International 2017 as well.
>> > Note: Since NVDACon Asia’s website content is now several months old,
>> > and the limited Asian NVDA users that read it would have lost memory
>> > of it, I think it would be okay to utilize some of the more generic
>> > bits of the same for the website of the international NVDA conference,
>> > if deemed appropriate and sufficiently professional by fellow
>> > committee members.
>> >
>> > Can you send me privately a username and email, first and last name, so
>> > I
>> > can give you a wordpress account for nvdacon.org? Then, maybe write
>> either
>> > the about, home, or some other static page. If you want to do the past
>> > conferences page that would be super helpful, we just need all the info
>> > Joseph had on the old site. Iit’s just really historical information
>> really,
>> > and thus not that important compared to home, about, or others I
>> > listed.
>> >
>> > ‘• Conference session ideas. Please be making a list of sessions you’d
>> > like to see, and prepare to send the NVDACon call for topics far and
>> > wide.’
>> >
>> > I would be happy to assist in the preliminary promotion of NVDACon
>> > International 2017, i.e. call for topics and ideas. I however cannot
>> > guarantee availability during the times just before the conference
>> > because of my probably tight schedule from March onwards.
>> >
>> > That’s fine. I understand that. Are you busy in June BTW? We’ll
>> > probably
>> > hold this at the middle-to end of may, or early June.
>> >
>> > With reference to your poll (not really a poll though) about a static
>> > VS dynamic homepage, I would vote for static.
>> >
>> > That sounds great. I’m just not sure, I’ve seen more dynamic lately.
>> >
>> > The creation of these many groups and subgroups, in my view, may
>> > become potentially and superfluously confusing.
>> >
>> > yes
>> >
>> > I would like to believe that all regional conference organizers should
>> > be interested in all happenings and activities related to the
>> international
>> > variant, which should be the parent group itself, and all regional
>> > conferences should be provided a subgroup. I am unable to comprehend
>> > the
>> > necessity of an ‘international’ and an ‘intl’, because the limited
>> amount of
>> > regional and international conference coordination that takes place for
>> > NVDACons at the present time does not justify the formation of another
>> > subgroup for the same objective.
>> >
>> > Understand. The issue is that there are 40 members of the planning
>> > committee, and 20 members on the widely available public announcements
>> list.
>> > This is frustrating, because I know that more people care about the
>> > conference than planning the conference, and my attempts to notify
>> > people
>> > they might not be on an announce list, and how to switch, have ended up
>> in
>> > no one actually switching. I guess I could just continue to use this
>> email
>> > list and hope we don’t push away people who think they’re on an
>> > announce
>> > list.
>> >
>> > ​
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best Regards
>> Bhavya Shah
>>
>> Avid Enthusiast and User of the Free NVDA Screen Reader
>> (www.nvaccess.org)
>>
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>> E-mail Address: bhavya.shah125@...
>> Follow me on Twitter @BhavyaShah125 or www.twitter.com/BhavyaShah125
>> Mobile Number: +91 7506221750
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>

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Best Regards
Bhavya Shah

Avid Enthusiast and User of the Free NVDA Screen Reader (www.nvaccess.org)

Contacting Me
E-mail Address: bhavya.shah125@...
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