Thursday, June 13, 2013

NLS Braille Summit Information

The NLS Braille Summit will take place June 19-21
at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown,
Massachusetts. We have had a strong level of
interest, and this conference promises to be an
informative and thought-provoking event.

For those not able to attend, there will be a
number of ways to participate through social
media and more traditional channels.

The audio and video of the panel presentations
will be streamed over the Internet. The web
address for the live stream will be
www.perkins.org/braillesummit. The conference
will be streamed during the following hours:

Wednesday, June 19, 2013
1:00­3:00 p.m.
3:15­4:15 p.m.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
8:30­9:45 a.m.
11:10 a.m.­12:30 p.m.
2:45­4:10 p.m.
Friday, June 21, 2013
8:30­10:00 a.m.
2:45­4:30 p.m.
The conference e-mail address is
braillesummit@gmail.com. This address will be
monitored before and during the conference.
Questions and comments received through this
means will be incorporated into the discussion as time permits.

Social media for this event will be handled
primarily through Twitter. Follow @BrailleSummit
for information and for links to event photos
posted on Twitpic. Retweeting and sharing to
other social media venues is encouraged. The event hashtag is #NLSBRAILLE

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