[Athen] ATHEN text for AHG 2006 registration form

[Berkowitz, Daniel J]

Are you mocking me? .... is he mocking me? ... the guy from New York is
mocking me I think .... 

OK -- but only if I get to write the copy for the alt-tag

 
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Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director
Boston University Office of Disability Services
19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor
Boston, MA 02215
 
(617) 353-3658 (office)
(617) 353-9646 (fax)
djbrky at bu.edu (eMail)
www.bu.edu/disability
 

>-----Original Message-----

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

>Behalf Of Pratik patel

>Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 4:55 AM

>To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'

>Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN text for AHG 2006 registration form

>

>Dan, I don't think we need to mention the handsome factor and the

>intelligence factor at all.  We can just post your picture with an

>appropriate alt tag and people will understand.  After all, subliminal

>advertisements work much better than explicit ones.

>

>Howard, perhaps you can post the membership link

>(http://athenpro.org/node/13) along with the professional membership

>information as  as a compromise.  This saves you space and allows

people to

>go directly to the membership information.  You can say something like:

>"For

>more information on ATHEN membership levels and to obtain an

application,

>visit http://athenpro.org/node/13."  Of course, you can change that

wording

>to fit the context.

>

>Regards,

>

>Pratik

>

>Pratik Patel

>Director, CUNY Assistive technology Services (CATS)

>The City University of New York

>pratikp1 at lycos.com

>

>

>

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

>Behalf Of Berkowitz, Daniel J

>Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:26 PM

>To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network;

athen at athenpro.org

>Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN text for AHG 2006 registration form

>

>How about something explaining how all of the members are good looking

and

>smart as whips!

>

>OK -- better than that -- talk up the ATHEN track of programs and make

>mention of the networking and social opportunities. Networking can be

>facilitated by marking our nametags with something (a big red 'A' or a

>grecian column or some such). We all know that one night of the

conference

>we will be have an ATHEN night out for dinner and drinks.

>

>

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>Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director

>Boston University Office of Disability Services

>19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor

>Boston, MA 02215

>

>(617) 353-3658 (office)

>(617) 353-9646 (fax)

>djbrky at bu.edu <mailto:djbrky at bu.edu>  (eMail)

>www.bu.edu/disability

>

>________________________________

>

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org on behalf of Howard Kramer

>Sent: Thu 5/25/2006 3:14 PM

>To: athen at athenpro.org

>Subject: [Athen] ATHEN text for AHG 2006 registration form

>

>

>Hello All:

>

>Here is the text I was planning to put on the Accessing Higher Ground

>registration form explaining ATHEN. It comes directly from the Web

site.

>

>Access Technologists Higher Education Network (ATHEN)

>ATHEN is a professional association and network for Access

Technologists in

>Higher Education. The purpose of ATHEN is to collect and disseminate

best

>practices in access technology in the higher education environment as

well

>as present a collective voice for the professional practice of access

>technology in higher education. For more information on ATHEN

membership

>and

>its benefits, see the web site at: www.athenpro.org

>

><http://www.athenpro.org/> Also, I only posted the option for

Professional

>Membership due to space limitations. Should the other memberships be

>mentioned or will folks probably pick that up by going to the ATHEN Pro

Web

>site. Any thought on a specific blurb on the Web site indicating the

>benefits of membership?

>

>Thanks,

>Howard

>

>

>

>Howard Kramer

>Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator

>AT Conference Coordinator

>Disability Services

>CU-Boulder, 107 UCB

>Boulder, Co  80309

>303-492-8672

>

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