[Athen] ATHEN text for AHG 2006 registration form

[Pratik patel]

Dan,

I certainly wasn't going to suggest that my picture be put up!  THE HORROR!

You're welcome to come up with creative descriptions for the alt tag.  I'm
quite sure it'll be accurate.

Pratik

-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Berkowitz, Daniel J
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 10:03 AM
To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN text for AHG 2006 registration form

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.

>

>

>=========================

>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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