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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hi all!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The deadline for submitting a proposal for the California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI) conference is rapidly approaching.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The conference is in Southern California this year and is always a great opportunity to learn more about what is happening in the field of education for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The CTEBVI conference is the largest of its kind in the country</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, and I always learn a great deal when I attend</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Imagine the Next 50 Years</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Celebrate CTEBVI's 51</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><SUP><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">st</FONT></SUP></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial"> Year!</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> </B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">April 21-25, 2010<BR>
LAX Marriott</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Following on the heels of 2009's</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Arial">Jubilee</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> conference acknowledging our first 50 years, 2010's conference will ask you to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Arial">Imagine</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> the next 50. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Share your knowledge and expertise with others … be a workshop presenter at CTEBVI. The workshop committee is now accepting workshop proposals for 2010. You can find a long list of topics to cover on our website, but this list is never complete. Your ideas and willingness to present them are always highly encouraged.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Proposals for workshops must be received by</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Arial">November 15, 2009. </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">You can download the proposal submission form by visiting the CTEBVI website:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.ctebvi.org/call_for_workshops.htm"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">http://www.ctebvi.org/call_for_workshops.htm</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">For further information, contact: </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-us">Patty Biasca Transcribers</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:patbiasca@aol.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">patbiasca@aol.com</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"> 925-937-9413</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="es-mx">Liz Perea </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="es-mx"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="es-mx"> Educators</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="es-mx"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="es-mx"> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:lizperea@wuhsd.k12.ca.us"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U></SPAN><U><SPAN LANG="es-mx"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">lizperea@wuhsd.k12.ca.us</FONT></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="es-mx"> 562-698-4671</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-us">Anne Ward Parents </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:inland2wards@att.net"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">inland2wards@att.net</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"> 707-463-2296</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-us">Gaeir Dietrich Related Professionals </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:gdietrich@htctu.net"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">gdietrich@htctu.net</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"> 408-996-6043 </SPAN></P>
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