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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For all of our friends in the Midwest who have training envy…you now have a chance to attend the infamous Braille Boot Camp! <wink><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Would you like to be able to read braille? Do you work with braille but aren’t sure what all those dots are up to? Are you expected to create braille or work with braille readers and would like to at least keep up with them? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Braille Boot Camp is for you. For the first time ever, Braille Boot Camp is going on the road to the Midwest. Braille Boot Camp is headed to the National Braille Association’s Spring Conference in Independence, Ohio!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NBA is pleased to be offering an intensive three-day, "Braille Boot Camp." The training will cover the basics of braille and is designed for people who currently have little or no knowledge or experience in braille. If you want to attend the entire event, please register as a regular conference attendee and select all of the "Braille Boot Camp" workshops. If you are a parent who is interested in learning more about braille, but are unable to attend the full three days, we are offering the opportunity for you to attend the first day only. Please select "One Day Braille Boot Camp for Parents" when registering.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2014 NBA Spring Professional Development Conference <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thursday, May 01, 2014 - Saturday, May 03, 2014 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>Embassy Suites Cleveland-Rockside<br>1-216-986-9900<br>5800 Rockside Woods Boulevard<br>Independence, Ohio 44131<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Pricing Information:</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Conference</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>$175.00 per person from March 25, 2014 through April 7, 2014<br><br>$200.00 per person from April 8, 2014 through April 18. 2014<br><br>$100.00 per person for the optional meal package (includes two luncheons and one dinner)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To register, please visit the Web site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1377528"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1377528</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you have questions about the training, please contact HTCTU Director and workshop presenter, Gaeir Dietrich at </span></b><a href="mailto:gdietrich@htctu.net"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>gdietrich@htctu.net</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> or contact HTCTU Secretary Jasper Haze at 408-996-4636.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please help us spread to word. If you have colleagues in the Midwest who might be interested, please forward this e-mail. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich<br>High Tech Center Training Unit of the<br>California Community Colleges<br>De Anza College, Cupertino, CA<br><a href="http://www.htctu.net/"><span style='color:blue'>www.htctu.net</span></a> <br>408-996-6047</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you would like to schedule a site visit, training, or phone consultation, please contact HTCTU Secretary, Jasper Haze at <a href="mailto:jhaze@htctu.net"><span style='color:blue'>jhaze@htctu.net</span></a> or 408-996-4636; to ensure that priority e-mails are seen, please copy Jasper on important and time-sensitive matters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>