<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi all, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">As a member of the executive board, I am sending this invitation reminder out on behalf of ATHEN.  It is a great opportunity for someone who is already a member of ATHEN but who has not yet had an opportunity to attend the accessing high assistive technology conference.  There's a rather short turnaround time.  Please forgive crossposting.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">AN INVITATION</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> for a professional growth opportunity offered through ATHEN (Access Technology in Higher Education Network) for current ATHEN members who have not yet had the opportunity to attend our annual Accessing Higher Ground adaptive technology conference held in Denver Colorado. This year’s main conference dates are November 8-10, 2023.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">DUE DATE</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> for submission of application materials is <b>Friday 10/6/2023</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Ron Stewart Memorial Professional Development Scholarship</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">In honor of one of the founding members of ATHEN, the ATHEN Executive Council is happy to offer the Ron Stewart Professional Development Scholarship.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Ron Stewart was an instrumental figure and champion of access technology in higher education. In 2002, Ron Stewart helped to start the Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN) while continuing to work in the field of access technology. ATHEN has flourished into an international organization 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. ATHEN has become a continual sponsor of the Accessing Higher Ground conference.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Shortly after Ron passed away in 2017, ATHEN set up this scholarship to provide an opportunity for professionals in the field of adaptive technologies to attend this international AT conference for the first time. The purpose of the Ron Stewart Memorial Professional Development Scholarship is to continue Ron’s mission to nurture access technology professionals in higher education. To accomplish this, the scholarship will provide financial assistance to a first-time, in-person, attendee to the Accessing Higher Ground conference.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">What’s included in the Scholarship Award?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 54.75pt;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">General conference fees for Accessing Higher Ground Main Conference (not including Pre-Conference or other packages)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 54.75pt;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Hotel accommodations for the conference (3 nights) at the official conference hotel</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 54.75pt;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Professional Membership in ATHEN for 1 year</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Note:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> Recipient with be responsible for travel costs and meals</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:22px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Requirements</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 54.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Never attended the Accessing Higher Ground conference</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 54.75pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Employed at a post-secondary institution in the field of access technology</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Scholarship Application Requirements</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Complete the scholarship application:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 54.75pt;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Prepare a personal written statement on your future goals and ambition to support access technology</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 54.75pt;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Nomination by a current ATHEN member (Self-sponsorship allowed)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 54.75pt;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Letter of support from management or equivalent at current institution</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 54.75pt;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Email completed application materials to </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:pdaward@athenpro.org" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">pdaward@athenpro.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We look forward to receiving your applications and interest in this opportunity for you to participate in this international access technology conference for the first time;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Wink Harner<br></div>Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production<br></div>The Foreign Type<br><br></div></div>Portland OR<br><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com" target="_blank">foreigntype@gmail.com</a><br><br></div><div>This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .<br></div></div></div></div></div><div id="m_7860748025179674457DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br><table style="border-top:1px solid #d3d4de"><tbody><tr><td style="width:55px;padding-top:13px"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width:46px;height:29px"></a></td><td style="width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:#41424e;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">Virus-free.<a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" style="color:#4453ea" target="_blank">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="#m_7860748025179674457_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"></a></div></div>