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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Everyone in the ATHEN Family:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We cordially invite you to our quarterly town hall event where we come together, share insights, share information on top news items and of course take your questions, concerns, and constructive feedback. We hope that many of you can attend
this free event which will take place on October 16 at noon Eastern time. More information and a sign-up link are included below:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.athenpro.org/townhall">October 2024 Quarterly ATHEN Town Hall</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">October 16, 2024 – 12:00 PM Eastern<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Length: 60 minutes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Welcome and Introductions – Jeff Bishop and RaLynn McGuire<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Review of Agenda – Jeff Bishop<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Updates concerning ATN – Jeff Bishop and Board<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://findaccessiblebooks.org/">FindAccessibleBooks</a> – Justin Romack<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Accessing Higher Ground in-person event – RaLynn McGuire<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Upcoming ATHEN Elections and Annual Meeting – Natalie Davison<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Topics of Interest:<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">AI:<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">NVDA opens doors through the use of OpenAI plugins – Joshua Hori<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">Whisper AI – Joshua Hori<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1">MAIDER Library and elevating the use of accessibility with visuals and data science – Jeff Bishop<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Q&A Session from attendees – Everyone<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Date and Time of Annual Meeting – Natalie Davison<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Adjourn<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Everyone may sign up to attend by following the link shown below. Accommodation will be provided for all participants.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We hope to see many of you at our free event. Sign up here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.athenpro.org/townhall">https://www.athenpro.org/townhall</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff Bishop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ATHEN President and the ATHEN Board<o:p></o:p></p>
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