[bksvol-discuss] Re: Jim Fruchterman To Be Our Guest Tuesday, November 27, 2007

The most people at any conference on the site I have attended was when Stephen Baum gave his talk on the history and future of scanning in the Tech Talk room. The highest number I saw was 48 people, although it may have gone higher when I wasn't looking. I hope we can go higher than that on Tuesday night. Let's get Pat's server humming. Hmmm, maybe if enough people show up, Pat will say in imitation of Mr. Scott, "The engines can't take any more, Captain." <smile> 

Evan
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INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN US!
Jim Fruchterman, Benetech CEO and Founder of

Bookshare.org, To Be  Guest of Friends of Bookshare
Tuesday, November 27, 2007


Topic:  The Future of Bookshare.org


We are especially pleased to announce that next Tuesday the Friends of
Bookshare
will be privileged to have Jim Fruchterman, the founder of Bookshare.org, as 
its
honored guest. During his presentation, he will explore his vision for the
future,
will discuss the challenges of delivering high quality textbooks while
maintaining
the user-created spirit of Bookshare.org, and will talk about the expansion 
to serve
all students with print disabilities in the
U.S.
, while starting to support International Bookshare.org, as well.
In the blindness community, Jim Fruchterman is truly a legend. Not only did 
he create
a massive, not for profit, web-based library of downloadable accessible
eBooks, made
legally available to blind , visually impaired and print handicapped people 
but he
invented the well-known Open Book reading access machines,
using technology originally meant for the military. Much of his time is
devoted to
his responsibilities as CEO of Benetech, but also in assisting numerous
human rights
organizations throughout the world. In all of his endeavors, Jim's explicit 
goal
has been to use the power of technology to serve humanity.


Date:  Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Time:  6:00 p.m. Pacific, 7:00 p.m. Mountain, 8:00 p.m. Central and
9:00 p.m. Eastern

Where:  Friends of Bookshare Community Room at:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs7867a2369e0e

There are no membership requirements, no direct costs, no need to
pre-register, and
no passwords required.
All you need is a PC running Windows 2000 or later, an Internet connection, 
a sound
card, and speakers. Since this is an audio conference, a microphone will be 
needed
to allow you to interact audibly with the presenter and each other.
 However, text chat is also available.

If you are a first-time user of the Accessible World online conferencing
software,
there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then
run.
A link to the software is available on the entry screen of each room.


Note:  Archives of events are available for download at:
http://www.friendsofbookshare.org


Media Contact:
Pat (Patricia) Price, Planning Committee Chair
Friends of Bookshare
http://www.friendsofbookshare.org
317-254-1185
pat@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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