hello Ciaron I will be updating my membership tomorrow and posting a cheque to you tomorrow. I dont get a chance to email very much but I do want to stay a member, hope you can count me in even though I will be aday or so late. Keep up your great work ans V.i.C.S. is really good. and I have found it helpfull. Kind regards. Joanne Gorman. name change as I got married over a year ago, you may have me as Joanne Mc Sherry My maden name. Thanks. > Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:57:55 +0000 > Subject: [vicsireland] Update from the committee > From: chairperson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Hi all > > I hope this e-mail finds you all well. I am writing to give you an update > on what's happening with VICS and to let you know of the events that you > can > look forward to over the coming months. > > The date for renewing your membership To VICS has been extended to Friday > the 2nd of March so, I would encourage those of you who have not already > paid > to do so over the next week. Subscription rates for this year are once > again €10 for waged, and €5 for > non-waged or students. Subscriptions can be paid directly in cash, by > bank transfer, cheque, or postal order. You can also pay online via the > VICS website. > Cheques or postal orders along with your name and contact details should > be sent to the below address. Note it is very important to include your name > and contact details, otherwise we will have no way of knowing who the payment > is from. > Ciaran Ferry, > 5 Foxhill Grove, > Baldoyle, > Dublin 13 > > Any queries should be directed to Ciaran Ferry by e-mail > treasurer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > As you may now be aware, The VICS website is currently under construction > and, thanks to the hard work of the web committee, most of the > re-structuring > of the website has now taken place. The website will be accessible, easy > to navigate and provide VICS members with a useful resource of information > with > regard to VICS and its upcoming events and technology, to include, useful > links, articles, tutorials and podcasts. > > We are looking for tutorials/articles/useful information from our members. > If you feel you would have something to contribute, either in audio or > text, > you are more than welcome to contact the committee. > > We envisage that, the website will be the focal point of VICS and, > therefore, the more input we have from our members, the better the website > will become. > It will continue to be a work in progress and will be constantly updated > with new content. It will be a very useful resource for VICS members. > > On the 21st of April, VICS in collaboration with NCBI will hold a screen > reader/magnification information day where attendees will be able to find > out > about the different software available. More information will follow shortly. > > There will be another VICS training day in May. It will be coming down > south to Kerry this time. The date and venue are to be confirmed. This > is an > excellent opportunity for VICS members to learn more about technology such > as Internet and e-mail, Microsoft applications, mobile Phones and Apple > products. > It is also a nice way to meet other VICS members. The training days have > proven to be very popular with people learning from each other. > > VICS recently turned 25 years and to mark the occasion, we will hold an > informal get together in Dublin. This will coincide with the VICS AGM in > June. > We are in the process of finalizing plans for this event. When I have > more information, I will let the list know. > > If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel free to discuss it on > the list or, you can contact members of the committee directly. > > I will write again soon with a further update. > > Kind regards to all > Joan Ann Brosnan > Chairperson. > > =========================================================== > The vicsireland mailing list > > To unsubscribe at any time send a mail to: > > vicsireland-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with the word "unsubscribe", without the quotes in the subject of the > message. > > To contact the moderator send mail to: > > tim.j.culhane@xxxxxxxxx > > For mor information on the Visually Impaired Computer Society visit: > > http://www.vicsireland.org >