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"Watching Two Worlds Collide" (09/22)
September 22
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
MCC-Maple Woods
SC 132
Uno's Fundraiser (10/09)
Come JOIN US! KAI and GKC-ADARA has teamed up as twoprofessional entities wanting to merge for various similar purposes!!
Fundraising, networking and LOTS OF SOCIALIZATION!!!
ANYONE can come - students, professors, any professional working
with Deaf and Hard of Hearing, consumers, etc.etc.etc. This event takes
place every 2nd Tuesday of the month: The committee is working on
moving the socialization/networking around to various restaurants in
town!!
SEPTEMBER: October 9th - 6 p.m.
UNO'S
8420 W. 135th Street
Overland Park, Kansas
For Uno's - 10% of our bill will go towards fundraising efforts. We
will have coupons available!!
PS: Uno's does have a good kid's menu - so bring 'em along!!
See you there!!
Suzanne and Courtney :)
KAI-RID is looking for a new logo!!!!
As KAI-RID transitions to being an RID Affiliate Chapter we are
looking for a new logo to go with our new name. We are asking that
members submit ideas for the new logo to webmaster@kai-rid.org
Please submit your logo ideas by October 31, 2007 in either a .gif
or .jpeg format.
The person who submits the logo that is selected to represent KAI-RID
will receive a free registration to the next KAI-RID Conference.
Below is more detailed information.
Note: Individual and Group submissions will be accepted but only one
conference registration will be awarded for the winning submission.
Submissions will be accepted by any person or group as long as the
are sponsored by a KAI-RID member.
**General Information**
- Logo design will be judged on creativity, originality, aesthetics,
use of space and color, as well as conveying KAI-RID's Mission.
- The KAI-RID membership will vote for their top three choices then
the KAI-RID Board of Directors will chose from the final three.
- The winning designer must agree to assign the copyright to KAI-RID
and attach no other restrictions to the use of the logo. All
designers must declare that they do not infringe the rights of
another party and that publishing their logo for the purpose of this
contest is acceptable.
**Logo Guidelines**
-Logo must contain the KAI-RID Acronym
- Logo may be used in color or grayscale so design should not depend
on color exclusively.
- Final design should be scaleable for printing.
- Designers can work independently or in groups (but only one
conference registration will be awarded)
- Logo must not contain any previously copyrighted elements.
ADARA Meeting Announcement
Hi all -
Our next ADARA mtg will take place at the Johnson County Mental
Health Center in Olathe on October 5th - 9:00 a.m.
The address of JCMHC is 1125 W. Spruce Street, Olathe, KS 66061
and we will meet in Suzanne's office.
Suzanne and her team will present on the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
services provided (as changes in Medicaid has taken place effective
July 1, 2007) and the overall philosophy in the provision of services.
Hope to see you there :)
Suzanne Dennis, President GKC-ADARA
Call for Conference Planning Committee Members
Seeking motivated volunteers to help plan the upcoming KAI-RID
Conference to be held in Kansas City March 28-30, 2008. At a
minimum, planning committee members will be compensated for
their efforts with paid registration for the 2008 KAI-RID Conference.
We are in need of committee members to coordinate and oversee the
one or more of the following areas:
Please contact Gina Stokesberry at conference2008@kai-rid.org if you are interested!
June 2008 Tech Symposium Announcement and
Call for Papers
The purpose of this letter is to officially announce the upcoming
Technology Symposium that will take place on June 23-25, 2008 in
Rochester, New York, and to invite interested parties to submit a
program proposal for inclusion.
The Postsecondary Education Network-International (PEN-International)
program at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at
Rochester Institute of Technology is proud to host an exciting
international symposium entitled "Technology and Deaf Education,
Exploring Instructional and Access Technologies." A new "Access
Technology" strand will be featured for the first time! This
Symposium
will be co-sponsored by The Nippon Foundation of Japan,
PEN-International, and NTID.
The goal of the Symposium is to disseminate information relative to
current innovation and future developments in the use of instructional
technology and education media to support the teaching/learning
process
of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in both K-12 and postsecondary
levels of education. The program will feature plenary addresses,
concurrent formal presentations, poster sessions, and numerous social
opportunities.
Prospective presenters are invited to submit proposals for formal
and/or
poster program sessions. Presentations should address one or more
of
the four program strands: Access Technology, Using Technology to
Support
Learning, Assessing the Impact of Technology in the Teaching/Learning
Process, and Online Learning. Program proposals must be received by
the
Symposium Chair no later than Friday, February 8, 2008.
If you would like to receive Symposium updates as they become
available,
please add your name to our email list by going to the Symposium Web
site at http://www.rit.edu/~techsym.
In Summary:
1) Please share the attached Symposium Announcement Flyer
with
your
colleagues.
a. http://www.rit.edu/~techsym/FactSheet_Rev_2008.pdf
2) Consider submitting a program proposal by reviewing the
Call
for
Papers (see attachment).
a. http://www.rit.edu/~techsym/CallForPapers2008.pdf
3) Submit the Proposal Form (see attachment) no later than
Friday,
February 8, 2008.
a. http://www.rit.edu/~techsym/call.html
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. I look
forward
to seeing you in June!
Sincerely yours,
Bill
E. William Clymer, Symposium Chair
Associate Director, PEN-International
Associate Director, Center on Access Technology
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
(585) 475-6894 (V/TTY)
techsym@rit.edu (Email)
September 22
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
MCC-Maple Woods
SC 132
 | View Flyer |
Uno's Fundraiser (10/09)
Come JOIN US! KAI and GKC-ADARA has teamed up as two
Fundraising, networking and LOTS OF SOCIALIZATION!!!
ANYONE can come - students, professors, any professional working
with Deaf and Hard of Hearing, consumers, etc.etc.etc. This event takes
place every 2nd Tuesday of the month: The committee is working on
moving the socialization/networking around to various restaurants in
town!!
SEPTEMBER: October 9th - 6 p.m.
UNO'S
8420 W. 135th Street
Overland Park, Kansas
For Uno's - 10% of our bill will go towards fundraising efforts. We
will have coupons available!!
PS: Uno's does have a good kid's menu - so bring 'em along!!
See you there!!
Suzanne and Courtney :)
KAI-RID is looking for a new logo!!!!
As KAI-RID transitions to being an RID Affiliate Chapter we are
looking for a new logo to go with our new name. We are asking that
members submit ideas for the new logo to webmaster@kai-rid.org
Please submit your logo ideas by October 31, 2007 in either a .gif
or .jpeg format.
The person who submits the logo that is selected to represent KAI-RID
will receive a free registration to the next KAI-RID Conference.
Below is more detailed information.
Note: Individual and Group submissions will be accepted but only one
conference registration will be awarded for the winning submission.
Submissions will be accepted by any person or group as long as the
are sponsored by a KAI-RID member.
**General Information**
- Logo design will be judged on creativity, originality, aesthetics,
use of space and color, as well as conveying KAI-RID's Mission.
- The KAI-RID membership will vote for their top three choices then
the KAI-RID Board of Directors will chose from the final three.
- The winning designer must agree to assign the copyright to KAI-RID
and attach no other restrictions to the use of the logo. All
designers must declare that they do not infringe the rights of
another party and that publishing their logo for the purpose of this
contest is acceptable.
**Logo Guidelines**
-Logo must contain the KAI-RID Acronym
- Logo may be used in color or grayscale so design should not depend
on color exclusively.
- Final design should be scaleable for printing.
- Designers can work independently or in groups (but only one
conference registration will be awarded)
- Logo must not contain any previously copyrighted elements.
ADARA Meeting Announcement
Hi all -
Our next ADARA mtg will take place at the Johnson County Mental
Health Center in Olathe on October 5th - 9:00 a.m.
The address of JCMHC is 1125 W. Spruce Street, Olathe, KS 66061
and we will meet in Suzanne's office.
Suzanne and her team will present on the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
services provided (as changes in Medicaid has taken place effective
July 1, 2007) and the overall philosophy in the provision of services.
Hope to see you there :)
Suzanne Dennis, President GKC-ADARA
Call for Conference Planning Committee Members
Seeking motivated volunteers to help plan the upcoming KAI-RID
Conference to be held in Kansas City March 28-30, 2008. At a
minimum, planning committee members will be compensated for
their efforts with paid registration for the 2008 KAI-RID Conference.
We are in need of committee members to coordinate and oversee the
one or more of the following areas:
 | Keynote Speaker and Presenters | |
| Interpreters | |
| Registration and Conference Materials | |
| CEU Provision | |
| Sponsorship | |
| Entertainment |
Please contact Gina Stokesberry at conference2008@kai-rid.org if
June 2008 Tech Symposium Announcement and
Call for Papers
The purpose of this letter is to officially announce the upcoming
Technology Symposium that will take place on June 23-25, 2008 in
Rochester, New York, and to invite interested parties to submit a
program proposal for inclusion.
The Postsecondary Education Network-International (PEN-International)
program at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at
Rochester Institute of Technology is proud to host an exciting
international symposium entitled "Technology and Deaf Education,
Exploring Instructional and Access Technologies." A new "Access
Technology" strand will be featured for the first time! This
Symposium
will be co-sponsored by The Nippon Foundation of Japan,
PEN-International, and NTID.
The goal of the Symposium is to disseminate information relative to
current innovation and future developments in the use of instructional
technology and education media to support the teaching/learning
process
of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in both K-12 and postsecondary
levels of education. The program will feature plenary addresses,
concurrent formal presentations, poster sessions, and numerous social
opportunities.
Prospective presenters are invited to submit proposals for formal
and/or
poster program sessions. Presentations should address one or more
of
the four program strands: Access Technology, Using Technology to
Support
Learning, Assessing the Impact of Technology in the Teaching/Learning
Process, and Online Learning. Program proposals must be received by
the
Symposium Chair no later than Friday, February 8, 2008.
If you would like to receive Symposium updates as they become
available,
please add your name to our email list by going to the Symposium Web
site at http://www.rit.edu/~techsym.
In Summary:
1) Please share the attached Symposium Announcement Flyer
with
your
colleagues.
a. http://www.rit.edu/~techsym/FactSheet_Rev_2008.pdf
2) Consider submitting a program proposal by reviewing the
Call
for
Papers (see attachment).
a. http://www.rit.edu/~techsym/CallForPapers2008.pdf
3) Submit the Proposal Form (see attachment) no later than
Friday,
February 8, 2008.
a. http://www.rit.edu/~techsym/call.html
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. I look
forward
to seeing you in June!
Sincerely yours,
Bill
E. William Clymer, Symposium Chair
Associate Director, PEN-International
Associate Director, Center on Access Technology
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
(585) 475-6894 (V/TTY)
techsym@rit.edu (Email)