**Techshare 2003 News - Issue 2 **Conference Booking Opens We are pleased to announce that booking for Techshare 2003 is now open at the early bird rate until Oct 1. Book now to secure your place. Cost: Two Day Conference: ?180 One Day: ?120 For booking information and to book your place go to: http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_t echshareinfo.hcsp **Techshare Pre-Conference Workshops - 19 November, RNIB Conference Centre, Birmingham 10.00 - 16.00 This year we are pleased to be able to offer two full day pre-conference workshops on 19 November. This is in response to feedback from Techshare delegates. You have the opportunity to choose between two very different workshops and spend the whole day getting to grips with website accessibility or Linux. The choice of workshops are: * Does this website work? presented by Donna Smillie, Best Practice Officer (Accessible Websites), RNIB * Linux Accessibility Step-by-Step presented by Janina Sajka, Director - Technology Research and Development, American Foundation for the Blind, USA These workshops are charged separately from the conference and are only available to Techshare delegates. You can book your place at a pre-conference workshop on the Techshare booking form. The cost for a day workshop is: Early Bird - ?120 After 1 Oct - ?150. For more information about the pre-conference workshops go to: http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_p reconfworkshops.hcsp **Key speakers for Techshare 2003 The Techshare Team is pleased to announce the following key speakers for Techshare 2003: Madelyn Bryant McIntire is Director of the Accessible Technology Group at Microsoft. As the director she runs the team of forty people that is the central resource at Microsoft for driving forward the corporation's commitments to create products that work for all people, including people with disabilities. Brian Charlson is First Vice President, American Council of the Blind (ACB) and Director of the Computer Training Services programme at the Carroll Center for the Blind. Brian is a pioneering educator in the field of adaptive technology for blind adults and children and a leading figure in the US disability advocacy community. Rob Lees is a Technology Executive for Vodafone Global Products and Services. In this role he is responsible for the integration of complex technologies in the fast moving world of mobile telecommunications. Vodafone and RNIB are working in partnership to improve the accessibility of mobile communication equipment and services. **Submit your paper - Closing date approaching Just a reminder for those of you who are interested in submitting a paper for this year's Techshare. The deadline is fast approaching. Get your paper to us by 31 July. For more information about submitting a paper go to: http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_r nib003432.hcsp Best wishes The Techshare Team Tel: 0870 013 9555 Email: techshare at rnib.org.uk Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk/techshare If you would like to be removed from the Techshare email updates list, please email us. - NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email's content. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the email and any attachments from your system. RNIB has made strenuous efforts to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any viruses which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
