TDI-L eNotes 8\/10\/2007
\nTDI Conference Activities and Program Updates
\n17th Biennial TDI Conference
\nAugust 23-25, 2007<\/p>\n
Shaping An Accessible World!<\/p>\n
NEW UPDATES
\nAIRPORT\/HOTEL SHUTTLE INFORMATION
\nPRE-CONFERENCE TRIP TO LOCAL RESTAURANTS
\nACCESS TO FUN & MAGIC $25<\/p>\n
REPRINTS:
\nPRE-CONFERENCE GOLF OUTING – Wednesday, August 22
\nTAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME – Friday, August 24
\nFISHERMAN’S WHARF OUTING – Friday, August 24
\nARRIVE EARLY! OR STAY LATE!<\/p>\n
TENTATIVE CONFERENCE PROGRAM UPDATES as of 8\/9\/2007<\/p>\n
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\nAIRPORT\/HOTEL SHUTTLE INFORMATION<\/p>\n
Thanks to Judy Viera for sharing this with us. Marriott San Mateo\/San Francisco Airport (SFO) has an airport shuttle that leaves the hotel every hour on the hour and arrives about 10 minutes later at the
\nairport. Shuttle service runs from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. People flying in to SFO can catch the hotel shuttle outside the departure level (upstairs) in the middle aisle where all the hotel shuttles stop.<\/p>\n
Also, there is a BART subway station at SFO. From there, TDI conference attendees can easily explore the bay area on BART very economically.<\/p>\n
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\nPRE-CONFERENCE TRIP TO LOCAL RESTAURANTS \u2013 Wednesday, August 22<\/p>\n
Some of us do not play golf. And TDI wants to give the non-golfers an opportunity to enjoy the local culture of San Mateo County. TDI has arranged transportation for anyone who wishes to try out the local area restaurants. These restaurants listed below are considered among the best in Burlingame, CA:<\/p>\n
Coconut Bay
\n1300 Howard Avenue
\nBurlingame CA 94010
\n650-558-8268
\nwww.coconutbayrestaurant.com<\/p>\n
Nectar Wine Lounge & Restaurant
\n270 Lorton Avenue
\nBurlingame CA 94010
\n650-558-9200
\nwww.nectarwinelounge.com<\/p>\n
Roti Indian Bistro
\n209 Park Road
\nBurlingame CA 94010
\n650-340-7684
\nwww.rotibistro.com<\/p>\n
Steelhead Brewing Company
\n333 California Drive
\nBurlingame CA 94010
\n650-344-6050
\nwww.steelheadbrewery.com<\/p>\n
Stella Alpina Osteria
\n401 Primrose Avenue
\nBurlingame CA 94010
\n650-347-5733
\nwww.stellaalpinaosteria.com
\n(Free appetizer or dessert for TDI Conference attendees!)<\/p>\n
Straits
\n1100 Burlingame Avenue
\nBurlingame CA 94010
\n650-373-7883
\nwww.straitsrestaurants.com<\/p>\n
Trapeze
\n266 Lorton Avenue
\nBurlingame CA 94010
\n650-344-4242
\nwww.trapezerestaurant.com<\/p>\n
TDI asks that anyone who is interested to dine at any of these restaurants Wednesday evening, August 22, to notify us by August 18. Buses leave the San Mateo Marriott at six o\u2019clock p.m., and drop off TDI Conference attendees at a certain place on Burlingame Avenue, near the CAL\/BART station. Attendees can go to the restaurant of their choice, enjoy their dinner, and would need to return to the drop off site near the CAL\/BART station by nine thirty p.m. Buses will depart back to the hotel from the drop off site at nine forty five p.m. Fee for bus transportation is: $10 per person. Send check for $10 to TDI, 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 604, Silver Spring, MD 20910, and put \u201cAugust 22 Burlingame, CA transportation\u201d on the check memo line. Come one, come all to enjoy the local San Mateo County cuisine!!!<\/p>\n
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\nACCESS TO FUN & MAGIC – Saturday, August 25<\/p>\n
7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Dinner & Entertainment Program
\nAccess to Fun & Magic **$25 per person, including dinner & show**
\nEmcee: Greg Gantt
\nPerformers: Simon Carmel – Magic Show
\nThe Wild Zappers – Dance and Music<\/p>\n
Please preregister to guarantee a seat and a meal by sending a check for $25 payable to TDI. Make sure it arrives before August 21, 2007. Send check to TDI at 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 604, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
\nand put \u201cAccess to Fun & Magic\u201d on the check memo line. First come – first served. Come for an evening of fun and magic!!!<\/p>\n
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\nREPRINT<\/p>\n
PRE-CONFERENCE GOLF OUTING – Wednesday, August 22<\/p>\n
2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
\nGolf Outing at Half Moon Bay Golf Club
\nHalf Moon Bay, California<\/p>\n
Fore!!! TDI is hosting a pre-conference golf outing on August 22, 2007 at Half Moon Bay Golf Club less than an hour away from our Conference hotel.<\/p>\n
We have booked four foursomes to play on the Ocean Course. The first foursome tees off at 3:00 p.m. The fourth foursome should be through playing at around 8:30 p.m. (depending on how long it takes for some of
\nus to find lost golf balls!)<\/p>\n
The fee to play 18 holes, with an electric cart is around $90. Also, after we finish playing, we will have light dinner at the grill. This will cost us an additional $20-$25. We have been lucky to secure the twilight rates, if we tee off before 3 p.m. it would have cost us $225 each to play and ride, not counting dinner.<\/p>\n
The shuttle bus leaves Marriott San Mateo at 1:30 p.m. and this will get us to the course no later than 2:15 p.m. After the round and dinner, we leave the Club to return to the hotel around 9:30 or 10:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Check the website on Half Moon Bay Golf Club at www.halfmoonbaygolf.com You will want to play this course with us, just almost as good as playing Pebble Beach!<\/p>\n
We would appreciate if you would confirm your plans with us at TDI on or by Saturday, August 18. Please send a check of $115 to TDI, in care of Claude Stout, 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.<\/p>\n
Go practice at the driving range, for real adventure awaits at Half Moon Bay!<\/p>\n
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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME – Friday, August 24<\/p>\n
6:00 p.m.
\nBuses leave at front of hotel for trips to AT&T Park for baseball game
\n**COST FOR BUS & GAME $50**<\/p>\n
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
\nGiants vs Brewers Baseball Game at AT&T Park<\/p>\n
Will Barry Bonds shatter the long-standing home-run record? As part of a great American tradition, let’s all go out to the ballgame and watch Bonds in action as the San Francisco Giants play against the Milwaukee
\nBrewers at AT&T Park. Fans of this popular national pastime would want to gather in front of the Marriott Hotel, San Mateo at 6:00 pm Friday night and ride the bus to AT&T Park. Once we arrive there, you will be
\npleased to note that we have reserved approximately 50 seats with a good view of the action between third base and home plate. To cheer the team, join us for $50 per person – includes bus ride and game ticket. Other
\npurchases such as refreshments or beverages is your responsibility. For more information go to http:\/\/sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com<\/p>\n
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FISHERMAN’S WHARF OUTING – Friday, August 24<\/p>\n
6:00 p.m.
\nBuses leave at front of hotel for trips to Fisherman’s Wharf, San
\nFrancisco **COST FOR BUS $10**<\/p>\n
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
\nPier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf for dinner and sightseeing on your own<\/p>\n
For an evening to remember, join us as we take in the sights and leave your heart in San Francisco! Sample the delicious cuisine at the many fine restaurants and stroll the waterfront. View all the action on the San Francisco Bay as day turns into night. See the ships go by while seals frolic. Whether you are young or old, single or with someone; gather in front of the Marriott Hotel, San Mateo at 6:00 pm Friday night and ride the bus to Pier 39 at Fisherman’s Wharf. Join us for $10 per person – which is the round trip bus fare. Other purchases such as meals, refreshments or beverages is your responsibility. For more information about San Francisco attractions, go to http:\/\/www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com\/<\/p>\n
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ARRIVE EARLY! OR STAY LATE!<\/p>\n
San Mateo County has something for everyone! If you want to stay a few extra days before or after the TDI Conference, check the San Mateo County Convention and Visitors Bureau websites at:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.visitsanmateocounty.com
\nhttp:\/\/smc.trubluelocal.com
\nContact by phone 1-800-288-4748
\nor by email at info@smccvb.com<\/p>\n
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TENTATIVE CONFERENCE PROGRAM UPDATES as of 8\/9\/2007
\n17th Biennial TDI Conference
\nAugust 23-25, 2007<\/p>\n
Wednesday, August 22
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\n1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
\nRegistration<\/p>\n
2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
\nGolf Outing at Half Moon Bay Golf Club
\nHalf Moon Bay, California<\/p>\n
6:30 p.m.
\nTake the Bus and Have Dinner at One of the Best Local Area Restaurants<\/p>\n
Thursday, August 23
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\n8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Registration<\/p>\n
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Exhibits<\/p>\n
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
\nEmcee: Dr. Roy E. Miller, TDI Board President<\/p>\n
10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break at Exhibits<\/p>\n
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Napa Valley Workshops
\n(A) Captioning in Movie Theaters, On the Web, & In the Air – Presenter: Larry Goldberg
\n(B) Using Video Interpreters to Combat Interpreter Shortage – Presenter: Janet Bailey
\n(C) CSD Public Access VideoPhone: Providing Video Access in Public Places – Presenter: Andy Lange<\/p>\n
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Our Own (TDI Encourages You to Visit the Exhibits!)<\/p>\n
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Plenary Session
\nPanel Discussion: Pagers, PDAs, and Cell Phones: What’s Up?
\nModerator: Dr. Judy Harkins
\nPanelists: Ryan Layton, Mary Brooner, Ken Arcia, and Gunnar Hellstrom<\/p>\n
2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break at Exhibits<\/p>\n
2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Yosemite Workshops
\n(A) Mobile ASL – Presenters: Dr. Richard Ladner & Anne Cavender
\n(B) Wireless Captioning Systems – Presenters: Leanne West & Nanci Linke-Ellis
\n(C) The State of the Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Programs in America
\n– Presenters: Ryan Layton & Phil Kaplan, to be followed with panel discussion
\nModerator: Sherri Collins
\nPanelists: Ryan Layton, Brenda Kelly-Frey, Connie Phelps and Ed Bosson<\/p>\n
4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Plenary Session
\nPanel Discussion: TV Captioning Issues
\nModerator: Cheryl Heppner
\nPanelists: Greg Hlibok, Michael Schooler, Heather York, & Rosaline Crawford<\/p>\n
5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Book Signing Session – “A New Civil Right”
\nAuthor: Karen Peltz Strauss<\/p>\n
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. President’s Reception with Dr. Roy Miller **COST WITHOUT COMBO TICKET – $40**<\/p>\n
8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Dessert Reception (All Are Invited)
\nSorenson Communications<\/p>\n
Friday, August 24
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\n8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Registration<\/p>\n
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Exhibits<\/p>\n
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address
\n“Corporations, the Marketplace, and Consumers with Disabilities”
\nSpeaker: Deborah Kaplan
\nDeborah Kaplan Consulting, Inc.<\/p>\n
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break at Exhibits<\/p>\n
10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Plenary Session
\nPanel Discussion on High Definition Television Issues
\nModerator: Larry Goldberg
\nPanelists: Marsha MacBride, Francine Jefferson, Billy Mauldin, Pamela Holmes & Dana Mulvany<\/p>\n
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Telecommunications & Media Professionals
\nLuncheon **COST WITHOUT COMBO TICKET – $45**
\nSpeaker: Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz, Vice President, National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology<\/p>\n
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Plenary Session
\nCaptioned Telephone: Bringing Captions to an Internet Device Near You
\nPresenters: Robert Engelke & Pamela Holmes<\/p>\n
2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break at Exhibits<\/p>\n
2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Plenary Session
\nCoalition of Organizations for Accessible Telecommunications (COAT)
\nPresenters: Karen Peltz-Strauss & Rosaline Crawford<\/p>\n
4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Sequoia Workshops
\n(A) Making Captioned Radio a Reality – Presenter: Mike Starling
\n(B) New Tools & Toys – Presenter: Norman Williams
\n(C) Captioning & Audio Description for DVD & Multimedia Environment –
\nPresenters: Jay Wyant & John Mazza<\/p>\n
6:00 p.m. Buses leave at front of hotel for trips to
\n(A) AT&T Park for baseball game **COST FOR BUS & GAME $50**
\n(B) Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco for dinner and sightseeing on your own **COST FOR BUS $10**<\/p>\n
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Evening Events
\n(A) San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Game at AT&T Park
\n(B) Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf<\/p>\n
Saturday, August 25 (Consumer\/Family Day)
\nConsumers and their families are welcome to attend the Conference,
\n**FREE** of charge to attend workshops and exhibits.
\nThere will be an Entertainment program on the evening of August 25.
\n**$25 per person, including dinner & show**
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\n9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Exhibits **FREE**<\/p>\n
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Product\/Service Demonstrations\/Presentations **FREE**<\/p>\n
8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Plenary Session **FREE**
\nE9-1-1 Access
\nCo-Presenters:
\nSheri Farinha-Mutti, Chair, TDI E9-1-1 Stakeholder Council
\nJenny Hansen, Coordinator, Next Generation 9-1-1 Project, U.S.
\nDepartment of Transportation<\/p>\n
9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break at Exhibits<\/p>\n
9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. TRS Forum **FREE**
\nModerators: Judy Viera and David Weiss
\nConsumer Panelists:
\nSheila Conlon-Mentkowski, Margie Cooper, Dana Mulvany, Charlotte
\nWhitacre, Kathleen Barrett, & Nora Sinclair
\nGovernment Representative Panelists:
\nEd Bosson, Richard Ray, Greg Hlibok & Brenda Kelly-Frey
\nTRS Provider Panelists:
\nBill McClelland, Ron Burdett, Mike Baer, Anne Girard, & Mark Stern<\/p>\n
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Awards Luncheon **COST WITHOUT COMBO TICKET – $45**
\nEmcee: Fred Weiner
\n– Presentation of Board Service Recognition Plaque(s)
\n– Presentation of TDI Biennial Awards
\n* Robert H. Weitbrecht Telecommunications Access Award
\n* H. Latham Breunig Humanitarian Award
\n* James C. Marsters Promotion Award
\n* Andrew Saks Engineering Award
\n* Karen Peltz-Strauss Public Policy Award
\n* I. Lee Brody Lifetime Achievement Award<\/p>\n
2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Death Valley Workshops **FREE**
\n(A) Because You Can’t Sleep in An Asbestos Suit – Presenter: Lise Hamlin
\n(B) Latest Telecommunication Technologies for Deaf-Blind People –
\nPresenter: Anindya “Bapin” Bhattacharyya
\n(C) Panel Discussion on Experiences in Accessibility (or Lack Thereof) –
\nModerator: Diane Herron
\nConsumer Panelists: Julian “Buddy” Singleton, Ken Arcia, and Emily Vera<\/p>\n
4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Refreshment Break<\/p>\n
4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. TDI Association Business Meeting
\nChair: Dr. Roy Miller, TDI Board President<\/p>\n
5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Big Sur Workshops **FREE**
\n(A) Emergency Preparedness: Past, Present and Future – Presenter: Neil McDevitt
\n(B) Send Your Input to the FCC Via Video – Presenter: Greg Hlibok
\n(C) Advocating for Access: You Can Change the World – Presenter: Dr. Roy Miller<\/p>\n
7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Dinner & Entertainment Program
\nAccess to Fun & Magic **$25 per person, including dinner & show**
\nEmcee: Greg Gantt
\nPerformers: Simon Carmel – Magic Show
\nThe Wild Zappers – Dance and Music<\/p>\n
Please preregister to guarantee a seat and a meal by sending a check for $25 payable to TDI. Make sure it arrives before August 21, 2007. Send check to TDI at 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 604, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
\nand put \u201cAccess to Fun & Magic\u201d on the check memo line. First come – first served. Come for an evening of fun and magic!!!<\/p>\n
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TDI-L eNotes 8\/10\/2007 TDI Conference Activities and Program Updates 17th Biennial TDI Conference August 23-25, 2007 Shaping An Accessible World! NEW UPDATES AIRPORT\/HOTEL SHUTTLE INFORMATION PRE-CONFERENCE TRIP TO LOCAL RESTAURANTS ACCESS TO FUN & MAGIC $25 REPRINTS: PRE-CONFERENCE GOLF OUTING…<\/p>\n