RESNA 2001
SIG-11 Business Meeting Agenda
Monday, June 25th,  5:15 pm - 6:30 pm


1. General Membership Information
    Membership forms (submit to Dave Jaffe)
    RESNA website:  http://www.resna.org
    SIG-11 website: http://www.resna.org/sigs/sig11/index.htm
    SIG-11 distribution list vs. RESNA list serv

2. Thanks to -

    Reviewers of Papers for Concurrent Sessions:  Glenn Ashlock, Kevin Caves,
    Sharon Ferrell, David Jaffe, Jeff Jutai, Heidi Koester, Don Spaeth 

    Reviewers of Papers of Scientific Sessions:  Patti Barrett, Mary Ellen
    Bunning, Donn Clark, Sharon Ferrell, Zeke Rabkin, David Ross, Alan Rux,
    Todd Schwanke, Erik Strader 

    Thanks to Sharon Ferrell for organizing the Forum

    Thanks to Developers for sponsoring the Forum

3. Election of new vice-chair

4. Ideas for future courses, sessions and speakers

5. Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center

    NIDRR Center focusing on the design of accessible information technology

    Provides training and technical assistance to industry in implementing
    Section 508 

    Training opportunities

6. Links to ACM’s SIGCAPH - Computers and the Physically Handicapped

  SIGCAPH as its name suggests goes back to pre-PC days (both computer and
  language wise). It promotes the application of computing and information
  technology in solving relevant disability problems. Most of its members are
  computer scientists or engineers working in academia or industry and who do
  not have much exposure to rehabilitation engineering or RESNA. John
  Goldthwaite will be leaving as SIG-11 chair this year but has been elected
  chair of SIGCAPH for the next two years. We hope to use opportunity to
  create more dialog between RESNA SIG-11 and the ACM’s SIGCAPH and SIGCHI.
  Since the ACM has active student chapters at many universities, a link with
  RESNA student chapters would create opportunities for multi-disciplinary
  student projects.  


7. Opportunities to get involved

    Review Instructional Course Proposals
    Review Concurrent Session Proposals
    Review Scientific Papers
    Call companies to invite them to participate in the Developers Forum
    Write an article for the SIG 11 column in RESNA news
    Volunteer in the computer tech lab during the annual conference
    Work on forming Student chapters for RESNA


SIGN UP SHEETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FRONT FOR EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES.
PLEASE SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR ONE OR MORE!! 

Thanks for coming!

New Chair:
Sharon Ferrell
St. Luke's Assistive Technology Services
711 South Crowley St.
Spokane, WA  99202
ferrels@st-lukes.org
509/473-6687 (voice)
509/473-6575 (tty)

Outgoing Chair:
John Goldthwaite
Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center
http://www.ittatc.org
404/894-0563
john.goldthwaite@arch.gatech.edu