Dear Nordic colleges. The Icelandic and Finnish braille committees have been in contact and reached a consensus about hosting responsibilities for the Nordic meetings in 2023 and 2024. The Nordic meeting 2023 will take place in Reykjavík and hosted by the Icelandic Institution of the Blind, which the braille committee belongs to. Before proceeding further with planning the event we would like to ask for your opinion on possible dates for the Nordic meeting. We suggest the following three options: 28th-29th of September 5th-6th of October 25th-26th of October The last suggestion would place the meeting on Wednesday to Thursday as we would then organise it parallel to Positive Looking Conf-Shop, a combination of a conference and workshop about the Positive Looking Visual Skills Programme. It is a joint endeavour between Iceland, UK and the US. Here is a link for those that might be interested; Iceland 2023 Positive Looking International Conf-Shop https://positiveeye.co.uk/our-products/positive-looking-international-conf-s... We would kindly ask you to give us an answer on which dates you might prefer no later than 21st of April. Best regards, on behalf of the Icelandic Braille Committee, Hjalti Sigurðsson VastaaLähetä edelleen
Dear Hjalti Sigurðsson
Thank you for the invitation and
the early heads up for possible dates for this years Nordic Braille meeting which we look very much forward to participate in. We have a Braille Authority meeting in Early May, and we will get back to you regarding which of the dates would be possible for us hopefully shortly after that meeting.
Best regards
Jesper Holten
Fra: Hjalti Hynninen
Dear All.
Sorry I overlooked the deadline for the 21st ofApril.We will endevaour to give a feedback on the dates before next Friday and atentative number ofparticipants, although that may have to be finalized.
BR. Jesper.
Fra: Jesper Holten
Dear Hjalti Hynninen
The Danish delegation would prefer to participate either on the 28-29. September or 25-26th of October.
We would most likely participate:
10-13 persons in the meeting, which is a combination of sighted and visually impaired.
A more accurate number of physical participants will have to wait, pending the exact dates for the meeting. We presume that Virtual participation is still an option if needed?
Best regards, Jesper.
Fra: Hjalti Hynninen
Dear Hjalti Sigurðsson
Thank you for the invitation to the Nordic meeting!
We prefer the date 28th-29th of September. But all the other dates are possible for us, also.
We have had a new committee in Finland since January. We are seven members in the Committee now. I suppose we have to discuss further if we all are able to participate the Nordic meeting. Maybe some members would like to participate online, if possible. But if it is ok, we let you know later (as soon as possible) how many of us are going to participate.
With Best Regards,
on behalf of the Finnish Braille Committee
Marjo Kauttonen
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Suunnittelija / Planerare / Coordinator
Saavutettavuuskirjasto Celia / Tillgänglighetsbiblioteket Celia / Accessibility Library Celia
marjo.kauttonen@celia.fimailto:marjo.kauttonen@celia.fi
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Lähettäjä: Hjalti Hynninen
Hi Hjalti,
Excuse me for a very late response to the invitation.
The Swedish Braille Authority (Punktskriftsnämnden) would prefer October 5-6.
We believe that three members will be able to attend in person - and giving presentations at the meeting. We will of course encourage digital presence by other members.
We have an idea about subjects too (approximate description here):
* Creation of enhanced eight dot braille systems
* Braille and mathematics: development and plans
* Haptic tablet development: EU project ABILITY
Kind regards,
Björn Westling
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Björn Westling
Myndigheten för tillgängliga medier, MTM
Swedish Agency for Accessible Media, MTM
Adress / Postal address: Box 51, SE-201 20 Malmö
Besöksadress / Visiting address: Hans Michelsensgatan 2
Tel.: +46 40 653 27 56 / +46 76 540 27 86
bjorn.westling@mtm.semailto:bjorn.westling@mtm.se
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Från: Celia braille
participants (4)
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Björn Westling
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Celia braille
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Hjalti Hynninen
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Jesper Holten