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January 2009 Update– Look for this icon Updated October 2008to find the latest updates on our site!
Last Revised January 5, 2009

Happy New Year! Here are the latest GOPBC updates:

Updated October 2008Atlanta Symphony–– 2008
December 2008– GOPBC Our third visit with theAtlanta Symphony. See the photos here.

Updated October 20082008 National Convention Update Summer 2008 brought another convention in Dallas at the same hotel from 2006; beautiful place and another great convention. Learn about the 2008 National Convention here.

Updated October 2008Atlanta Symphony–– another great visit, December 2007
December 19, 2007– GOPBC Members were treated to another great visit with Atlanta Symphony Musicians in the lobby of Symphoy Hall this time. Sorry for the late posting but the photos are here.

Updated October 2008GOPBC Technology
Items of interest about technology for the visually impaired.

Updated October 2008Members' Stories (add your story if you like!)
The first story is posted. We hope to add many more.

Updated October 2008The GOPBC Summer Social for 2008 was October 18, 2008.
Look for photos from the event here shortly.

NFB of Georgia 2008 State Convention October 3-5, 2008
It is time to plan for the 2008 convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Georgia. Last year's convention, in Columbus, Georgia, was an extra ordinary event, and this year promises to be even greater. We will meet this year at the Holiday Inn Midtown in Savannah, Georgia the weekend of October 3-5, 2008. More information is here on the NFB of Georgia site.

The NFB of Georgia's Black Tie White Cane Banquet for 2008 This is the Seventh Annual Black Tie/White Cane Appreciation Banquet hosted by the National Federation of the Blind of Georgia. The banquet will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Atlanta. Find more details here.

Membership Drive
We continue to grow and gain new members, but we can never have too many.
If you know of any possible new members or have any suggestions, please email us!

Web Update Info
Our web site is still growing. We're doing all we can to make our site more and more useful to our members. Our goal for the site is to make it the place where a summary of the GOPBC's collective experience is placed. Over time this may grow into a variety of printed pieces as well, but the web is more cost-effective for us at this time and when things are needed in print, they can generally be printed from the site. Please visit our site often and feel free to offer suggestions. There are some places where we have noted that members can have things posted if they wish, but we've had limited response to that so far. Don't be shy! All members' feedback and participation is welcome and encouraged. Click here to email the site webmaster.