Hi Markus

Congrats on a great program for the 2007 meeting. Hope you are well. I wish
you health and happiness in the coming year.

Really glad to know you are still actively involved in matters RP. Just to
let you know that I have recently taken up a post as Project Officer with
the Royal National Institute of the Blind. I spent the last three years as
Chair of RNIB NI Committee and was on the Board of RNIB London for one year.
I am project officer for 'Employability and Skills for Women' which offers
Confidence Building, IT skills and Job Placement opportunities for blind and
partially sighted women. Our new office is in Derry and is funded in
partnership with European Social Fund.

I am always interested in hearing what members of the original REY group are
up to. So when you get a chance let me know how things are with you. Also
pass on my regards to Dieter if you ever see him.

I have since trainied with a guide dog - Lark, a black labrador and find her
a great aid to my independance.

Yourself and the others are always welcome to come and stay with me on the
border between NI and the Republic. Juat say the word.

Regards
Annmarie


>From: "Markus Georg" <m.georg@...>
>Reply-To: retinayouth@...
>To: <retinayouth@...>
>CC: "'FFB Wilson Doris'" <DWilson@...>
>Subject: [retinayouth] RETINA EUROPE YOUTH MEETING 2007 - program -
>Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:00:32 +0100
>
>This is the preliminary program.
>
>
>
>PROGRAM FOR RETINA EUROPE YOUTH MEETING, OSLO 2007
>7th – 12th August 2007, Huseby Kompetansesenter
>
>[PROVISIONAL PRORAM]
>Tuesday 7th August
>
>The participants arrive, and will, after agreement, be picked up and
>taken to Huseby Kompetansesenter.
>
>19-00: The meeting is opened by a representative from the project-
>group. As well as by the Norwegian RP Association's leader: Anne
>Berit Gransjøen.
>
>19.15: Short presentation of all the participants.
>
>19.30: Dinner.
>
>20.45: Presentation of the program for the week, as well as serving
>of coffee/tea and cake.
>
>The rest of the evening the participants are free to socialise.
>
>Wednesday 8th August
>
>08.00: Breakfast
>
>09.15: A presentation of Huseby Kompetansesenter by Reidun Leirvaag
>(?).
>
>09.45: A tour of the premises. The participants will be divided into
>3 groups.
>
>11.00: The Norwegian RP Association's work, presented by a member of
>the board.
>
>12.00: A presentation of the Norwegian Blind Association, given by a
>representative.
>
>13. 00: Lunch.
>
>14.15: A presentation of the rehabilitation offered by the Norwegian
>Blind Association, given by Unn Ljøner Hagen.
>
>14.45: A presentation of the "Mentor Arrangement", given by Stian
>Larsen.
>
>15.10: A presentation of the Norwegian Blind Association Youth, given
>by a representative.
>
>16.00: swimming, barbecuing and serialising with members from the
>Norwegian Blind Association Youth.
>
>There is no set program for the evening, but there will be
>representatives from the project-group present at Huseby, for those
>who wish to stay there.
>
>Thursday 9th August
>
>08.00: Breakfast.
>
>09.15: Workshops. The participants will be divided into three
>groups, and will rotate three different workshops.
>
>1. Technical Aids: Different manufactures have stands where they
>present their aids.
>
>2. Guide dog: The Blind Association's Guide dog school, explain
>how they train the dogs, and the participants can try to walk with a
>guide dog.
>
>3. GPS: The company, BoJo Tveter, present their GPS, and the
>participants can try the equipment.
>
>13.00: Lunch.
>
>14.15: Joint departure for those who wish to see the shop Blindes
>Produkter (Products for the blind). The participants are free to
>experience Oslo.
>
>18.00: Dinner at a restaurant in the centre of Oslo.
>
>Friday 10th August
>PSYCHIC ASPECTS – AIDS AND THE FAMILY ROLE.
>
>08.00: Breakfast.
>
>09.15: Viewing of the Norwegian RP Association's dvd "følelser når
>synet svikter" (feelings when ones sight fails).
>
>09.45: A common discussion about the film's content.
>
>10.15: The psychological challenges connected to aids, by a mobility
>educator from Huseby, and psychologist Åse Frostad Fasting (?).
>
>10.45: The participants are divided into 5 discussion groups.
>
>12.15: A common discussion of own experiences.
>
>13.00: Lunch.
>
>14.15: The role as vision impaired parent, by a representative from
>the (Association for Parents with Vision Impaired Children) –
>ASSISTANSE, parents with RP, and psychologist Åse Frostad Fasting.
>
>14.45: The participants are divided into 5 discussion groups.
>
>16.15: A common discussion of own experiences.
>
>18.00: Dinner.
>
>19.15: An update on the latest research on RP, by eye specialist
>Ragnheidur Bragadottir.
>
>The rest of the evening the participants are free to socialise.
>
>Saturday 11th August.
>
>08.00: Breakfast.
>
>09.15: Joint departure by bus to Hurdalsenteret (the Hurdal
>Centre(. The Norwegian Blind Association's rehabilitation centre.
>
>10.50: The participants are divided into four groups for a tour of
>the centre, both inside and outside.
>
>11.45: General Assembly.
>
>13:00: Lunch.
>
>14.00: The General Assembly continues.
>
>After the General Assembly we meet at the beach, and the rest of the
>afternoon and evening
>Will be used for swimming, barbecuing and socialising.
>
>22.30: Departure for Huseby Kompetansesenter.
>
>Sunday 12th August.
>
>08.00: Breakfast.
>
>09.15: Those who need assistance will be taken to Oslo S train
>station, and the airport train
>terminal.
>
>
>
>Interested in more details? Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/riy/.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Markus
>
>
>
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