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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hey Folks, here is the most recent version of the agenda. It will be revised again, but I thought folks would like the latest and greatest.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scott<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'><h4><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>AGENDA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></h4></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><h1>National Federation of the Blind of Colorado<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>66th Annual State Convention<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>October 29 – October 31, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Anywhere & Everywhere!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LIVING THE LIFE WE WANT! </span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott C. LaBarre, President<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2233 W. Shepperd Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Littleton, CO 80120<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>303-778-1130<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img width=526 height=262 style='width:5.4791in;height:2.7291in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D6AAFA.8CF12C50"></span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'><h4><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NFB PLEDGE<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> policies and programs of the Federation and to abide <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> by its constitution.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NFB ONE MINUTE MESSAGE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> The National Federation of the Blind knows that <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> your future. Every day we raise the expectations of <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> blind people because low expectations create <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> obstacles between blind people and their dreams. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> You can live the life you want; blindness is not what <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>TRIBUTE TO OUR SPONSORS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We extend our sincerest gratitude to our Live the Life You Want Sponsor, Colorado Center for the Blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Since 1988, the CCB has been changing what it means to be blind one life at a time. The Center has provided world class blindness training to students from all over the world. Contact Julie Deden, Executive Director, <a href="mailto:jdeden@cocenter.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>jdeden@cocenter.org</span></a>, 303-778-1130. Also visit <a href="http://www.cocenter.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>www.cocenter.org</span></a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>WE ALSO THANK OUR COMCAST 6 DOT DASH TITLE SPONSOR AS WELL AS OUR CONVENTION AND 6 DOT DASH PLATINUM, GOLD AND SILVER SPONSORS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Comcast, Title Sponsor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Platinum Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1st Bank, Gold Sponsor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Blackstone Consulting, Gold Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LaBarre Law Offices, P.C., Gold Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Philadelphia Insurance, Gold Sponsor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Spectrum, Gold Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ability Counseling, LLC, Silver Sponsor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Audio Information Network of Colorado, Silver Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>CREEC – Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Silver Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>HumanWare, Silver Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>OUR NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Each year, our National President, Mark Riccobono, appoints a national representative to represent the Office of the President at each state convention. This year, we are delighted to host John G. </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Paré</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Jr. as our National Representative. Here is his story:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><img border=0 width=269 height=269 style='width:2.802in;height:2.802in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D6AAFA.8CF12C50" alt="John G. Paré"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>John G. Paré, Jr. is the executive director for the Advocacy and Policy department at the National Federation of the Blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In this position, he oversees the continuing growth of <a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#005AA3'>NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup></span></a>, the largest electronic newspaper service for blind people, and the NFB's <a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#005AA3'>national governmental affairs</span></a> office. He has testified before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee regarding library services for blind Americans. He has also appeared on CNN, Fox, BBC, and various radio programs to discuss issues affecting blind Americans. He has testified before the United Nations World Forum for Vehicle Harmonization regarding the dangers posed by silent vehicles. He is also a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers' Committee on Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians and has advised automotive manufacturers on the danger posed by silent hybrid vehicles, as well as the benefits of fully autonomous vehicles for blind people.</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Convention registration was conducted online and is now closed. Those who registered will be eligible to win door prizes during convention. Registered members who were current on their dues and registered by October 13 will also be eligible to cast votes when the opportunity is presented. However, if you did not register, you are still welcome and strongly encouraged to participate in all convention events as listed in the agenda that follows.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>CONVENTION ZOOM PLATFORM<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Unless noted otherwise specifically in the agenda, most activities will be occurring in the NFBCO Main Zoom Ballroom. Three large blocks of time have been scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the convention. Every block has the same link, password, meeting ID, and telephone number except where indicated otherwise in the agenda. The Zoom information that we will be generally using follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 389 515 0172<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Passcode: 1111<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+17207072699,,3895150172#<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dial: 1-720-707-2699<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When prompted for a meeting ID, enter: 389 515 0172 followed by pound.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>No pass code required<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>AUCTION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Although we are not all in the same room together for this convention, The National Federation of the Blind of Colorado auction will be happening live throughout the convention. Your auctioneer Maryann will be describing packages live and encouraging your bids. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>To bid you will need to be able to raise your virtual hand. If you are using the Zoom application, you will need to locate the “raise hand” button on the webinar screen. If you are joining using a Windows computer, you will use alt-y. If you are on a Mac use option-y. If you are calling in to our convention, please use star nine to raise your hand. Our Zoom hosts will lower all the hands between bids.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>As the bidding progresses, we will invite you to unmute yourself for some spirited live participation. If you are using the application, you will find the mute/unmute button on the bottom left corner of your screen. In Windows use alt-a. In Mac please use Cmd-Shift-a. If you are dialing in press star six. When you are finished with the vocal bids, please use the same button to mute yourself again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you have registered to our convention and are the highest bidder, you will be contacted by Gary or Maryann to collect your payment and get your shipping details after the bidding finishes. If you are not registered for our convention, we will join you briefly in a Zoom breakout room to collect these details.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>All the auction packages will be shipped by the package donors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you in advance for your support. Happy bidding!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>DOOR PRIZES<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Monique Melton and Jennifer Spears serve as our Door Prize Chairwomen. Door Prizes will be drawn in general Convention session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>EXHIBIT HALL<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We will be offering a virtual Exhibit Hall. All Exhibit Hall activities will occur between 11:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. on Friday. Please consult Friday’s portion of this agenda for specifics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>DOG RELIEF AREA<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Well, we won’t have one this year. It is BYODRA, Bring Your Own Dog Relief Area!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>THURSDAY MORNING OCTOBER 29, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please note that there will be three tracks of Zoom offerings throughout Thursday morning and afternoon: NFBCO Live Track, COPOBC Track and CCB Empowerment Track. Each track is set-forth separately.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NFBCO LIVE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The following breakout sessions are being offered live on the main NFBCO Zoom Ballroom. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 389 515 0172<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SENIOR DIVISION ANNUAL MEETING<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'> </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Diane McGeorge, President, NFBCO Senior Division, Littleton, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In this year when COVID-19 is changing how we live, we are accessing services in new and different ways. We will discuss methods to remain in control of our daily lives. We will share strategies for accomplishing our goals in different ways in the areas of medical treatment, organizing shopping, and financial management.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>THE BLIND HISTORY LADY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Peggy Chong, Aurora, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We will be talking about some of the early board members of the United Workers for the Blind of Colorado. Having tracked down a few of them, we’ll find out a bit of their history. We know of one UWB board member who had very poor vision; today we may say he was legally blind. One of his former positions was Governor. Can you guess who he was? Our blind children, as well as all of our members and guests, should know our blind Colorado ancestors. We will share other finds in the old files and discuss the purpose of preserving them and the methods we have selected. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>THURSDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER 29, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Monique Melton, Board Member, NFBCO, Vice President, Mile High Chapter, Littleton, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We will give NFBCO members a chance to share their stories and talk about how their backgrounds have affected their blindness moving through life. We hope to find ways to showcase different walks of life to help other members feel welcome and get pumped up about helping us in the federation because we fight for everyone.</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>BLIND PARENTS DIVISION SEMINAR: </span></strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Parenting Journey, from Bringing Your Child Home to Watching Them Leave</span><strong><span lang=EN style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.5in'><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoPlainText><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Nate Trela, President </span></strong><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NFBC</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>O</span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Blind Parents </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Division</span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>, Littleton, C</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>O</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A series of short talks by blind parents about different stages of the parenting journey, ranging from 5 to 15 minutes per person. There will be discussions of the hospital experience (importance of being prepared and advocating for yourself), the adoption experience (best practices for making agencies comfortable and confident in your abilities), toddlerhood (helping your curious child explore the world), preschool (working with teachers for the first time), elementary school (managing homework, among other challenges), middle school (new issues with schooling as well as surviving the transition from kid to teenager) and high school (your child's bustling extracurricular schedule, their social life and challenges of blind parents getting sighted kids behind the wheel), as well as a focused talk on issues around online learning platforms that are now ubiquitous in the ongoing pandemic.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Colorado Association of Guide Dog Users Cares!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kevan Worley, President, COAGDU, Colorado Springs, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>COAGDU presents wellness and advocacy for human and dog. A special seminar for guide service dog handlers, trainers, and dog lovers who want to make the most of their canine experience. Raul Gallegos, President, National Association of Guide Dog Users; Scott C. LaBarre, LaBarre Law Offices, P.C.; Melissa Allman, Advocacy and Government Relations Specialist, The Seeing Eye; Courtney Kirman, Owner, Tender Hands Animal Training.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join us for the NFBCO Comcast 6 Dot Dash! <a href="http://www.6dotdashco.com%3chttp:/www.6dotdashco.com/">www.6dotdashco.com<http://www.6dotdashco.com/</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join my team, The Doggers! Or build your own team. Thank you Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia Insurance, Blackstone Consulting Inc., and other dear friends and supporters. #comerunwithus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The following COPOBC meeting will use the following Zoom information:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join Zoom Meeting <br><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81751111728?pwd=RkJzMW0yY2lMeVRQVFF4cUUyYm90UT09"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81751111728?pwd=RkJzMW0yY2lMeVRQVFF4cUUyYm90UT09</span></a> <br><br>Meeting ID: 817 5111 1728 <br>Passcode: 953147 <br>One tap mobile <br>+17207072699,,81751111728# US <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>12:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>COLORADO PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN: Connecting and Supporting One Another Through Our Parenting Journeys<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Amira Lucas, Thornton, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We will be holding roundtable discussions on topics ranging from education, social/emotional needs to recreation and orientation and mobility for all ages. There will be an opportunity to participate in a tactile art activity and create your own storybook at the end. We hope you are able to join us for this chance to learn from different speakers and support one another as we move through this parenting journey together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in'><b><span style='color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2 align=center style='margin-left:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:0in'><b><span style='color:#0D0D0D'>THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Colorado Center For The Blind Empowerment Track<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>These sessions were all recorded during the summer of 2020 as part of the CCB Youth Programs, and we are rebroadcasting them now because even though they were originally targeted at our youth, much of the substance is relevant to all our members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84907531553?pwd=dWFHdFJiOStRb3hDbFIwanI2VDdjZz09"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84907531553?pwd=dWFHdFJiOStRb3hDbFIwanI2VDdjZz09</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 849 0753 1553<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Passcode: 694027<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+17207072699,,84907531553# US <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dial: 1-720-707-2699<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When prompted for a meeting ID, enter: 849 0753 1553 followed by pound.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>No pass code required<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>WHAT’S YOUR BLUEPRINT TO SUCCESS? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>Looking at Blindness as an Opportunity Not a Hindrance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>You will not want to miss this opportunity to hear from Chris Downey, </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>President, Architecture for the Blind, about his transition from sighted architect to blind architect, and why he wishes he had been blind earlier in life.</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>WHO BETTER THAN ME? How to be My Own Best Advocate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hear from our very own NFBCO President Scott C. LaBarre on why advocacy is important, and gain tips to get started down this path.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>NATIONWIDE NETWORKING: Connect with Students from Across the Country and Help Make a Difference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>NABS Panel with National Association of Blind Students President Trisha Kulkarni, and 3 other outstanding board members will talk to us about why getting involved with NABS is important and how it can help you be successful in school.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 29<sup>TH</sup>, 2020</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>LEVELING UP: Tips and Techniques for Navigating College <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D'>Join us to hear from three higher-ed students in varying stages of their post-secondary education journey. Charis Glatthar, Chemistry Major, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Kevin Darcy, PhD Student/Lead Researcher for the Digital Accessibility Office, University of Colorado Boulder; and Garrett Mooney, Law Student, University of Baltimore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>5:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>OPENING CEREMONIES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Main NFBCO Zoom Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 389 515 0172<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott LaBarre, Maureen Nietfeld, and Jessica Beecham, Masters of Ceremonies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kick off convention with an engaging and dynamic opening ceremony!!! This is going to be packed with entertainment. Hear from the president of our host chapter, the At-Large Mountains and Plains Chapter. We will be welcomed by several national board members and our national representative John Paré. Listen to our very own virtual choir and enjoy some great music from local talent. The Bulldogs, the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind band, will be joining us, and there will be so much more!! Learn some fun facts about Colorado and take a trip through history as we celebrate major advancements for blind people in Colorado. This is something no one will want to miss!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>HOSPITALITY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'>(Zoom info TBD)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Stop by our hospitality event to have the kids carve a pumpkin, play a game, socialize, or participate in some <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>improv. This will be a fun evening with something for <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>everyone!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN FUN<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Ann Cunningham and Rashika Kartik will be carving and decorating pumpkins with the whole family while learning about artistic techniques, the history of pumpkin carving, and pumpkin science.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>TWO MINUTE MYSTERIES <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hosted by Brett Boyer, NFB of Denver <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>What a great night for some mysteries. Come listen to some short stories and try to figure out how our old inspector solved the crime. The question for you is not whodunit, but howdunit!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NAME THAT TUNE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hosted by the Mountain and Plains Chapter <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Do you love music of all kinds? Are you one of the first to guess a song? Have fun competing with your friends to Name that Tune <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>MIGS HOUSE IMPROV NIGHT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7202842318?pwd=c2c4NWpIQTZmOEpweEYyVHpCR0pjUT09"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7202842318?pwd=c2c4NWpIQTZmOEpweEYyVHpCR0pjUT09</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 720 284 2318<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Passcode: 632266<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+17207072699,,7202842318#,,,,,,0#,,632266# US <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dial by your location<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>720-707-2699<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 720 284 2318<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Passcode: 632266<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join us for the best virtual fun we can create together!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryann and Paul Migliorelli, Boulder, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join us for an evening of fun improv games designed to stimulate your creative juices, take you beyond your comfort zone, and grow you to places only your colleagues can imagine. Come ready to laugh, play, and have more fun than a pack of puppies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Main NFBCO Zoom Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 389 515 0172<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>9:00 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>RESOLUTIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>To start a revolution for the blind, it takes a resolution. Come help us set our policy for the coming year and beyond!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS HOUR OF POWER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This year, each Sponsor or Exhibitor who wishes to do so will have approximately 4.5 minutes to tell the whole convention about themselves and why we should visit them in their breakout room. Let’s give a warm welcome to the following Sponsors and Exhibitors:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Ability Counseling, LLC, Silver Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Arise Beyond Barriers, Exhibitor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A T Guys, Exhibitor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Audio Information Network of Colorado, Gold Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Blackstone Consulting, Gold Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Colorado Center for the Blind, Title Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Comcast, Title Sponsor <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>CREEC – Civil Rights Education and Enforcement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Center, Silver Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>DRCOG, Exhibitor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1st Bank, Gold Sponsor <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Exhibitor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Guide Dogs for the Blind, Exhibitor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>HumanWare, Silver Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LaBarre Law Offices, P.C., Gold Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NanoPac / Magnisight of the Rockies, Exhibitor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Philadelphia Insurance, Gold Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Seeing Eye, Inc., Exhibitor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Spectrum, Gold Sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Platinum Sponsor <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 30, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>VIRTUAL EXHIBIT HALL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please put on your Zoom shoes and visit our Sponsors and Exhibitors. Each Sponsor/Exhibitor will have its own Zoom Room.<b><span style='color:red'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'>The Zoom coordinates TBD.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LIVING THE LIFE WE WANT SESSION I<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>WELCOME AND ZOOM LOGISTICS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott LaBarre, President, NFBCO, Centennial, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 389 515 0172<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2:10 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>OUR PARTNERS AT THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND BLINDNESS LOW VISION SERVICES: Facing Challenges and Maximizing Potential<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Joe Barela, Executive Director, CDLE, Denver, CO; Krista Hedlund, Manager, CDLE/BLVS, Denver, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2:50 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>EMPOWERING ALL COLORADANS INCLUDING THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Honorable Lieutenant Governor of the State of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Colorado, Diane Primavera, Denver, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3:20 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>FROM PARENTAL RIGHTS TO VOTING RIGHTS: Senator Danielson Has Got Our Back!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Honorable Senator Jessie Danielson, Wheat Ridge, CO <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3:50 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>REPORTS, RESOLUTIONS, AND AUCTION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>4:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>EXERCISING OUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO VOTE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Honorable Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Denver, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Curtis Chong, Voting Rights Coordinator, NFBCO, Aurora, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>4:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>MEET THE 2020 NFBCO SCHOLARSHIP CLASS AND LEARN HOW THEY LIVE THE LIVES THEY WANT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Jessica Beecham, First Vice President, NFBCO, Chair, NFBCO Scholarship Committee, Colorado Springs, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kristina Beam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Grand Junction, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Master’s First Year Clinical and Mental Health Counseling<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Adams State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kevin Darcy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Longmont, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>PhD Anthropology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Charis Glatthar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Lakewood, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chemistry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Metropolitan State University Denver<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Traci Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Longmont, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>PhD Organizational Leadership, Business Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chicago School of Professional Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>5:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ADJOURN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Zoom logistics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://zoom.us/j/3895150172?pwd=dkhBNHI1QXBEdTFYR2lMYjhyNi9KQT09</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 389 515 0172<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>COSTUME PARTY FOR THE KIDDOS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Round up the kids to show off their best costumes!! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This event will be audio described by nationally renowned audio descriptionist Bonnie Barlow. This just the beginning of another fun filled evening no one will want to miss! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>8:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>WILD WEST TALENT SHOW<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Wild West Chapter presents a night filled with fun and prizes. Please join us for our very first virtual NFBCO Wild West Talent Showdown.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>There will be talent of various kinds. We'll feature singers, poets, comedians and our very own enthusiastic MCs with even more comedy and surprises of their own.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We will also be giving away door prizes to those who donate to the chapter as well as incredible prizes to those who participate in the show.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LIVING THE LIFE WE WANT SESSION II<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>10:00 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOOD MORNING!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott LaBarre, President, NFBCO, Centennial, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>10:05 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>TRANSFORMING OUR DREAMS INTO REALITY THROUGHOUT AMERICA AND THE WORLD: A National Report<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>John G. Paré, Executive Director of Policy and Advocacy, Baltimore, MD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>10:50 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>KEEPING OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY OPEN AND THRIVING DURING THE PANDEMIC; A Report from the Colorado Talking Book Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Debbi MacLeod, Director, Colorado Talking Book Library, Denver, C</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>O<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>11:10 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>REACHING NEW HEIGHTS AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES DURING TROUBLED TIMES: A Report from our Colorado Center for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Julie Deden, Executive Director, CCB, Centennial, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>11:50 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>EMBRACING CHALLENGES WITH LOVE, HOPE AND DETERMINATION: A Presidential Report<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott C. LaBarre, President, NFBCO, Centennial, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>12:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ADJOURN <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 31, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LIVING THE LIFE WE WANT SESSION III<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>MY BLINDNESS MYSELF<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We will hear from three Members of the NFBCO who will tell their stories about blindness and how the NFB helps them live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2:15 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>THE ADA AND CCDC ARE THIRTY!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Julie Reiskin, Executive Director, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, Denver CO <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2:35 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND FACILITATING INCLUSION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Darian Smith, Chair, NFBCO Diversity and Inclusion <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Committee, Littleton, CO; Monique Melton, Board <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Member, NFBCO, Denver, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2:45 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LEARN ABOUT OUR INDEPENDENCE MARKET AND <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>HOW IT CAN IMPROVE YOUR LIFE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2:50 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>BUILDING THE FEDERATION THROUGH PROJECT <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LITERACY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kevan Worley, Manager, Project Literacy, Colorado Springs, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>REACHING BLIND STUDENTS IN NEW WAYS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Shane Wegner, Board Member, National Association of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Blind Students, Minneapolis, MN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3:10 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ALL ABOUT OUR BUSINESS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We will discuss and adopt our resolutions, conduct elections, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>consider our Financial Report, take up our Honor Roll Call of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Chapters and Divisions, and augment our finances through <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>our auction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>4:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ADJOURN <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ANNUAL BANQUET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Master of Ceremonies, Kevan Worley, Manager, Project Literacy, NFBCO, Colorado Springs, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>KEYNOTE ADDRESS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>John G. Paré, Jr., Executive Director of Advocacy and Policy, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>MUSICAL AND OTHER PERFORMANCES FROM TALENTED MEMBERS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND REMARKS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scott C. LaBarre, President, NFBCO, Centennial, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NFBCO 2020 SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Jessica Beecham, Chairperson, Committee on Scholarships, Colorado Springs, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>PAC IT UP AND BUILD THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>AUCTION, AUCTION, AUCTION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryann Migliorelli, Board Member, NFBCO and Annual Auction Chair, Boulder, CO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>8:30 p.m. Zoom After Parties<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Various NFBCO members will be offering up their Zoom rooms for a little socializing post Banquet. Once again, put on your Zoom shoes and do a little Zoom hopping. We will publish the list of said rooms prior to the Convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>