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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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Greetings everyone:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Here is the schedule, in Mountain Time, for the final day of our 2021 convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span class=field><span style='font-size:39.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Saturday</span></span><span style='font-size:39.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:27.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>8:30 - 9:30 AM—NOPBC IEP LIVE SESSIONS<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/4140520261" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>414 052 0261</span></a><br>Discuss best practices for accommodations, assessments, and service time. Learn helpful negotiation strategies for the IEP meeting. <br>Carlton Cook Walker, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:27.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>9:00 AM - 10:15 AM—COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND OPEN HOUSE<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92697892966" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>926 9789 2966</span></a><br>Have you wondered if you should consider blindness training? Are you ready to be challenged and take a risk? What is a day of training like? Get the inside scoop from our vibrant Center staff and dedicated students. Ask questions and learn some things that may change your life. <br>Julie Deden, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:27.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>GENERAL SESSION IV<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95297977720" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>952 9797 7720</span></a><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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>11:00 AM CALL TO ORDER AND INVOCATION</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>11:05 AM FINANCIAL REPORT</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>11:35 AM ELECTIONS</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>12:10 PM RESOLUTIONS</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2:00 PM ADJOURN</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:27.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>GENERAL SESSION V<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95297977720" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>952 9797 7720</span></a><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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2:30 PM CALL TO ORDER</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2:35 PM TRANSFORMING AND UNIFYING OUR FUTURE: THE JERNIGAN INSTITUTE ADVANCES OUR MISSION THROUGH A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Anil Lewis, Executive Director for Blindness Initiatives, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland <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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2:55 PM TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION IN THE HALLS OF POWER: ADVOCACY AND POLICY COORDINATED THROUGH ALL LEVELS OF THE MOVEMENT</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>John Paré, Jr., Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland <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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>3:20 PM LEADING ALONE AND MARCHING TOGETHER: TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>The Honorable Tammy Duckworth, United States Senate, Illinois <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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>3:40 PM STRENGTH THROUGH A DIVERSE ORGANIZED BLIND MOVEMENT: THE INTERSECTION OF CHARACTERISTICS AND THE COMMON BOND OF RAISING EXPECTATIONS </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Moderator: Colin Wong, Co-Chair, National Federation of the Blind Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Phoenix, Arizona<br>Panelists:<br>Tasnim Alshuli, Chairperson, NFB Blind Muslim Group; Tucson, Arizona<br>Doula Jarboe, President, Colorado Association of the Blind, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind; Denver, Colorado<br>Sanho Steele-Louchart, Chairperson, NFB LGBT Group; Norman, Oklahoma<br>Priscilla Yeung, Manager of Senior Programs, Society for the Blind; Sacramento, California <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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>4:20 PM REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>4:30 PM ADJOURN</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:27.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>BANQUET<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95297977720" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3'>952 9797 7720</span></a><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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>5:30 PM</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> INVOCATION<br>MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Pam Allen<br>INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS<br>BANQUET ADDRESS: Mark Riccobono<br>THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL DR. JACOB BOLOTIN AWARDS<br>SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>