[il-talk] agenda draft

[pattichang at att.net]

Connie is listed in Chicago. It says for Chicago: space Connie Davis


Patti S. Gregory-Chang
NFBI President
NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair
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On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:47 PM, "Cathy Randall" <chr47 at mchsi.com> wrote:

Patti,
You have Connie Davis listed as a member of the Four Rivers Chapter instead of Chicago.

                                                                      Cathy
Please donate to the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois (NFBI) Annual Appeal by sending your tax deductible donation to Treasurer Glenn Moore, PO Box 1065,  Elgin, IL 60121.  Thank you.

Cathy Randall
217-243-3529

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Many of you have asked for our agenda draft.  This may still have a few typos but the content is final.





Determine Your Future Yourself
NFBI State Co nvention 2013







AGENDA
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
OF ILLINOIS
Annual Convention
October 25 – 27,  2013

Park Inn Hotel and Conference Center
1413 Leslie Drive
Bloomington, IL 61704
(309) 662-4300

Members of NFBI wish to thank the following donors for their generous gifts:

The Community Foundation of the Quincy Area from the Arthur O. and Lela B. Lindsay Fund

Mr. Harold W. Knapheide III, in honor of his mother, the late Mary McDill Knapheide

Richard Lansden, trustee, The Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust

J. Milton Harris/Alice Chenault Foundation

The Aileen S. Andrew Foundation

Walter M. Florie Jr., Board Member, Earl B. and Loraine H. Miller Foundation

Elick and Charlotte Lindon Foundation

Ms. Abby Castle
Announcements that you wish to be made from the convention floor during sessions MUST be submitted to the information desk in the convention hall. Roberta Reif is coordinating our information desk this year.   Patricia Olson is handling registration table at convention.  Denise Avant is running our door prize table.

If you wish to reach President Patti Gregory-Chang during sessions, please convey your requests to the information desk.

Braille, print, and recorded literature is available at tables in the convention hall.  Please take all you can carry and distribute our positive message of blindness far and wide!

Smoking is not permitted in convention sessions.

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
Patti S. Gregory-Chang, President
6919 W. Berwyn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60656 (773) 307-6440
NFB of Illinois web site:  www.nfbofillinois.org

Have a great convention, everyone!

IABS, INFORMATION, AND SALES TABLES
The information desk will be in the hotel Main Lobby on Friday Oct. 5 from 2:00 to 4:30, and in the Hawthorn Room during general sessions. Registration will be in the hallway outside of the Hawthorn Room on Friday from 2:00 through 7:30 as well as on Saturday from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.   Sales tables for NFBI and IABS will be in the back during general sessions.

Announcement:
You can help build a future of opportunity for the blind by becoming a member of the Jacobus tenBroek Legacy Society.  Your legacy gift to the National Federation of the Blind or the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois can be made in the form of a will, or living trust, an income generating gift, or by naming us as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy.  For additional information, please contact LuAnne Blake at our national office.  Please consider helping us to continue to change what it means to be blind.


Welcome to our 2013 State Convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois!!!

IABS – Working for Tips

The Illinois Association of Blind Students will be providing assistance throughout this year’s convention..  Volunteers can be found at our Information and Registration tables and will be available to help serve food, provide drinks, carry luggage, and perform various other tasks.  All donations to these students will go to IABS. Please be generous and know that IABS is here to help with whatever you need.

Friday, October 25th, Afternoon

12:00 – 6:00 Teacher of the Visually Impaired STEM Seminars
Cary Supalo, President Independent Science
Hawthorn Room

12:00 – 1:00 Openhouse
1:00 – 2:00 Mathspeak
2:00 – 3:30 WindowEyes Logger Pro Interface
3:30 – 5:00 Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest
5:00 – 6:00 Exhibits and Questions

2:00 – 4:30 Information Table
Roberta Reif, coordinator
Hotel Lobby

2:00 – 7:30 Registration
Pat Olson, Registration Coordinator
Hallway outside of Hawthorn

4:00 – 5:00 Resolutions
Chris Jeckel, Chair  NFBI Resolutions Committee
Sierra Room
Friday, October 25th, Evening

2:00 – 7:30 Registration
Pat Olson, Registration Coordinator
Hallway outside of Hawthorn

5:00 – 6:00 Join Our At-Large Chapter for A Get-To-Know You Dinner
Room TBA

5:00 – 7:00 Scholarship Dinner (Winners and Committee)
Yellowstone Room

7:00 - 9:00 Exhibits
Sierra Room

Em Vitu Inc., Ed Vitu
NFB Newsline, Dave Meyer
Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service, Erika Lotz
Envision America

7:00 – 11:00 IABS IDOL – Admission $5 includes your first performance
Julia Chang, IABS Secretary
James Dickman, IABS Board Member

Join us for the Illinois Association of Blind Students annual IABS Idol. Based on the popular TV show American Idol, IABS Idol invites everyone to participate as a soloist  or a group in performing a song of their choice. We encourage participants to bring instruments.  Our judges are  Ronza Othman, Cary Supalo,  and Jean Brown.

Each performance is $5 per person.  In addition, this year we will be charging a $5 admission fee which includes 1 free performance so get up and sing your favorites.  Also, don’t forget our “battle of the chapters.”  This year’s theme is “Independence.”

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Saturday, October 26th,  Breakouts

8:45 - 5:15 NFBI Kid Kamp
Francisco Chang and Janna Stein, Directors
Yosemite Room

Theme: Space

8:30 Registration
9:00 Egg Balance
9:30 Crafts: Stars, Spaceships, Telephones, and more
11:30 Funny Space Facts and Jokes
12:00 Lunch
1:00 E.T.
3:00 Reading with Bill Reif
4:00 Sing-Along with Dave Meyer and Cathy randall

9:00 – 3:00 Teen Scene
Chris Jeckel and Ryan Parrey, Coordinators
Redwood Room

4:00 - 5:00 Significant Others Breakout
All who have a significant other: spouse, sibling, child, parent, etc. are encouraged to attend
Francisco Chang, Moderator
Redwood Room

Note:  Luncheons are listed later in this agenda.
Saturday, October 26th, Morning

7:00 - 8:30 Parents of Blind Children Breakfast
Open to all who are interested.
Debbie Stein, NFBI Board Member
Master of Ceremony
Hawthorn Room

Welcoming Remarks
Debbie Stein, NFBI Parent’s Committee Coordinator

2013 Illinois BELL Program, ”Presentations by BELL Students"
Amy Lund, Moderator

The Human Touch
Jean Brown, Beauty Salon Owner

8:00 - 9:00 Registration
Pat Olson, Registration Coordinator
Outside of Hawthorn Room

Later registration– see Glenn Moore in General Sessions

9:00 - 11:00 General Session
Patti Chang, Esq., NFBI President
Hawthorn Room

9:00 - 9:15 Call to Order & Welcome
Moment of Silence  - We wish to remember those who have passed in the previous year.
From Blackhawk Ruby Blanchard
From Chicago: Connie Davis
From Four Rivers: Tony Torragrossa

9:15 – 9:45 National Report
Ron Brown, President NFB of Indiana

9:45 – 10:15 Mentor/Mentee NFB Style
Alexa Schwichow, Freedom Link
Hannah Hakes, Freedom Link and Blind Inc

10:15 – 10:30 Legislative Report, Rose Sloan, NFB Governmental Affairs Specialist

10:30 – 11:00 Equality: It’s Your Right
Horizons for the Blind
Byron Lee, Horizons Marketing Team
Aaron Mason, Horizons Marketing Team
George McKenzie, Horizons Marketing Team

11:00 Announcements and adjournment for lunch

Saturday, October 26th, Luncheons

11:30 - 1:30 Illinois Association of Blind Students (IABS) Luncheon
Anyone interested in students issues is welcome
Hawthorn Room

Welcome
Brianna Lillyman, IABS 2nd Vice President
Katie Leinum, IABS Board Member

What is IABS All About?
Rose Sloan, IABS President

The Scholarship Program
Debbie Stein, IABS Board Member

Meet the Scholarship Class of 2013
Adrienne FalconeR
Alexa Schwichow
Alexander Taikwel
Nicole Yarmolkevich

The STEMX Program
Alexander Taikwel, STEMX Participant
Chris Meyer, STEMX Mentor

The Internship Program
Ronan Young, Intern
James Dickman, Intern

The National Association of Blind Students
Justin Salisbury, President Connecticut Assn. of Blind Students

The College Experience Panel
Katie Leinum, Moderator, IABS Board Member
Rose Sloan, IABS President
Justin Salisbury, President Connecticut Assn. of Blind Students
Chris Jeckel, IABS 1st Vice President
Brianna Lillyman, IABS 2nd Vice President

Closing Remarks
Brianna Lillyman, IABS 2nd Vice President

11:30 – 1:00 Parents will Join our Students Luncheon
Hawthorn Room

1:00 - 3:00 Parents Seminar
Anyone interested in parent issues is welcome.
Sierra Room

Blindness: Tips and Tricks
Amy Lund, TVI Springfield

Access to Tactile Graphics the E.A.S.Y. Way
Josh Coffee, E.A.S.Y. LLC.
Mike Coleman, E.A.S.Y. LLC.

Making Connections: Where Do We Go From Here?
Debbie Stein, Moderator
Nelly Gamino, Moderator
Saturday October 26th, Afternoon

2:00 - 5:00 General Session
Hawthorn

2:00 Call to order and announcements

2:00 – 2:30 Hear from Illinois Veterans
Dan Peters, Builder Constructionman, United States Navy
SPC Steven C. Baskis, United States Army

2:30 – 3:00 Remembrances by the son of Dr. tenBroek
Dutch tenBroek

3:00 – 3:45 Dept. of Rehabilitation Services
Update on DRS, BEP, and BBS
Francisco Alvarado, Assistant Director, DRS
Raven Pulliam, Assistant Bureau Chief, BEP
Janet Sherburne, Assistant Bureau Chief, BBS

3:45- 4:15 ETEXT Universal Affordable Electronic Course Content Platform
Milind M. Basole, Principal E-Learning Professional Yury Burukhovich, Lead E-Learning Professional

4:15 – 5:00 Employment Panel
Paul Shepardson, Contract Specialist, Federal Government
Nick Robertson, Contract Specialist, Federal Government
Sameer Doshi, Vice President/Applications Development Senior Manager Citigroup

5:00 Announcements and Adjournment

Saturday, October 26th, Evening

5:00 – 6:30 Scholarship Committee Meeting
Room TBA

6:00 - 7:00 Hospitality
Yellowstone Room

7:00 - 10:00 Annual Banquet
M.C. Denise Avant Esq., NFBI 1st Vice President
Hawthorn

Welcome to Bloomington and Invocation
Cary Supalo, Bloomington Chapter President

Presentation of Bloomington Charter
Patti Chang, NFBI President

Welcome to Bloomington/Normal
Teri Renner, City of Bloomington Mayor

BELL from a Parent/Teacher Perspective
Nelly Gamino, Parent
Gloria Moyer, Teacher of the Visually Impaired

IABS Awards to Outstanding Educators

My Poem, “I am From”
Rupa Elizabeth Sprecher,, Winner NFB Writer’s Contest

15 for Funds
Cathy Randall, NFBI Development Committee Chair

Banquet Keynote Address
Ron Brown, NFB 2nd Vice President

Scholarship Awards
Debbie Stein, Scholarship Committee Chair

10:00 – 12:00 Hospitality
Yellowstone Room
Sunday, October 27th, Morning

7:00 - 8:30 Student Breakfast and IABS Business Meeting
Rose Sloan, IABS Vice President
Hawthorn Room

Note:  All are welcome who are interested in student issues but please note that only those who have paid IABS dues may vote in elections. Please see Rose Sloan or any IABS Board Member to pay dues.  We will be collecting money at the registration table and at the IABS table during convention.

Welcome
Rose Sloan, IABS President

NABS Update
Justin Salisbury, NABS Board Member

Approval of Minutes of Oct. IABS Meeting

Treasurer’s Report

Fund Raising Comm. Update
Julia Chang, IABS Secretary

Outreach Comm. Update
James Dickman, IABS Board Member

Mentoring Update
Brianna Lillyman, IABS 2nd Vice President

President’s Report
Rose Sloan, IABS President

Old Business

New Business

Elections:
Treasurer – formerly Meg Dowell
2 Board Seats – currently held by Ryan Parrey and Katie Leinum

Schedule Next Meeting

9:00 - 12:00 General Session
Hawthorn Room

9:00 – 9:05 Call to Order

9:05 – 10:00 Braille is Beautiful, a dramatic presentation by talented Braille readers

10:00 – 10:30 Treasurer and President’s Reports
Treasurer’s Report, Glenn Moore NFBI Treasurer
President’s Report, Patti Gregory-Chang, NFBI President

10:30 – 11:00 Chapter Reports
At-Large:
Blackhawk: Patrick Olson
Bloomington, Cary Supalo
Chicago, Dave Meyer
Ferris Wheel, Bill Reif
Four Rivers:  Brian Sumner
IABS: Rose Sloan

11:00 – 11:15 Fundraising
IABS Raffle Drawing
Shopping Certificate Program, Dave Meyer, Chicago Chapter President

11:15 – 11:45 Resolutions
Chris Jeckel, Chair NFBI Resolutions Committee

11:45 – 12:00 Elections

Election of two members of the Board of
directors to fill seats currently held by Debbie Stein and Bill Reif

Election of Delegate and Alternates to 2014
National Convention

12:00 Adjournment

Thanks to the Special Events Committee and all others who have served on committees, worked registration and information tables, secured door prizes, and appeared on the agenda.  You have helped make this convention a tremendous success.


NFB of Illinois
President: Patti S. Gregory-Chang, Esq.

NFB PLEDGE

I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.


The Illinois Affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind has two listservs for all interested in blindness issues in IL.  IL-Talk is for everyone and IABS-Talk is specific for those interested in student issues. Sign up by going to www.nfbnet.org.

Please give to the National Federation of the Blind Annual Appeal by sending to NFBI, c/o Glenn Moore, Treasurer PO Box 1065 Elgin, IL 60121.

PS.  Find us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nfbi and on facebook by searching on "National Federation of the Blind of Illinois."
Patti Gregory Chang Esq.
President, NFBI
pattichang at att.net





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