[MD-AtLarge] Resolutions Needed and Tour Reminder

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Hello all,
 
If you wish to submit a resolution to the resolutions committee you must do
so by Thursday, October 20.  Please send your resolution to Parnell Diggs
the Committee Chairman.  His email address is  <mailto:PDiggs at nfb.org>
PDiggs at nfb.org
 
You may also send your resolutions to me, off list.  The resolutions
committee will meet on Friday, October 28 at 9:30 am.  Everyone is invited
to attend this important meeting where we will begin to make our policies
for the coming year.  
 
Please make your reservations for Tour 1 Oriole Park or Tour 2 Westminster
Hall Burying Ground.  Each tour cost $10.  If you did not pay for the tour
at your chapter meeting you must do it online.  Go to
<http://www.nfbmd.org/> http://www.nfbmd.org/ 
 
Below is the Friday convention schedule to help you make your decisions.  
 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28
 
8:00 a.m.  - 5:30 p.m.  Annual Conference for Parents and Teachers of Blind
Children.  This conference will offer everything from new technology,
tactile drawing, sources of books, early movement and more.  
Conference begins in the Harbor Room.  
Conference registration begins promptly at 8:00 am.  
See Parent Agenda for more information.
 
9:30 a.m. Resolutions Committee. Parnell Diggs, Chairman, Baltimore, MD.
Rooms D, E, F.
 
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Board of Directors Meeting. Everyone is invited to
attend. 
Ballrooms East and West.
 
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Independence Market. Canes, clocks, writing tools,
and other low-tech items will be available for purchase.  
Grand Foyer.
 
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Exhibit Hall. Check out the latest offerings from a
variety of companies and organizations that provide technology and services
for the blind. University Room.
 
12:00 noon - 2:30 p.m. What services are available and how to get them: a
seminar for seniors sponsored by the Senior Issues Division. Includes lunch.
Chesapeake Room. 
 
12:45 p.m. Tour of Orioles Park.  
Gather in Room A. 
Tickets: $10 each.
 
1:00 p.m. - 2:00p.m. Wallflower destruction: brush up your dancing skills or
learn some new steps so that you can dance with the stars on Friday evening.

Karen Anderson, instructor, Baltimore, MD. 
Ravens Room.
 
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Deaf-Blind and Hearing Loss Issues Committee Meeting.
Share strategies and ideas to maintain independence. Anyone interested is
invited to attend.  
Janice Toothman, Chairman, Bowie, MD. 
Room F.
 
1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Convention Registration and Packet Pick-up.  
Grand Foyer.
 
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 1Touch Self-Defense Class. This class is designed to
teach those with visual impairments how to successfully assess a potentially
dangerous situation, and take appropriate action to protect themselves.
Discover the lasting positive impact that the 1Touch System has on anyone
(visually impaired or not) who learns how to use it. 
Annette Carr, certified 1Touch Self-Defense Coach, Fairfax, VA.
Ravens Room.
 
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Hands on NFB-NEWSLINER Demonstration. 
Room E.
 
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Introducing new technology for reading, notetaking
and more. Learn about the Braille Note Touch, the Orbit Braille Display, and
the KNFB Reader. 
Ballroom East.
 
3:00 p.m.  Tour of Westminster Hall & Burying Ground.  
Gather in Room A.  
Tickets: $10 each.
 
3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Maryland Association of Blind Students Annual Meeting.

3:00 p.m. registration. Meeting begins at 3:30 p.m. 
Christopher Nusbaum, President, Taneytown, MD. 
Chesapeake Room.
 
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1Touch Self-Defense Class. This class is designed to
teach those with visual impairments how to successfully assess a potentially
dangerous situation, and take appropriate action to protect themselves.
Discover the lasting positive impact that the 1Touch System has on anyone
(visually impaired or not) who learns how to use it. 
Annette Carr, certified 1Touch Self-Defense Coach, Fairfax, VA. 
Ravens Room.
 
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Integrating technologies with your I-devices. How can
the Braille Note Touch, the Orbit Braille Display and the KNFB Reader
increase the power of your I-devices? 
Ballroom East.
 
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Protecting the rights of guide dog users. 
Room F.
 
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Philosophy: The Bread and Butter of Chapter Meetings.
Bring your ideas to share with our facilitator. 
Facilitator: Gary Wunder, Editor, The Braille Monitor; President, NFB of
Missouri; Columbia, Missouri.  
Ballroom East.
 
5:00 p.m. - 6:00p.m. Wallflower destruction; brush up your dancing skills or
learn some new steps so that you can dance with the stars on Friday evening.

Karen Anderson, instructor, Baltimore, MD.
Ravens Room.
 
5:30 p.m. Family Hospitality.  Enjoy pizza, meet new families and teachers,
and connect with old friends. 
Melissa Riccobono, President, Maryland Parents of Blind Children Division,
Baltimore, MD.  
Harbor Room.
 
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Pizza and a play. The Braille is Beautiful players
will perform the radio drama Sorry Wrong Number. 
Debbi Brown, Director, Rockville, MD. 
Ballrooms West D, E, F.
7:00 p.m.  NFB BELL Academy Reunion.  For parents and students who
participated in the 2016 NFB BELL Academy.  
Promenade Room.
 
8:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Jazz party. Dance with the stars; enjoy good music,
bring your favorite game to play, and relax with your Federation friends. 
Live music provided by the John Starr Quartet. 
Ballrooms East A, B, C.
 
See you on October 28.
 
Sharon Maneki, President
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
410-715-9596
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