[NFBF-L] National Convention agenda 7/10/21

[DENISE VALKEMA]

Saturday
10:30 - 11:30 AM—NOPBC IEP LIVE SESSIONS
Zoom meeting ID: 414 052 0261
Discuss best practices for accommodations, assessments, and service time. Learn helpful negotiation strategies for the IEP meeting. 
Carlton Cook Walker, President

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM—COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND OPEN HOUSE
Zoom meeting ID: 926 9789 2966
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. 
Julie Deden, Executive Director

GENERAL SESSION IV
Zoom meeting ID: 952 9797 7720

1:00 PM     CALL TO ORDER AND INVOCATION

1:05 PM     FINANCIAL REPORT

1:35 PM    ELECTIONS

2:10 PM    RESOLUTIONS

4:00 PM    ADJOURN

GENERAL SESSION V
Zoom meeting ID: 952 9797 7720

4:30 PM    CALL TO ORDER

4:35 PM    TRANSFORMING AND UNIFYING OUR FUTURE: THE JERNIGAN INSTITUTE ADVANCES OUR MISSION THROUGH A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC
Anil Lewis, Executive Director for Blindness Initiatives, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland 

4:55 PM    TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION IN THE HALLS OF POWER: ADVOCACY AND POLICY COORDINATED THROUGH ALL LEVELS OF THE MOVEMENT
John Paré, Jr., Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland 

5:20 PM    LEADING ALONE AND MARCHING TOGETHER: TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
The Honorable Tammy Duckworth, United States Senate, Illinois 

5:40 PM    STRENGTH THROUGH A DIVERSE ORGANIZED BLIND MOVEMENT: THE INTERSECTION OF CHARACTERISTICS AND THE COMMON BOND OF RAISING EXPECTATIONS 
Moderator: Colin Wong, Co-Chair, National Federation of the Blind Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Phoenix, Arizona
Panelists:
Tasnim Alshuli, Chairperson, NFB Blind Muslim Group; Tucson, Arizona
Doula Jarboe, President, Colorado Association of the Blind, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind; Denver, Colorado
Sanho Steele-Louchart, Chairperson, NFB LGBT Group; Norman, Oklahoma
Priscilla Yeung, Manager of Senior Programs, Society for the Blind; Sacramento, California  

6:20 PM    REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS

6:30 PM     ADJOURN

BANQUET
Zoom meeting ID: 952 9797 7720

7:30 PM    INVOCATION
MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Pam Allen
INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
BANQUET ADDRESS: Mark Riccobono
THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL DR. JACOB BOLOTIN AWARDS
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

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Denise Valkema, President  National Federation of the Blind of Florida 
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You can live the life you want.
The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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