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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>For your information.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>DENISE VALKEMA via NFBF-L<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 9, 2021 6:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFBF <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org>; NFBF <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> DENISE VALKEMA <valkemadenise@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBF-L] National Convention agenda 7/10/21<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id=block-nfb-pagetitle><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span class=field><span style='font-size:26.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Saturday</span></span><span style='font-size:26.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></div></div><div><div id=block-nfb-mainpagecontent><div><div><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>10:30 - 11:30 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;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/4140520261" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>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;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>11:00 AM - 12:15 PM—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;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/92697892966" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>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;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95297977720" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1:00 PM CALL TO ORDER AND INVOCATION</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1:05 PM FINANCIAL REPORT</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1:35 PM ELECTIONS</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2:10 PM RESOLUTIONS</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>4:00 PM ADJOURN</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95297977720" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>4:30 PM CALL TO ORDER</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>4:35 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'><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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>4:55 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'><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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>5:20 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'><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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>5:40 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'><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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>6:20 PM REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>6:30 PM ADJOURN</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Zoom meeting ID: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/95297977720" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005AA3;text-decoration:none'>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;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>7:30 PM</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> 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></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>—<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Denise Valkema, President <span style='font-size:13.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>(305)972-8529<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><a href="mailto:president@nfbflorida.org">president@nfbflorida.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org">www.nfbflorida.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Follow us @nfbflorida</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>You can live the life you want.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>