<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thanks so much for sending the convention agenda!<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 30, 2025, at 6:02\u202fPM, Kelsy Tallant via NFBofAlaska <nfbofalaska@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Greetings everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I\u2019m very excited to join you all at convention here in a few days. Here is the agenda. See you there!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Friday, October 3, 2025:<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Invocation, Tom Class<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">1:00 PM: Welcome, Kevin Whitley, NFB of Alaska, President<br>1:15 PM: David Newman, <a href="https://doa.alaska.gov/ada/">State ADA Coordinator</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">1:35 PM: Loretta Roberts, <a href="https://www.envisionamerica.com/scriptalk-station-for-patients">Envision ScripTalk</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">2:00 PM: Jeff Dick, <a href="https://www.challengealaska.org/">Challenge Alaska</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">2:30 PM: Katie Lester, <a href="https://labor.alaska.gov/dvr/">Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">3:00 PM: Carol Alfaro, Business Enterprise Program, Participant <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">3:15 PM: Harry Luke, Business Enterprise Program, Entrepreneur <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">3:30 PM: Employment Panel<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">4:00 PM: Karla Wright, <a href="https://health.alaska.gov/en/services/aging-and-disability-resource-centers-adrc/">Aging and Disability Resource Center</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">4:30 PM: Tracy Golly, <a href="https://www.atlaak.org/">Assistive Technology (Library) of Alaska</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">5:00 PM: CB Brady, Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Executive Director<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">5:30 PM: Meet and greet, Costco Pizza, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">7:00 PM: Games <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Saturday, October 4, 2025:<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">9:00 AM: Welcome!<br>9:10 AM: Jesse Shirek, NFB National Office, President\u2019s Report<br>9:50 AM: Kevin Whitley, NFB of Alaska, President <br>10:00 AM: Kelsy Tallant, NFB of Alaska, Vice President, <br>10:20 AM: Braden Hartman, Jernigan Scholarship recipient <br>10:40 AM: Break<br>11:00 AM: Benjamin Grelk, National Association of Blind Students<br><a href="https://nabslink.org/board-directors/benjamin-grelk">https://nabslink.org/board-directors/benjamin-grelk</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">11:15 PM: Katie Lester, NFB student scholarship recipient <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">11:30 AM: Victoria Ackerman, Orientation and Mobility <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">12:00 PM: Lunch <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">1:00 PM: Jeff Dick, <a href="https://challengealaska.org/">Challenge Alaska</a>, Beep Baseball Demo <br> (presentation on the field<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">2:00 PM: Freya Anderson, <a href="https://lam.alaska.gov/tbc">Talking Books of Alaska</a> <br>2:30 PM: Bryce Gitzen, Being an Active Blind Person <br>2:45 PM: Alaska Legislators videos<br>2:50 PM: Break: cookies and chips <br>3:00 PM: Chris Danielson, <a href="https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/braille-monitor">Braille Monitor</a><br>3:20 PM: Jesse Shirek, <a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline">NFB-NEWSLINE</a><br>3:40 PM: Mike Goehring, <a href="https://www.guidingeyes.org/">Guiding Eyes for the Blind</a>, AK Field Rep. <br>3:50 PM: Guide Dog Panel<br> Mike Goehring, <a href="https://www.guidingeyes.org/">Guiding Eyes for the Blind</a> <br> Dan Bigley, <a href="https://www.guidedogs.com/">Guide Dogs for the Blind</a> <br> Kevin Whitley, <a href="https://www.guidedog.org/">Guide Dog Foundation</a> <br><br>4:25 PM: Robert Posma, Lions Club, District 49-A Governor<br>5:00 PM: Banquet <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Closing statement from 1<sup>st</sup> Vice President, Kelsy <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes, ,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Kelsy Tallant, Vice President <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Alaska<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:kelsy.tallant@gmail.com">kelsy.tallant@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">(907) 342-7139<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.alaskanfb.org/" target="_blank">alaskanfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBofAlaska mailing list</span><br><span>NFBofAlaska@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbofalaska_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBofAlaska:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbofalaska_nfbnet.org/crogge%40acsalaska.net</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>