[Nfbv-announce] NFB of Virginia 2010 State Convention Agenda - Final

[Tracy Soforenko]

The final version of the agenda is below and attached in Word format.
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52nd ANNUAL CONVENTION

 

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF VIRGINIA

Voice of the Nation's Blind

 

     

Fredric Schroeder, President

Presidential Suite, Room 305

 

November 12 - 14, 2010

 

 

Marriott Fairview Park

3111 Fairview Park Drive

Falls Church, Virginia, 22042

(703) 849-9400

(800) 228-9290

 

 

Hosted by the Potomac Chapter of the 

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia 

Tracy Soforenko, President

 

 

THE FEDERATION PLEDGE

 

"I pledge to participate actively in the efforts 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."

 




Convention Registration 

Convention Registration will be located in the Coat Check at the hotel,
registration is $15.00. Registration will be open on Friday, November 12,
from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M., 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M., and from 5:00 P.M. to
7:00 P.M. Registration will also be open on Saturday, November 13, from 8:00
A.M. to 10:00 A.M. and from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. Door prizes and auction
items can be brought to the registration desk beginning Friday morning. 

 

Meal Functions 

Tickets for all meal functions are available at the registration desk. 

 

Banquet: Banquet tickets are $35.00.

 

Box Lunch: Box Lunch tickets for Saturday noon are $15.00 and are only
guaranteed if purchased in advance on the convention pre-registration form.
A limited number will be available for purchase at the convention.

 

Banquet and Box Lunch Tickets must be purchased by 10:00 A.M. on Saturday,
November 13. 

 

Banquet Ticket Exchange

We will have reserved seating for the banquet. All tickets should be brought
to the registration table no later than 2:00 P.M. on Saturday and exchanged
for tickets with a designated table number. Those wishing to sit together at
the banquet should designate one person to collect banquet tickets from
individuals wishing to sit together.

 

Note: For more information about registration, meal functions, or the
banquet ticket exchange, please contact Michael Kasey by calling (540)
760-3885 or Joe Hobson at (202) 669-5557.




Door Prizes

Door prizes will be drawn periodically throughout convention sessions on
Saturday and Sunday and at the Banquet. To be eligible for door prizes, you
must be registered for the convention and present in the room when your name
is called.

 

Action Auction

Throughout the day on Saturday, we will be holding an Action Auction to
raise money for the affiliate. The auction will be great fun with many
valuable items up for bid. For more information contact Jacki Brown,
Chairperson and Auctioneer.

 

Student Track

This year we are offering special programming for students and their
parents. Student Track activities begin Friday evening with an informal
get-together (just for students!) and continue throughout the weekend.

 

On Saturday morning, students will participate in a cane travel exercise in
and around the hotel. Meanwhile, parents are encouraged to participate in
the general session, focused on education.

 

On Saturday afternoon, students and their parents will have the opportunity
to learn about the Metrobus and Metrorail systems. We will be outside so
please dress accordingly. Parents are responsible for the supervision of
minor children. Each minor child must be accompanied by a parent or his or
her designee for the Metrobus-Metrorail activity.

 

On Sunday morning there will be an expo of student-focused technology for
parents and students.

 




Childcare

Childcare is available for children of convention attendees in Room 342 of
the hotel. Our experienced childcare workers will care for infants through
fifth graders and have activities and games to entertain them.

 

Childcare Is Available:

 

Friday  6:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M., $5.00 per family (payable at
pre-registration or registration)

Saturday morning  8:45 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. $5.00 per family (payable at
pre-registration or registration)

Saturday afternoon  12:15 P.M. to 5:15 P.M. $5.00 per family (payable at
pre-registration or registration)

Saturday evening  6:45 P.M. to one-half hour after end of banquet $5.00 per
family (payable at pre-registration or registration)

 

Meals and Snacks  Morning and afternoon snacks are provided. Lunch is not
provided. The childcare room will be fully staffed during lunch. Parents may
either pick up their children at the end of the morning session for lunch or
bring lunch to them. Childcare will close between 5:15 P.M. and 6:45 P.M. on
Saturday. We ask that parents provide dinner for their children during this
break before returning them to childcare.

 

If you have any questions or concerns about childcare during the convention,
contact Nancy Yeager, Childcare Coordinator, (703) 283-2524. 

 

Assistive Listening Devices

Assistive listening devices are available during all convention sessions and
at the banquet. Please see Valerie Luther to arrange for an assistive
listening device.




Friday, November 12, 2008

 

8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Registration, Coat Check

 

9:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. NFBV Board of Directors Meeting (Open to All): Salon
4

 

12:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Exhibits: Foyer Salon 4

 

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Registration: Coat Check

 

1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Tour of Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Companion
Facility to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum)
Transportation will leave from the front lobby main entrance (Advanced
Reservations Required)

 

1:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Going Mobile: Tales on the Road Tech Seminar: Salon 4
Tracy Soforenko, Chairperson 

 

5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Public Meeting on Rehabilitation Services: Salon 4
Susan Payne, VR Director, Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision
Impaired

 

5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Registration: Coat Check

 

5:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. In-Home Walking Exercise Class: Salon 6-8
Sharon and Tracy Soforenko, Organizers 

 

7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Rookie Round-Up Reception: Salon 4
John Bailey, Membership Committee Chairperson

 




7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. Hospitality: Salon 5
Hosted by the Potomac Chapter

 

7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Student Track Meet & Greet: Tickets Lounge 
Corbbmacc OConnor, Coordinator

 

7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Braille Carnival: Junior Ballroom Lower Level
Sandy Halverson, NFBV Parent Liaison

 

8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Resolutions Committee: Salon 1-3
C. J. Fish, Chairperson

 

8:30 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. Virginia Association to Promote the Use of Braille:
Junior Ballroom Lower Level
Sandy Halverson, President

 

Saturday, November 13, 2010

 

8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Registration: Coat Check

 

General Session: Salon 4-5

 

9:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. Opening Ceremonies

 

Call to Order

 

Invocation: J. Anne Omelianowich, Pastoral Care Team Leader, Saint Georges
Episcopal Church, Arlington, Virginia 

 

Presentation of the Colors: Fairfax County Police Department Honor Guard

 

Pledge of Allegiance

 

National Anthem: C. J. Fish, Treasurer, Potomac Chapter

 

Federation Pledge

 

Greetings from Our Host Chapter: Tracy Soforenko, President, Potomac Chapter

 

Welcome to Falls Church: The Honorable Penny Gross, Mason District
Supervisor, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

 

Musical Presentation: The Alexandria Harmonizers

 

Convention Arrangements: Michael Kasey and Joe Hobson, Co-Chairpersons,
Convention Organization and Arrangements

 

9:30 A.M. - 9:45 A.M. A Friend in Richmond
The Honorable Chap Petersen, Senator, District 34, Commonwealth of Virginia

 

9:45 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. National Report
Scott LaBarre, President, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado

 

10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Student Track: Tickets Lounge
Corbbmacc OConnor, Coordinator

 

10:30 A.M. - 10:35 A.M. Action Auction

 

10:35 A.M. - 10:50 A.M. Blind Parents, Sighted Children
Mark Riccobono, Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, National Federation
of the Blind and Melisa Riccobono, President, National Federation of the
Blind of Maryland




10:50 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Literacy and Opportunity: The 2010 Braille Challenge
Jennifer Shields, 11th Grade Honors Student, Clover Hill High School,
Midlothian, Virginia

 

11:00 A.M. - 11:15 A.M. Preparing Teachers to Work with Blind Students
Holly Lawson, Coordinator and Instructor for the Virginia Consortium for
Teacher Preparation in Vision Impairment, George Mason University

 

11:15 A.M. - 11:40 A.M. BELL: Early Literacy, A Lifetime Of Possibilities
Sandy Halverson, BELL Program Coordinator and Michael Fish, Teacher of Blind
Children, Arlington Public Schools

 

11:40 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. Action Auction

 

11:45 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Building Partnerships with Lions Clubs
District Governor Dennis Brining, District 24, Commonwealth of Virginia

 

12:00 P.M. Noon Recess

 

12:15 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. NFBV Diabetics Division Luncheon and Business
Meeting: Salon 6
Patricia Droppers, Chairperson (Box Lunch - $15.00)

 

12:15 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. Virginia Association of Blind Merchants Luncheon and
Business Meeting: Salon 7
Harold Wilson, Vice President (Box Lunch - $15.00) 

 




12:15 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. Virginia Association of Blind Students Luncheon and
Business Meeting: Tickets Lounge
Corbbmacc OConnor, President (Box Lunch - $15.00) 

 

12:15 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. Virginia Parents of Blind Children Luncheon and
Business Meeting: Salon 8
Andi Borum, President and Sandy Halverson, NFBV Parent Liaison (Box lunch -
$15.00)

 

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Registration: Coat Check

 

Afternoon General Session: Salon 4-5

 

2:00 P.M. - 2:15 P.M. The Blind at Work: A Dietician and Diabetes Educator
Lynn Baillif, Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian 

 

2:15 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. The Blind at Work: I Am a Tax Attorney
Michael E. Baillif, Principal, General Counsel's Office, Ernst & Young, LLP

 

2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Student Track: Tickets Lounge
Corbbmacc OConnor, Coordinator

 

2:30 P.M. - 2:35 P.M. Action Auction

 

2:35 P.M. - 2:50 P.M. The Blind at Work: A Career in the Federal Service
John Halverson, Senior Program Management Analyst, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services

 

2:50 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. Getting In Touch, Staying In Touch: The Power of
Social Networking
Mario Bonds, Young Professional/Entertainer

3:00 P.M.  3:10 P.M. The Communication Needs of the Deaf-Blind
Valerie Luther, Consumer Outreach Specialist, Virginia Deaf-Blind Project,
Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University



3:10 P.M.  3:25 P.M. Blind Driver Challenge: How Cool Is That!
Mark Roane, Test Driver and Mark Riccobono, Executive Director, Jernigan
Institute, National Federation of the Blind

 

3:25 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. Action Auction

 

3:30 P.M. - 3:50 P.M. NPR Labs
Mike Starling, National Public Radio, Chief Technology Officer and Executive
Director of NPR Labs

 

3:50 P.M. - 4:10 P.M. Let's Move: Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle
Larry Povinelli, Vice President, Springfield Chapter, Bob Hartt, Board
Member, Springfield Chapter and Bonnie O'Day, Program Chairperson,
Springfield Chapter

 

4:10 P.M. - 4:25 P.M. My First National Convention: Reflections from Our
2010 McDonald Fellows
Tracy Soforenko, Chairperson, McDonald Fellowship Committee
Michael Fish, Alexandria, Virginia and Paul Jenkins, Staunton, Virginia

 

4:25 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Action Auction

 

4:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Presidential Report
Fredric Schroeder, President, NFB of Virginia

 

5:00 P.M. Adjourn Afternoon General Session

 

6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Pre-Banquet Reception: Tickets Lounge (Cash Bar)

 

7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. 2010 Convention Banquet: Salon 5-8

 

 

Convention Banquet

 

Master of Ceremonies: Charles Brown, Immediate Past President, NFB of
Virginia

 

Invocation: Rabbi Jack Moline, Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria,
Virginia

 

2010 James F. Nelson Scholarship Awards Presentation: Corbbmacc OConnor,
Chairperson, NFBV Scholarship Committee

 

Banquet Address: Scott LaBarre, President, National Federation of the Blind
of Colorado

 

Action Auction: Jacki Brown 
Chairperson and Auctioneer

 

10:00 P.M.  Midnight After-Banquet Social Gathering: Tickets Lounge (Cash
Bar)




Sunday, November 14, 2010

 

8:00 A.M. - 8:50 A.M. Devotions: Salon 1
Led by Henderson and Gwen Beavers 

 

General Session: Salon 4

 

9:00 A.M. - 9:05 A.M. Invocation
Althea Pittman, Second Vice President, NFB of Virginia

 

9:05 A.M. - 9:20 A.M. Remembering Seville: A Woman Who Made a Difference
Charles Brown, Immediate Past President, NFB of Virginia

 

9:20 A.M. - 9:40 A.M. Report of Student Track Activities
Corbbmacc OConnor, President, Virginia Association of Blind Students

 

9:40 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. NFB Training Centers: Changing What It Means To Be
Blind One Person at a Time
Monique Melton, Cane Travel Instructor, Brenda Mosby, Vocational Specialist,
and Wanda Taylor, Student, Colorado Center for the Blind

 

10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Student Track: Tickets Lounge
Corbbmacc OConnor, Coordinator

 

10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Business Session

 

Audit Committee Report: Michael Kasey, Chairperson

 

Treasurer's Report: Mark Roane, Treasurer

 




Virginia Pre-Authorized Draft (VPAD) Program: Mark Roane, Chairperson

 

Fundraising Committee Report: Mary Durbin, Chairperson

 

SUN Committee Report: Sandy Halverson, Chairperson

 

Pennies for Pages: Sean Whalen, Second Vice President, National Association
of Blind Students

 

Membership Committee Report: John Bailey, Chairperson

 

Vigilant Report: Althea Pittman, Editor

 

Newsline Update: Larry Povinelli, NFBV Newsline Coordinator

 

2011 Richmond Seminar: Michael Kasey

 

Plans for the 2011 National Convention

 

Resolutions: C. J. Fish, Chairperson

 

Report of the Nominating Committee: Charles Brown, Chairperson

 

Election of Officers, National Delegate, and Alternate Delegate

 

Old and New Business

 

12:00 P.M. Adjourn

 

Thank you to our Potomac Chapter for hosting the 2010 NFBV State Convention.
Your hard work and hospitality made this year's convention one of the best
ever.

Thank You to Our 2010 Convention Sponsors

 

Duveen Winter and Jack Wood, WINTECH

 

Michael Starling, National Public Radio (NPR)

 

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