[Nfbv-announce] NFBV Convention Agenda

[Fredric Schroeder]

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

Note: For more information about registration, meal functions, or the
banquet exchange, please contact Michael Kasey, Chairperson, Convention
Organization and Arrangements, by calling him on his cellular phone at
540-760-3885. 
 
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 grade and have activities and games to entertain them.

Childcare Is Available:

Friday - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, $5.00 per family (payable at pre-registration
or registration)
Saturday morning - 8:45 to 12:15 $5.00 per family (payable at
pre-registration or registration)
Saturday afternoon - 12:15 to 5:15 $5.00 per family (payable at
pre-registration or registration)
Saturday evening - 6:45 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. Parents may either pick up their children at the end of the
morning session for lunch or bring lunch to them before heading off to one
of the lunch-time sessions listed in this program. The childcare room will
be fully staffed during lunch. Finally, 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. - 5:00 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: Langley Room
Corbbmacc O'Connor, 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: 

Pledge of Allegiance:  

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

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: Langley Room
Corbbmacc O'Connor, 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

 
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
Naomi Vandevander, Vice President (Box Lunch - $15.00)

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

12:15 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. Virginia Association of Blind Students Luncheon and
Business Meeting: Langley Room
Corbbmacc O'Connor, 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

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: Langley Room
Corbbmacc O'Connor, 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. - 3:05 P.M. Getting In Touch, Staying In Touch: The Power of
Social Networking
Mario Bonds, Young Professional/Entertainer

3:05 P.M. - 3:10 P.M. Pennies for Pages
Sean Whalen, Second Vice President, National Association of Blind Students

 
3:10 P.M. - 3:25 P.M. The Blind Driver Challenge: How Cool Is That!
Mark Roane

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
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 and Paul Jenkins, Staunton

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: Foyer Salon 5-8
(Cash Bar)

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

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


Convention Banquet

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

Invocation: Rabbi Jack Moline, Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria

2010 James F. Nelson Scholarship Awards Presentation: Corbbmacc O'Connor,
Chairperson, NFBV Scholarship Committee

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

Action Auction: Jacki Brown 
Chairperson and Auctioneer

Midnight After Banquet Social Gathering: Tickets Lounge (Cash Bar)
 
Sunday, November 14, 2010

8:00 A.M. - 8:50 A.M. Devotions: Salon 1


General Session: Salon 4

9:00 A.M. - 9:05 A.M. Invocation


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 O'Connor, 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, and Wanda Taylor, Student, Colorado
Center for the Blind

10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Student Track: Langley Room
Corbbmacc O'Connor, 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

Fund Raising Committee Report: Mary Durbin, Chairperson

SUN Committee Report: Sandy Halverson, Chairperson

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 and 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.