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Sincerely, Denise Valkema by iPhone 

> On Aug 18, 2016, at 10:27 AM, Denise <valkemadenise at aol.com> wrote:
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> If you are unable to attend the 2016 General Assembly of the World blind Union in Orlando Florida, USA and you wish to keep up with the proceedings then ACBRadio is your front row seat!
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> Below is the schedule of the proceedings that will be streamed live on ACB Radio Live Event.
> Please note all times listed are in the US Eastern Daylight Saving Timezone.
> Friday, August 19
> 9:00 – 10:30	WBU Session 1
> WBU Days Opening Ceremonies and First Business Session
> 9:00 – 9:45	Opening Ceremonies
> Organized by Local host, NFB
> 9:45 – 10:30	First Business session
> Chair: Arnt Holte, President, WBU
> Call to Order
> •	Acceptance of changes to agenda
> •	Acceptance of Report from 2012 General Assembly
> •	Appointment of Assembly Committees: Credentials, Resolutions, Elections
> •	Obituaries by Enrique Pérez, Second Vice-President, WBU
> •	Credentials Committee Report by Enrique Pérez, Chair, Credentials Committee
> •	First report of the Nominations Committee by William Rowland, Chair, Nominations Committee
> •	Candidate presentations for position of President 
> 10:30 – 11:00	Tea Break
> We will be interviewing key WBU speakers during the tea breaks.
> 11:00 – 12:30 WBU Session 2
> Report of work 2012 - 2016
> Chair: Fredric Schroeder, First Vice-President, WBU
> •	President’s Report and Report on Strategic Plan 2012–2016 by Arnt Holte, President, WBU
> •	WBU CEO report by Penny Hartin, CEO, WBU
> •	Financial Accounts by A.K. Mittal, Treasurer, WBU
> •	WBU Membership by Penny Hartin, CEO, WBU
> Questions from the floor
> 12:30 – 2:30	Lunch break
> Election of the President
> 2:30 – 4:00	WBU Session 3
> Universal Design, Accessible travel, transportation and tourism
> Chair: A.K. Mittal, Treasurer, WBU
> Topic 1:	Shared spaces: how we can travel safely in the same space along-side cars
> Speaker:	Martine Abel-Williamson, Vice-President,
> WBU-AP
> Topic 2:	Quiet vehicles: the silent danger; driving safety and access issues
> Speaker:	Fredric Schroeder, First Vice-President, WBU
> Topic 3: International travel with a guide dog: the latest research results; identifying issues and recommendations
> Speaker:	Martine Abel-Williamson, Vice-President,
> WBU-AP
> 4:00 – 4:30	Tea Break
> We will be conducting interviews with key WBU speakers during the tea breaks.
> 4:30 – 6:00	WBU Session 4
> Chair: Enrique Pérez, Second Vice-President, WBU
> Announcement of results of Election for President by Terje Iversen, Chair, Elections Committee
> Acknowledgement remarks by incoming President
> Rehabilitation for blind and partially sighted persons (Report and discussion of WBU Rehabilitation survey)
> Presentation of Survey Results by Rebecca Sheffield/Kirk Adams, American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> Respondents:
> •	Gertrude Fefoame, Global Advocacy Advisor, Sightsavers
> •	John Rafferty, President, Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
> Discussion Period
> 6:00	Nominations Close for positions of First Vice-President, Secretary-General and Treasurer
> Saturday, August 20
> 9:00 – 10:30	WBU Session 5
> Constitutional Report
> Chair: Arnt Holte, President, WBU
> Constitutional Report by Wolfgang Angermann, Chair, Constitutional Committee
> Report of the Nominations Committee by William Rowland, Chair, Nominations Committee
> Campaign speeches by Candidates
> 10:30 – 11:00	Tea Break
> 11:00 – 12:30 WBU Session 6
> Emergency Preparedness
> Chair: Michiko Tabata, Regional President, WBU-AP
> Topic 1:	Syrian refugees with disabilities
> Speaker:	Ahmed Mohammad Mousa Allouzi, Chairman, Friendship Association of the Blind, Jordan 
> Topic 2:	Life as a blind refugee
> Speaker:	Donatilla Kanimba, Executive Director, Rwandese Union of the Blind 
> Topic 3: Vulnerability to natural Disasters: Latin American context
> Speaker:	Gabriel Escobar, Guatemala 
> Topic 4: Disability-Inclusive DRR, roles of DPOs
> Speaker: Marcie Roth, Director, Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
> 12:30 – 2:30	Lunch break
> Elections for Positions of First Vice-President, Secretary-General and Treasurer
> 2:30 – 4:00	WBU Session 7
> Regional Reports
> Chair: Fredric Schroeder, First Vice-President, WBU
> Regional Reports by Regional Presidents
> •	ABU by Santosh Kumar Rungta
> •	AFUB by Yaw Ofori Debra
> •	WBU-AP by Michiko Tabata
> •	EBU by Wolfgang Angermann
> •	ULAC by Volmir Raimondi
> •	NA-C by Charles Mossop
> 4:00 – 4:30	Tea Break
> Interviews will be conducted with key WBU speakers during the tea breaks.
> 4:30 – 6:00	WBU Session 8
> Chair: Mark Riccobono, President, NFB
> Announcement of results of Elections for First Vice-President, Secretary-General and Treasurer by Terje Iversen, Chair, Elections Committee
> Public Perception Campaigns
> Topic: Blind New World: A Social Change Campaign
> Speakers:	Dave Power, President and CEO, Perkins School for the Blind;
> Corinne Grousbeck, Chair of the Board, Perkins School for the Blind
> Other Speakers:
> •	Beyan Kota, President, Liberia Christian Association of the Blind
> •	Moisés Bauer, President, National Organization of the Blind of Brazil
> •	Fernando Riaño, Director, CSR and Communication, ONCE Foundation
> 6:00	Nominations Close for the position of Second Vice-President (Pending run-off requirements for position of First Vice-President)
> Sunday, August 21
> 9:00 – 10:30	WBU Session 9
> Budget Discussions focusing on future sustainability
> Chair: Charles Mossop, Regional President, WBU NA-C
> Budget Discussions by A. K. Mittal, Treasurer, WBU
> Report of Nominations Committee by William Rowland, Chair, Nominations Committee
> 10:30 – 11:00	Tea Break
> Interviews will be conducted with key WBU speakers during the tea breaks.
> 11:00 – 12:30 WBU Session 10
> Influencing Public Policy for Inclusion of Blind and Partially Sighted Persons
> Chair: Volmir Raimondi, Regional President, WBU ULAC
> Speakers:
> •	Colin Low, President, ICEVI
> •	Janet LaBreck, Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S.A.
> •	Elly Macha, Member of Parliament of Tanzania
> •	Aubrey Webson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations 
> 12:30 – 2:30	Lunch break
> Run-off elections if necessary for positions of First Vice-President, Secretary-General and Treasurer; Election of Second Vice-President (Depending on status of First Vice-President Elections)
> 2:30 – 4:00	WBU Session 11
> 4:00 – 4:30	Tea Break
> Interviews will be conducted with key WBU speakers during the tea breaks.
> 4:30 – 6:00	WBU Session 12
> WBU Regional meetings continued
> Announcement of results of Elections by Terje Iversen, Chair, Elections Committee
> Regional meetings continued 
> 6:00	Nominations close for position of Second Vice-President (If election is required on Monday, August 22)
> Monday, August 22
> 9:00 – 10:30	WBU-ICEVI Joint Opening Plenary
> Co-Chairs: Arnt Holte, President, WBU and Colin Low, President, ICEVI
> Speakers:
> •	Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman, The Nippon Foundation
> •	Camilla Croso, President, Global Campaign for Education
> •	Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft
> 10:30 – 11:00	Tea Break
> Interviews will be conducted with key WBU speakers during the tea breaks.
> 11:00 – 12:30 WBU Session 13
> Resolutions
> Chair: Santosh Kumar Rungta, Regional President, WBU ABU
> Resolutions by Marc Maurer, Chair, Resolutions Committee
> 12:30 – 2:30	Lunch break
> Election of Second Vice-President if needed
> 2:30 – 4:00	WBU Session 14
> Leadership
> Chair: Maryanne Diamond, Immediate Past President, WBU 
> Speakers:
> •	Carlos Ferrari, Natalia Guala and Fernando Galarraga, Scientific Technical Committee, Latin American Blind Union(ULAC)
> •	Ron McCallum, Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney; Vision Australia
> •	Karen Keninger, Director, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
> •	Bryan Bashin, President, San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
> 4:00 – 4:30	Tea Break
> Interviews will be conducted with key WBU speakers during the tea breaks.
> 4:30 – 6:00	WBU Session 15
> Unfinished business
> Chair: Arnt Holte, President, WBU
> Announcement of results of Election by Terje Iversen, Chair, Elections Committee (if any)
> Unfinished business
> Tuesday, August 23
> 9:00 – 10:30 WBU-ICEVI Joint Plenary Session
> Welcome and Remarks by Arnt Holte, President, WBU and Colin Low, President, ICEVI 
> Theme: Human rights for persons who are blind or partially sighted
> Chair: William Rowland, Past President, WBU
> Keynote
> Topic:	United Nations and civil society joint action to promote the rights of children and adults with visual impairment
> Speaker:	Aubrey Webson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
> Panellists
> Topic 1: How human rights are achieved through the Marrakesh Treaty
> Speaker:	Maryanne Diamond, Immediate Past President, WBU
> Topic 2: How human rights are achieved through the CRPD
> Speaker:	Ron McCallum, Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney; Vision Australia
> Topic 3:	How human rights are achieved through the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda
> Speaker:	Lars Bosselmann, Director, Department for International Advocacy and Alliance, CBM
> 10:30 – 11:00 Tea Break
> Interviews will be conducted with key WBU speakers during the tea breaks.
> 11:00 – 12:30	WBU-ICEVI Concurrent Sessions
> WBU-ICEVI Concurrent Session 7: Moving to implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty
> Chair: Maryanne Diamond, Immediate Past President, WBU
> Topic 1:	Different methods of implementing the Marrakesh Treaty
> Speaker:	Jim Fruchterman, Bookshare
> Topic 2:	Introducing the WBU Implementation Guide
> Speaker:	Chris Friend, Technical Advisor, Marrakesh Treaty Campaign
> Topic 3:	Progress in implementing the Marrakesh Treaty in Latin America
> Speaker: Pablo Lecuona, Chair, Latin American Marrakesh Ratification Campaign 
> 12:30 – 2:30 Lunch Break
> 2:30-4:00	WBU-ICEVI Joint Plenary Session
> Theme: Technology
> Chair: Arnt Holte, President, WBU
> Keynote
> Topic: Crystal ball gazing: Future technologies for children and adults with visual impairment
> Speaker: Kevin Carey, Chair, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB); Chair, WBU Technology Committee
> Panellists
> Topic 1:	Wayfinding
> Speaker:	Martine Abel-Williamson, Vice-President,
> WBU-AP
> Topic 2:	Digital information accessibility
> Speaker:	Gary Wunder, NFB
> Topic 3:	Technology in developing countries
> Speaker:	Maria J. Varela, Director General, FOAL Foundation; Chairperson, EBU Technical Committee
> 4:00 – 4:30 Tea Break
> 4:30 – 6:00	WBU-ICEVI Concurrent Sessions 
> WBU-ICEVI Concurrent Session 17: Technology in developing countries
> Chair: M.N.G. Mani, CEO, ICEVI
> Topic 1:	Developing adaptive/assistive technologies for the visually impaired – “For us, but not without us”
> Speaker:	A.K. Mittal, President, All India Confederation of the Blind
> Topic 2:	Technology innovations in developing countries
> Speaker:	Martin Kieti, IDP Program Coordinator, Perkins School for the Blind
> Topic 3:	Technology for social inclusion: Stories of success
> Speaker:	Shilpi Kapoor, Founder, Barrier Break; Lead, Tech Share India
> Wednesday, August 24
> 9:00 – 10:30 WBU-ICEVI Joint Plenary Session
> Theme: Youth Leadership and Social Engagement
> Co-Chairs: Diane Bergeron, Executive Director, Strategic Relations and Engagement, CNIB; Chair, WBU Youth Committee and Praveena Sukhraj-Ely, Advocate of the High Court of South Africa; Principal Officer, ICEVI
> Topic 1:	Realizing our dreams
> Speaker:	Yoshimi Horiuchi, Always Reading Caravan, Japan 
> Topic 2:	Being a blind youth and being bullied
> Speaker:	Molly Burke, Canada 
> Topic 3:	Youth engagement, implications for WBU
> Speaker:	Jason Ho, WBU-AP, Hong Kong
> Interactive Dialogue with Participants
> 10:30 – 11:00 Tea Break
> 11:00 – 12:30	WBU-ICEVI Concurrent Sessions
> WBU-ICEVI Concurrent Session 19: Youth leadership and empowerment
> Chair: Maria Cristina Sanz, Regional Chairperson, ICEVI Latin America 
> Topic 1:	Participation and empowerment of adolescents and youth with visual impairment
> Speakers:	Martias Ferreyra and Uriel Weicman, MATE Network, Tiflonexos Civil Association 
> Topic 2:	Institutional leadership
> Speakers:	Carlos Ferrari, Natalia Guala and Fernando Galarraga, Scientific Technical Committee, ULAC 
> Topic 3:	Youth engagement in Europe and the World
> Speaker:	Jessica Schröder, Head International Relations, Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband
> 12:30 – 2:00 Lunch Break
> 2:00 – 4:00	WBU-ICEVI Joint Closing Ceremonies and Awards Presentations
> Co-Chairs: Arnt Holte, President, WBU and Colin Low, President, ICEVI
> •	Presentation of ICEVI Awards
> •	Presentation of WBU Awards
> o	Honorary Life Members
> o	Louis Braille Medal
> •	Presentation of WBU Executive Committee 2016-2020
> •	Presentation of incoming WBU President
> •	Farewell to retiring WBU Table Officers
> •	Farewell by outgoing WBU President
> •	Expressions of Appreciation
> •	Closing Remarks by Colin Low, President, ICEVI
> •	Closing Remarks by WBU incoming President
> •	Close of WBU General Assembly
> 7:30 Gala Dinner
> Organized by Local host, NFB
> 
> Sincerely, Denise Valkema by iPhone 
> 
>> On Aug 18, 2016, at 8:23 AM, Brooke Evans <brooke6358 at aol.com> wrote:
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>> Madam President
>> 
>>  Good morning, Denise,
>> How are you? I am good, Al is great, albeit cooler temps would help.
>> 
>> Thank you for posting info to live stream WBU sessions.  I cannot find anything  on the radio home page to the WBU.  Can you help me on this please?
>> 
>> Stay cool.
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Brooke Evans
>> WPBch   
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