Sunday, February 24
Washington Ballroom (2nd floor)
8:00 AM: Registration
9:00 AM: Opening Remarks
Kim Charlson, ACB President, Watertown, MA; and Meeting Logistics: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA
9:10 AM: Website Update and Developing a Coordinated Affiliate Web Presence for the Future of acb.org including Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube
Kelly Gasque, Executive Assistant and Multimedia Design Specialist, Alexandria, VA
9:35 AM: Update on ACB Radio and ACB Link Update
Jeff Bishop, ACB Board of Directors, Kirkland, WA
www.acbradio.org or (605) 475-8130
9:50 AM: Board of Publications Update: Overview of 2019 Key BOP Initiatives
Themed Issues of the ACB Braille Forum and E-Forum, Modernizing BOP Editorial Policy Manual, Awards, Large Print Convention Program, ACB Town Hall and Candidates' Webpage and Forum: Paul Edwards, Miami, FL, and Deb Lewis, Clarksville, WA, Board of Publications Elected Members
10:10 AM: ACB Mini Mall Update and 2019 Crossroads Leadership Training Workshop
Carla Ruschival, Treasurer, Kentucky Council of the Blind, and ACB Mini Mall Chair, Louisville, KY – 877-630-7190
https://acbminimall.org/
10:25 AM: Self-Introduction of Attendees
10:40 AM: Break
Concurrent Sessions:
Sessions will be repeated again during the second concurrent session time slot.
10:55 AM: Breakout Session 1:
Membership Development: Strategic Action Team on Affiliates and Membership: Rebecca Bridges, Chair, Arlington, VA
11:40 AM: Group leaders transition to the next focus group Session (5 minutes)
11:45 AM: Breakout Session 2:
Fund-Raising: Strategic Action Team on Development and Fund-Raising -- Tom Tobin, Chair, Cleveland, OH
12:30 PM: Lunch
Lunch Presentation: Advocacy and Empowerment – Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq., Founding President and Executive Director, Women Enabled International, Washington, DC (invited)
Aira: At Work, At Home, and At Play – Daniel Frye, Director, Aira Public Sector Engagement and Strategy.
1:45 PM: Update on ACB’s Professional Development Program
Continuing Education Credits at the ACB Convention: Janet Dickelman, Chair, Strategic Planning Team on Meetings and Conventions, St. Paul, MN; and Carla Ruschival, Member, Strategic Planning Team on Meetings and Conventions, Louisville, KY
2:00 PM: Convention Updates for 2019 Rochester, NY, and 2020 Schaumburg, IL
Janet Dickelman, ACB Convention Coordinator, St. Paul, MN
2:20 PM: Affiliate Organization Practices
Nancy Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer, Brooklyn Center, MN
2:40 PM: DKM First-Timers Program and Leadership Fellows Awards for 2019
Zelda Gebhard, DKM First-Timers Committee, Edgeley, ND; and Cindy LaBon, DKM First Timers Committee, Gaithersburg, MD
3:00 PM: ACB and Affiliate Sharing Fund-Raising Activities
Overview and Thank You’s: Dan Spoone, ACB First Vice President and Resource Development Committee (RDC) Co-Chair, Orlando, FL; ACB Walk: Donna Brown, ACB Walk Chair, Romney, WV; Monthly Monetary Support (MMS): Michael Garrett, Member, MMS Committee, Houston, TX; ACB Braille Forum Raffle: David Trott, Treasurer, Talladega, AL; ACB Angels Tribute: Dan Dillon, ACB Board of Directors and RDC Co-Chair, Hermitage, TN; and Legacy Endowment and Giving Societies: Tom Tobin, ACB Development Director, Cleveland, OH
3:45 PM: Break
4:00 PM: “Six New Tax Benefits for People with Disabilities: What You Should Know About the New Tax Law”
For You and Your Members: Steven Mendelsohn, President, American Association of Visually Impaired Attorneys (AAVIA), San Leandro, CA
4:15 PM: Using Zoom Cloud Meeting:
How Your Affiliate Can Use It, Improve Communication and Save Money – Brian Charlson, Chair, ACB Information Access Committee, Watertown, MA; Jeff Bishop, ACB Board of Directors, Kirkland, WA; Larry Turnbull, Managing Director, ACB Radio, Springfield, IL; and Judy Dixon, Member, ACB Information Access Committee, Arlington, VA
4:45 PM: Audio Description Project Update and More!
Joel Snyder, Director, ACB Audio Description Project, Takoma Park, MD; and Dan Spoone, Chair, Audio Description Steering Committee, Orlando, FL
5:20 PM: Wrap-Up
Kim Charlson, ACB President, Watertown, MA
5:30 PM: Adjournment
8:00 PM: Movie Screening: Bird Box, Madison North (second floor)
When a mysterious force decimates the population, only one thing is certain -- if you see it, you die. The survivors must now avoid coming face to face with an entity that takes the form of their worst fears. Searching for hope and a new beginning, a woman and her children embark on a dangerous journey through the woods and down a river to find the one place that may offer sanctuary. To make it, they'll have to cover their eyes from the evil that chases them -- and complete the trip blindfolded.
Starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson.
Run Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes
Genre: Horror
Bird Box After-Talk: Discussion about the movie and concepts on blindness led by Brian Charlson, Watertown, MA and Cory Kadlik, Natick, MA