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2023 DC Leadership Conference In-Person Agenda

Thursday, March 9, 2023 

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET: Board Meeting (Salon C) 

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET: George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate Tour (Meet in lobby at 8:30am) 

5:30 PM ET: Welcome & Registration Opens 

Friday, March 10, 2023 

Please note, if you are attending a morning tour and the accessible currency rally, you will not return to the hotel until the rally is over.  

8:30 AM – 12:15 PM ET: White House Visitor Center Guided Tour (Meet in lobby at 8am)  

9:30 AM – 12:40 PM ET: United States Botanic Garden Guided Tour (Meet in lobby at 9am)  

11:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET: Accessible Currency Rally (Meet in lobby at 11am ET)  

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Registration  

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET: Accessible Currency Rally Reception with Cash Bar & Served Hors D'oeuvres (Foyer) 

Saturday, March 11, 2023 

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET: Welcome and Introduction 

  • Ballroom (Salon B/C) 

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM ET: Break 

9:45 AM – 11:30 AM ET: Exhibit Hall 

Exhibitors include: 

  • Mobile Voting Project 

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM ET: Breakout Rooms #1 

Room A: Space Telescope Science Institute 

  • Dr. Kelly Lepo, STScI Education and Outreach Scientist; and Timothy Rhue II, STScI Informal Science Educator 

Room B: What Is the ACB Culture to You? 

  • Moderated by Cindy Hollis 

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM ET: Break 

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM ET: Breakout Rooms #2 

Room A: National Park Service 

  • Michele Hartley, Media Accessibility Coordinator, NPS; and Laura Harvey, Interpretive Specialist, NPS 

Room B: What Is the Future of ACB Membership? 

  • Moderated by David Trott

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM ET: Break 

11:45 AM – 12:40 PM ET: Lunch (Salon B/C) 

  • Speakers will include representatives from the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Mobile Voting Project 

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET: Loading Buses for Afternoon Tours (Meet in lobby at 12:40pm) 

1:30 PM ET: Buses Leave for Afternoon Tours 

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET: Jefferson Building, Library of Congress and U.S. Capitol Building Tour 

6:30 PM: Dine Around in Old Town Alexandria (meet in lobby to depart for 7:00 PM reservations) 

Sunday, March 12, 2023 

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET: Welcome and Introduction 

  • Ballroom (Salon B/C) 

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM ET: Break 

9:45 AM – 11:30 AM ET: Exhibit Hall 

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM ET: Breakout Rooms #1 

Room A: National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) 

  • Jason Broughton, Director, NLS; and Jason Yasner, Deputy Director, NLS

Room B: Future Balance of Responsibilities of ACB Staff and Member Volunteers 

  • Moderated by Dan Spoone 

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM ET: Break 

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM ET: Breakout Rooms #2 

Room A: American Printing House For the Blind (APH)

  • Paul Schroeder, Vice President, Government and Community Affairs

Room B: Affiliates SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis 

  • Moderated by Bill Reeder

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM ET: Break 

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM ET: Lunch (Salon B/C) 

  • Speakers will include representatives from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled 

1:30 PM ET: Buses Leave for Afternoon Tours (Meet in lobby at 1 PM) 

1:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET: Historic DC Monument Bus Tour 

Monday, March 13, 2023 

In-Person Capitol Hill Visits: ACB staff and volunteers will be present in the hotel to provide assistance. Transportation costs to Capitol Hill visits are the responsibility of meeting attendees.