Michael Garrett, Chair, Missouri City, TX
Margarine Beaman, Austin, TX
Mike Godino, Malverne, NY
George Holliday, Philadelphia, PA
Carla Ruschival, Louisville, KY
Jeff Thom, Sacramento, CA
David Trott, Talladega, AL

Paul Edwards, Chair, Miami, FL
Nolan Crabb, Columbus, OH
Marcia Dresser, Reading, MA
Judy Jackson, Austin, TX
Ken Stewart, Warwick, NY
 
Ex Officio:
Ronald Milliman (ex officio), Bowling Green, KY
Bob Hachey (ex officio), Waltham, MA
Berl Colley (ex officio), Lacey, WA
 
Staff/Contractors:
Sharon Lovering, Arlington, VA
Larry Turnbull, Orlando, FL
Annette Carter, Clovis, CA

Sponsored by Freedom Scientific

The ACB Marketplace is new this year.  Visit these exciting tables full of jewelry, books, CD's, drawing tickets, gift items - even a mini yard sale!  The Marketplace is located in the hall on the way to general session.  It is open Sunday evening from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM, and Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM.
 
Marketplace tables are available to individuals,  chapters and affiliates, MLM reps, ACB committees and others.  It's a low-cost way to share your products or raise money for your chapter or…

Sponsored by Deque

The 2012 ACB/Deque Exhibit Hall is located on the second floor in the Suites Tower.  It is filled with everything from jewelry to information resources to the latest in appliances and technologies designed especially for people who are blind and visually impaired.
 
ACB/Deque exhibit hall hours are as follows:

• Sat., July 7, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• Sun., July 8, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Mon. through Wed., July 9-11, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Thurs., July 12, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The…

You will be ready for a break and a little fun after all those workshops, seminars and business meetings. Below are some activities and events that take place at the hotel. For more fun ideas, see 2012 Convention Tours, the Recreation Zone, and the agendas of the many affiliates and groups for more mixers, luncheons and parties.

Saturday, July 7

8:00 PM  All Hands on Deck Welcome Party - $12 ($15) – Grand Ballroom C
Sponsored by the Kentucky Host Committee

8:00 PM  ACBS Welcome Party - $8 ($10) - Executive Director's Suite

Sunday, July 8…

Chair - Oral Miller

Monday, July 9

7:45 AM  Morning  Exercise – Sampson
Co-sponsord by WCC.  Led by Leslie Spoone, certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor, Orlando, FL

5:45 PM  Water Aerobics - Hotel Pool
Facilitated by Gerry Koors, Indianapolis, IN

9:00 PM  Ten-Pin Alley - $5 ($7) - Sunflower
Co-sponsored by ACB Families.  Rack up strikes and spares on this 1-to-5 scale handmade bowling alley.

Tuesday, July 10 - Wilkinson

5:45 PM  Rowing without water
Hands-on rowing…

Important Tour Information

Please read the following information completely.  It will answer many of your tour-related questions and will help you have a more enjoyable tour experience.

1. All tours depart from the main exit across from the front desk located in the Suites Tower. Times listed in the program are bus departure and approximate arrive time back to the hotel.  Please be at the bus departure area and ready to board the bus 15 minutes prior to the listed departure times.

2. The first two rows of seats…

There are many activities interesting to kids and parents throughout convention week.  The ACB/Deque exhibit area, the Regal Entertainment Youth Activity Center, and many of the tours provide opportunities for blind and visually impaired children to experience a fantastic convention week; see the YAC and Tours sections of this program and the Paddlewheel Gazette for more details.
 
Many of the workshops and seminars, as well as the general and special-interest affiliate program sessions, are filled with topics of interest to parents.  Examples of such options include…

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Be sure to check ACB committee and special-interest affiliate programs for more presentations, workshops and seminars related to the topics below.

Career Development

Monday, July 9 - Collins

5:45 PM  Piano Technology: A Lucrative Career

Wednesday, July 11 - Nunn

7:00 AM  NIB Breakfast - $10 ($15)
What's new with our employment programs and disability policy focus.

Events for Guide Dog Users

Tuesday, July 10 - Breathitt

7:…

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Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss

President: Oral Miller
Program Chair: Marilyn Lutter
Registration: $10 ($10)

Monday, July 9 - Stanley

12:15 PM  AAVL Luncheon - $27 ($29)
You're never too old for a guide dog: presented by a representative from Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Smithtown, NY.  AAVL business meeting to follow.

Wednesday, July 11 - Beckham

1:15 PM  Back and Neck Care
Phyllis Burson, Ph.D., Personal Trainer and Clinical…