ACB Events

Session 2: Friday June 19, 6 PM to 9 PM 6 PM Call to order, Gabe Griffith, First Vice-President presiding. 6:05 PM "The Building Blocks for a Strong Chapter, Member Recruitment and Retention", Cindy Hollis, American Council of the Blind, Membership Services Coordinator, Minneapolis, MN. Ms. Hollis will provide a dynamic approach to building up our membership and retaining that growth. 6:40 PM Remembrances. This is a time when we can share our thoughts about our brothers and sisters in the CCB family who have passed on during the last year, including Cathie Skivers, one of the greatest leaders the organized blindness movement has ever had. 7:40 PM Remarks from Judy Wilkinson, CCB President. …

1 PM Call to order, Judy Wilkinson, CCB President presiding. 1:05 PM Announcements and preliminary matters. Pledge of Allegiance 1:15 PM Virtual Conference and Convention Etiquette, Rob Turner, Member, CCB Board of Directors. 1:20 PM Adoption of Conference and Convention Rules, Gabe Griffith, CCB First Vice President. 1:30 PM "Meeting the Unmet Need for Services to Seniors with Vision Loss", Panel Moderator, Jeff Thom, CCB Immediate Past President. Panelists: Joe Xavier, Director, Department of Rehabilitation, Sacramento, CA; Shari Roeseler, Executive Director, Sacramento Society for the Blind, Sacramento, CA; Shellena…

2:30 Affiliates in Action AALV; ACB Students; ACB Next Gen presentations Jeff Tom 3:40 Scholarship recipient award Ian Foley, Scholarship chair 5:00 ACBNY Through the Decades panel (interactive) 6:15 p.m. Final comments and closing of convention.

9:25 11 a.m. Guide Dog Users of the Empire State (GDUES) Join us for a presentation from the Federation of Search and Rescue Teams and learn about the matching and training of these task-driven canines and their handlers. Marlene crimmen 11:15 12:15 p.m. CCLVNY topic TBD (use ACBNY meetings) President Bob (Charles) Cronin

5:00 Presentation: Diversity in ACBNY guest speaker Stan Holbrook and hosted by Meghan Parker, ACBNY Legislative cochair and ILNY Director of Advocacy.

2:45 ACBNY Annual Business meeting 4:30 Vendor messages

Friday, 10/16/2020 NYSCB Town hall 10: 05 a.m.-11:55 Panelists: Brian Daniels, Annie Chiappetta, Karen Blachowicz, Nathaniel Beyer, Barbara Kellerman, Jason Eckert, Louise Werner, Peter Herrig,Julie Hovey, Laura Murphy Opening ceremony 12 0 p.m. 12:30 Welcome by ACBNY President Karen Blachowicz 12:40 Welcome by ACBNY convention Chair Annie Chiappetta 12:50 p.m. Dr. Joe Granderson and Pledge (live) 1:00 Fr. John Sheehan sings National Anthem (recorded) 1:05 Interfaith invocation led by Fr. Sheehan (live) Joseph Granderson, John Sheehan, 1:20: Spectrum presentation with q & A (webinar) Kucheryavyy

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