Thursday, April 15

• 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Convention Registration
• 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – AzCB Committee meetings – Actual committee meetings will be scheduled for no more than 2 hours and will begin and end during this time. Check the final program for actual times and locations of committee meetings.
• 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Welcome to Phoenix Party – This will be an informal reception for all convention attendees and guests.

Friday, April 16

• 7:30 am – 9:00 am – Continental Breakfast – Free to all convention registrants
• 7:30 am – 12:00 pm - Convention Registration

• 8:00 am – 4:00 pm – Exhibits Area – Check out the latest technology, products and services for people who are blind or visually impaired.

• 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – General Session

o Convention Welcome, Overview, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
o Update from the ACB National Representative
o Update from the Arizona Rehabilitative Services Administration
o You Oughta be at the Pictures: An Update on Theater Access in Arizona
o What’s New at the Arizona Braille and Talking Book Library
o What’s on the Radio: Information and Updates from SunSounds of Arizona
o Beyond the Kindle: Accessible EBooks and Ways to Read Them
o Appreciating Adapted Art: Overview of ArtAbility and How You can Get Involved
o AzCB Committee Reports

• 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm – 2010 AzCB Awards and Scholarships Luncheon

• 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Workshop - Translating Your Agenda into Advocacy and Action: Strategies for Increasing Your Influence Where it Counts – Learn how to make your voice and that of your community more effective in the local and state legislative processes.

• 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm – Workshop - Living healthy: What to Know and Where to Go – Find out about good sources for accessible information about a range of health-related topics, including nutrition, fitness, medical procedures, drugs, supplements and alternative health care methods.

• 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Workshop - Wanna Get Away? Tips and Tricks for Blind People who Travel for Work or Play – Come and hear from blind and visually impaired people who travel by car, bus, train, plane and boat. Learn about strategies for requesting accommodations or assistance, for resolving dog-guide related travel issues, and other topics that come up for blind and visually impaired travelers.

• 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Workshop – Finding and Maintaining Balance: Yoga, Exercise and Other Methods for Finding Relaxation and Reducing Stress – This will be a practical workshop that includes demonstration and practice of relaxation techniques, including yoga and exercise.

• 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Pre-Banquet Mixer

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – 2010 AzCB Banquet – Keynote Speaker – Aerial Gilbert – Aerial Gilbert is the Outreach Manager for Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California, and she is active within the blindness and visual impairment community as well as within the American Council of the Blind and Guide Dog Users, International. Aerial is also an avid athlete and was chosen to take part in the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay, carrying the Olympic torch through the streets of San Francisco with her Guide Dog at her side. Aerial rows regularly on San Francisco Bay with the Marin Rowing Association, and she has competed successfully in a number of national and international rowing events. Through her work with Guide Dogs for the Blind, her personal courage and spirited enthusiasm for life, Aerial has helped many others understand blindness. At our banquet, she will share her own personal experiences. This is one address you definitely do not want to miss.

• 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm – Post-Banquet Party – Come to the Hospitality Suite to enjoy some additional refreshments and to unwind with other convention attendees and guests.

Saturday, April 17

• 7:30 am – 9:30 am – Continental Breakfast – Free to all convention registrants

• 7:30 am – 9:30 am – Convention Registration
• 8:00 am – 9:15 am – Business Meeting of the Guide Dog Users of Arizona

• 9:30 am – 12:00 pm – AzCB Business Meeting

o Call to Order
o Approval of Minutes from the 2009 AzCB Business Meeting
o Officer Reports
o Committee Reports
o Report from the ACB National Representative
o Consideration of Proposed Amendments to the AzCB Constitution and Bylaws
o Consideration of Proposed Resolutions
o Election of Officers and Directors
o Old Business
o New Business
o Other Business
o Adjournment

• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Post-Convention Board Meeting

Click here to learn all about the 2010 Arizona Council of the Blind Convention.