4pm Exhibit setup
5 – 7pm Exhibits open
5 – 8pm Registration open
6 – 9pm “Canes, Canines, and Cocktails” reception hosted by MD Area Guide Dog Users, Inc.
9 – 11pm Hospitality room open
8 – 10am Registration open
10:30am – 5:30pm Exhibits open
General Session
8:30-8:45 Welcome
9:00 – 9:45am The Present and Future of Books: How, Who, And When are they going to change?
10:00 – 10:40am Cell Phones and Beyond: What is Available and how accessible are they?
10:40 –11:10am Break & Exhibits
11:10 – 11:45am Transportation and Pedestrian Safety: What’s Coming? (Nextbus, APS’s, etc.)
11:45 – 1:15 Lunch & Exhibits
Concurrent Sessions
1:15 – 2:00pm
Room 1: Regaining Independence – Support Groups
Room 2: Education & Blind students (IEPs, college resources, etc.)
Room 3:Finding a Job: Resources for the job seeker
2:15 – 3:00pm
Room 1: Technology Training
Room 2: Dr. Khan, General health and blind/visually impaired people
Room 3:Getting a Job, resumes, applications, and interviews
3:15 - 4:00pm
Room 1: Is a Guide Dog Right for You?
Room 2: Volunteers, Readers etc., Who is coordinating them?
Room 3: Dr. Alibi, Low Vision options
4:15 – 5:00pm
Room 1: Experienced Guide Dog Users
Room 2: Families & Friends of Blind Network
Room 3: VDBVI Open Hearing
6:30 – 7pm Cash bar open in banquet room
7 - ? Banquet, Keynote address, Awards, and Auction
9 – 9:30am Town Hall with Mitch Ppomerantz, President, American Council of the Blind
9:30 – 10am Convention wrap-up
10am – 2pm Affiliate business meetings