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Thursday, July 5

5:00 - 9:00 PM - Registration; Brown

Friday, July 6

6:30 AM - Tour; Backstretch Breakfast & Museum
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Registration; Brown
8:00 AM - ACB Leadership Institute; Sampson
8:30 AM - Tour; Kentucky Bourbon Trail
4:30 PM - Tour; Stephen Foster Musical
8:00 PM - NELDS Board Meeting; Suite 446
9:15 PM - Tour; Waverly Hills

Saturday, July 7

6:15 AM - Tour; Kentucky Horse Park
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM - Registration; Brown
8:00 AM - Tour; Louisville City Tour
8:00 AM - Raising the Floor Focus…

Bill Deatherage, Chair, Louisville, KY
Susan Ament, Lexington, KY
David Cox, Louisville, KY
Patti Cox, Louisville, KY
Debbie Deatherage, Louisville, KY
Deb Lewis, Louisville, KY
David Perry, Cincinnati, OH
Adam Ruschival, Louisville, KY
Carla Ruschival, Louisville, KY
Jim Shaw, Louisville, KY
Gerry Slusher, Covington, KY
Elaine Weisbard, Louisville, KY

Mitch Pomerantz (Chair), Pasadena, CA
Melanie Brunson, Staff Liaison, Arlington, VA
Kim Charlson, Watertown, MA
Janet Dickelman, St. Paul, MN
Brenda Dillon, Officer Liaison, Hermitage, TN
Adam Ruschival, Louisville, KY
Jenine Stanley, Columbus, OH

Janet Dickelman, Chair, St. Paul, MN
Carla Ruschival, Vice Chair and Officer Liaison, Louisville, KY
Margarine Beaman, Austin, TX
Sally Benjamin, Tallahassee, FL
Bill Deatherage, Louisville, KY
Michael Fulghum, Nashville, TN
Sharon Lovering, Arlington, VA
Bruce Radtke, Bellingham, WA
Michael Smitherman, Jackson, MS
Cindi Vega, Salt Lake City, UT
Lane Waters, Staff Liaison, Minneapolis, MN

Lane Waters, Controller
Le Chi Tran, Accounting
Lori Sarff, Administrator
Sheila Eudy, Administrator
Dee Theien, Reception/Administration

Melanie Brunson, Executive Director
Eric Bridges, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
Barbara Jackson LeMoine, Public Policy Assistant
Sharon Lovering, Editor, Braille Forum
Steven Obremski, Director of Development

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…