Melanie Brunson, Executive Director

Eric Bridges, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs

Francine Patterson, Executive Assistant

Barbara Jackson LeMoine, Public Policy Assistant

Sharon Lovering, Editor, Braille Forum

Tom Tobin, Director of Development

Michael Garrett, Chair, Missouri City, TX

Mike Godino, Malverne, NY

George Holliday, Philadelphia, PA

Carla Ruschival, Louisville, KY

Dan Spoone, Orlando, FL

Jeff Thom, Sacramento, CA

David Trott, Talladega, AL

Paul Edwards, Chair, Miami, FL

Denise Colley, Lacey, WA

Nolan Crabb, Hilliard, OH

Marcia Dresser, Reading, MA

Judy Jackson, Miami, FL

Ronald Milliman (ex officio), Bowling Green, KY

Bob Hachey (ex officio), Waltham, MA

President: Mitch Pomerantz, Pasadena, CA

First Vice President: Kim Charlson, Watertown, MA

Second Vice President: Brenda Dillon, Hermitage, TN

Secretary: Marlaina Lieberg, Burien, WA

Treasurer: Carla Ruschival, Louisville, KY

Immediate Past President: Christopher Gray, St. Louis, MO

Directors:

Ray Campbell, Glen Ellyn, IL

Berl Colley, Lacey, WA

Sara Conrad, Stevensville, MI

Janet Dickelman, St. Paul…

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Visit these exciting tables full of jewelry, books, CDs, drawing tickets, and gift items.  ACB Marketplace is located in the hall near general session.  It is open Saturday evening from 5:30 to 7:00 PM, Sunday through Thursday from 7:30 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 affiliate.  For more information, and to find out if any spaces are available, contact Michael…

Sponsored by Freedom Scientific

The 2013 ACB/Freedom Scientific Exhibit Hall is located in the Battelle South Ballroom on the third floor of the convention center.  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/Freedom Scientific exhibit hall hours are as follows:

• Sat., July 6, 1:00 - 5:00 PM
• Sun., Mon. & Tues., July 7-9, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Wed., July 10, 11:00 AM - 3:00 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 2013 Convention Tours, the Recreation Zone, and the agendas of the many affiliates and groups for more mixers, luncheons and parties.

Friday, July 5, Franklin

8:00 PM: Discover Even More $10 ($10)

• Join ACB of Ohio, our host affiliate, for a different kind of welcome party!  Form teams to play pop culture trivia games and win fantastic prizes! …

Chair: Oral Miller

Monday, July 8 - Delaware C

5:45 PM: Pilates with Leslie Spoone
5:45 PM: Water Aerobics with Gerry Koors, Hotel Pool

Wednesday, July 10, Delaware C

5:45 PM: Yoga with Leslie Spoone
5:45 PM: Water Aerobics with Gerry Koors, Hotel Pool

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 lobby.  Times listed in the program are bus departure and approximate return times 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 on both sides of the bus are reserved for the tour coordinators, volunteers and people with…

Kids Explorers Club: 

Bring the kids (ages 6 to 12) for a great week of tours and fun in the Kids Explorer Club.  Games, crafts, swimming, and trips; every day is packed with fun.  Breakfast, lunch and snack included.  Open Sunday through Wednesday from 8:15 to 5:00, and on Thursday from 8:15 until after the banquet.

All-New Teen Blast! 

Don't be bored; have a blast with Teen Blast.  Be a Teen Blast volunteer; have fun on Teen Blast trips.  Teen Blast Launch Saturday at 2:00; pizza, prizes, and…