NFB of Oregon
1616 5th st. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-585-4318
Toll Free: 800-422-7093
Art Stevenson, President
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THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF OREGON will be holding our annual 2011 STATE CONVENTION on November 4th, 5th and 6th.
This year's event will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Springfield Oregon. The hotel is located at 3530 Gateway Street, Springfield OR 97477.
We have arranged a $75.00 room rate for singles, doubles and triples. Time is getting short for the registrations to be in, so please call or email Art at 503-585-4318 or artds55@comcast.net by October 20th at the very latest to let me know if you will be willing to share a room or would like to be in a room by yourself. As in the past, Art will be making all room reservations for you, and you will be responsible for your rooms on arrival at the hotel.
Please also contact Art if you need transportation from Portland or Salem, we have arranged for a bus to and from the convention. The cost for this service will be $35.00 per person for the round trip.
The bus will be leaving the Oregon Commission for the Blind, located at 535 SE 12th Ave, promptly at 1:30 PM. It will arrive in Salem approximately at 2:45. (The pickup spot to be announced) and will leave at 3:00 PM.
The registration and meal package for the convention is $65.00. This will include lunch on Saturday, the banquet Saturday night and breakfast on Sunday morning. Dinner on Friday night and breakfast on Saturday morning is on your own. The hotel offers a breakfast and dinner menu.
This year's National Representative will be second vice president, Ron Brown, from Indiana. Mr. Brown is also a blind licensed manager in the Randolph Sheppard Vending program.
This year's agenda will include three breakout sessions on Friday afternoon starting at 4:00 PM. The topics will include IEP development, starting your own E-Bay business, and a diabetes roundtable discussion. Our annual auction with entertainment on Friday night, our general session with several guest speakers on Saturday and we will conclude the convention with a business meeting on Sunday November 6th.
NFBO 2011 STATE CONVENTION AGENDA
HILTON GARDEN INN, SPRINGFIELD OREGON
FRIDAY, November 4th:
Check in: 3:00 PM
Registration: 3:00 PM- 6:00 PM
Parents of Blind Children IEP Evaluations: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Carla McQuillan and Bennett Prows
Start Your Own E-Bay Business: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, RickWillson
Diabetes Roundtable Discussion: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Jean Brown
Dinner on Your Own
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM: No Host Bar
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM: NFBO Auction and Entertainment with Brady Gaylor
SATURDAY, November 5th
NFBO GENERAL SESSION
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration
9:00 AM -9:15: Call to Order, President Art StevensonInvocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Star Spangle Banner - Michael Freeman
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM: National Report
Ron Brown, 2nd Vice President NFB, President of Indiana Affiliate
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: State and National Legislative Update, Ron Brown and Art Stevenson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Education Report, Carla McQuillan
11:00 AM - 12:00 NOON: OCB Audit, OCB Representative, Art Stevenson and Carla McQuillan,
General Discussion
12:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch; Guest Speaker - Rick Willson
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM: NW Regional ESD, Scott McCallium, Special Education Administrator
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Talking Book and Braille Services, JimSheppke
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Resolutions
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM: Youth Slam Students, Jesus Ortiz-Pedrizco and Alfredo Castenada Garcia
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM: National Scholarship Winner, RyanMcBee
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Randolph Sheppard Update, BLAST Plus, Randy Hauth, BECC Chairman and Carla McQuillan
5:00 PM - Adjourn
6:00 PM - No Host Bar
6:30 PM - BANQUET
MC - Carla McQuillan
Banquet Address: Ron Brown, National Representative
Len Hannon Scholarship Award - Carla McQuillan
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