[Nfbnet-members-list] You're invited to the 2015 NFB of Nevada State Convention

Thu Oct 8 14:25:55 UTC 2015

Good Moring Federation Family:

I would like to extend a personal invitation to all of our members to
attend Nevada's 2015 state convention in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, the
hotel is completely booked. If you would like to attend and need assistance
finding a hotel, please contact me. Below, you will find our convention
agenda.

Sincerely,
Kimie Beverly
President
NFB of Nevada
kimie.bevery at gmail.com
702-285-6672

2015 State Convention

Main Street Station Hotel & Casino

Las Vegas, Nevada

October 30, 2015 through November 1, 2015

AFFILIATE PRESIDENT
Kimie Beverly

                        VICE-PRESIDENT
                                   BOARD MEMBER

                         Vacant

         Jeanine Moorers

                         SECRETARY
                                                          BOARD MEMBER

                         Frida Aizenman
                                                          Dora Uchel

                         TREASURER
BOARD MEMBER
                         Chun Chao
Zippora Jones

NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
Parnell Diggs, Esq.

*SPECIAL THANKS:*

Main Street Station Hotel & Casino

California Hotel & Casino

2015 Convention Committee Team: Michael Ausbun, Sarah Alawamy, and Ja’Nesha
Murphy

Parnell Diggs, NFB National Representative

Professor Eelke Folmer

Eric Burggraaf, NFB of Nevada Webmaster

All of our guest speakers

Friends and family

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

*NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF NEVADA*

*CHAPTERS AND DIVISIONS*

LAS VEGAS CHAPTER

Ja’Nesha Murphy, President

SOUTHERN NEVADA CHAPTER

Terri Rupp, President

NORTHERN NEVADA CHAPTER

Erik Burggraaf, President

NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF BLIND STUDENTS

Ja’Nesha Murphy, President

NEVADA SPORTS AND RECREATION DIVISION

Shaetonna Jackson, President

NEVADA’S ORGANIZATION OF PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN

Terri Rupp, President

BLIND PARENTS GROUP

Dora Uchel, President

*2015 EXHIBTORS AND VENDORS*

BAUM Retec, Inc.

Easter Seals of Nevada

Elegant Insights Braille Creations

Freedom Scientific

William Greusamire, Ph.D. Candidate

National Association of Blind Students

Nevada Center for Excellence

Professor Fang Jiang, University of Nevada, Reno

Reno Chapter

Nevada Sports and Recreation Division

Vanda Pharmaceuticals

*2015 CONVENTION *

*IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS*

*SOCIAL CLUB*

Most activities will take place in the Social Club at Main Street Station
unless otherwise mentioned in the event description. The Social Club is
located outside of the casino. Exit the glass doors across from reception
registration at Main Street, step off the curb, and walk straight ahead
about 50 feet towards the parking garage. Step up onto the curb. The
entrance doors will be on your left. If you reach the parking garage, you
went too far.

*SHUTTLE INFORMATION*

There is a free shuttle that takes you to other Boyd properties in Las
Vegas, including Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino. The Main Street Station pick up
is located across the bridge at the California Hotel and Casino in the
North valet entrance. For complete information, check at the bell desk for
shuttles and schedules.

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Proprietary document analysis technology determines the words and reads
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*2015 CONVENTION AGENDA*

Friday, October 30, 2015

OPENING DAY

9:00 am to 4:00 pm: EXHIBIT HALL AND VENDOR FAIR

1:00 pm: NV-ABS LUNCH

Garden Court Buffet, Main Street Station Hotel & Casino

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm: POBC ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Lappert's Ice Cream Shop, The California Hotel & Casino

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm: CONVENTION PRE-REGISTRATION

All convention attendees who pre-register for the convention on or before
Friday, October, 30th will receive a ticket to attend the kick-off
reception Friday, October 30, 2015. Pre-registration prices are as follows:
Banquet: $45, Registration $25, and Dues $10.

5:00 pm: AFFILIATE BOARD MEETING

Garden Court Buffet, Main Street Station Hotel & Casino

This meeting is open to all members

6:00 pm: NFBN COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Location: TBD. This is a closed meeting.

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm: KICK OFF RECEPTION

All attendees who pre-register or the convention are eligible to attend
this event as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with
Disabilities Act and enjoy complimentary hors’ dourves. There will also be
a cash bar.

9:00 pm: XTREME BOWLING COMPETITION

Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino - take the free shuttle that picks up outside of
the California Hotel & Casino

Chapters versus chapters, parents versus students, north versus south! Join
the Sports and Recreation Division for a game (or two, or three) of Xtreme
Bowling as we see which team is the bowling champion! What is Xtreme
Bowling? The Xtreme Bowling Experience is a combination of state-of-the-art
disco-style lights and special effects that transform the bowling center
into a nightclub with bowling lanes.

Cost: $3.50 per game and $3.50 per pair of shoes

GENERAL SESSION

Saturday, October 31, 2015

7:00 am: CONVENTION REGISTRATION – LAST CALL

If you did not pre-register, registration prices are as follows: Banquet
$50, Registration $30, and Dues $10.

8:30 am: INVOCATION AND PLEDGE

8:35 am: ROLL CALL OF CHAPTERS, DIVISIONS, AND SUPPORT GROUPS

8:40 am: EVOLVING ROLES AS OUR FEDERATION FAMILY GROWS

Terri Rupp, National POBC Board Member and President POBC of Nevada, and
President Southern Nevada Chapter

8:55 am: LIVING THE LIFE YOU WANT AS A BLIND PARENT

Dora Uchel, Affiliate Board Member and President Blind Parents Support Group

9:05 am: NON-24 SLEEP/WAKE DISORDER

Melissa Olivadoti, Ph. D., Senior Medical Science Liaison and Anthony,
Patient Ambassador, Vanda Pharmaceuticals

9:40 am: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY

Joi Miles, Programs Manager, Blind Center of Nevada

10:00 am: BREAK

10:05 am: NEVADA BLIND CHILDREN FOUNDATION

Emily Smith, Executive Director

10:25: THE ABC’S OF IEP’S

Dr. Leslie Strasser Murdock, Adjunct Professor at UNLV and Nevada State
College; Owner/CEO of ELM Educational Consulting LLC

11:00 am: ADJOURN FOR LUNCH

11:00 am: SPORTS AND RECREATION LUNCH

Triple 7 Restaurant, Main Street Station Hotel & Casino

This is open to all members and people who want to learn more about our
newest division.

1:00 pm: A MESSAGE TO OUR SUPPORTERSIN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS

U.S. Representative Dina Titus for Nevada's District 1

1:30 pm: RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

Dr. Danielle Moreggi, Interim Director CAPS & DRC, College of Southern
Nevada

2:00pm:  EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BLIND

Drazen Elez, Bureau Chief, Business Enterprises of Nevada (BEN), DETR, and
Ed Manley, MCFBD, CEO of E.H. Manley & Associates

2:30 pm: LEADERSHIP FROM A BLIND PERSON’S PERSPECTIVE: ACCESSIBILITY IN
ACTION AT THE UNITED STATES ACCESS BOARD

Sachin Dev Pavithran, Presidential appointee and Chairman, United States
Access Board; Washington, D.C.

Legislative Director, National Federation of the Blind of Utah; Providence,
Utah

2:50 pm: A MESSAGE TO OUR YOUTH FROM THE NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

Assistant Attorney General Wesley Duncan

3:00 pm: OUR WORK ON THE HILL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS 114TH CONGRESS

Parnell Diggs, Esq., Director, Government Affairs, National Federation of
the Blind, and 2014 Democratic candidate for Attorney General of South
Carolina

3:20 pm: BREAK

3:30 pm: DIVERSITY IN THE EMPLOYMENT SETTING

Romeo Perez, Esq., owner and founder of The Law Office of Romeo R. Perez
P.C. and Chair, Diversity Committee, Nevada Bar Association

3:45 pm: WHAT IS REASONABLE?

Moderated by Judge Jay Bybee, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Daniel Goldstein, Partner, Brown Goldstein, Levy, Baltimore, Maryland and
William Geddes, The Geddes Law Group, Reno, Nevada

Come learn the answers to the most common questions that people with
disabilities ask regarding employment.

4:35 pm: AFFILIATE BOARD ELECTIONS

5:00 pm: Adjourn

CONVENTION BANQUET

7:00 pm, Saturday, October 31, 2015

Convention attendees are encouraged to attend the banquet wearing their
Halloween costumes.

BRAILLE IS BEAUTIFUL

A speech by Jeanine Moorers, Affiliate board member, Reno Chapter
Vice-President

NATIONAL REPORT: Parnell Diggs, Esq., Baltimore, Maryland

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Assemblyman Elliott Anderson, Nevada District 15

2015 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PRESENTATIONS

2015 SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION

NFB OF NEVADA AWARDS

PRESIDENTIAL REPORT: Kimie Beverly

TREASURER’S REPORT: Chun Cha

GENERAL SESSION

Sunday, November 1, 2015

9:00 am: RESOLUTIONS

10:00 am: LAST MINUTE BUSINESS

Last call! If you have not done so, all chapters and divisions that need to
fill out paperwork to open an account will need to see the Affiliate
President.

*THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR 2015 ANNUAL CONVENTION*
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