2024 ACB Indiana & Ohio Convention Agenda
Friday, October 25
- 9:00 AM - ACBO Board Meeting (O'Hare)
- 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Registration (Hall near Ballroom A)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Excursion to the Indiana Children's Museum (main entrance)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Visit the exhibit area (Ballroom C)
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Dinner on your own
- 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Orientation to the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel (atrium)
- 7:15 PM - 8:15 PM - Opening Session (Ballroom A & B) (virtual)
- Welcome - Rita Kersh, ACBI President & Katie Fredrick, ACBO President
- Recognition of Veterans
- National Anthem - Kolby Garrison, ACB Development Officer, Greensboro, NC
- Keynote Speaker - James Michaels, Superintendent, Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Indianapolis, IN
- Sponsor Recognition
- 8:20 PM - 8:45 PM - ACBI Business Meeting (O'Hare) (virtual)
- 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM - Hospitality Room Open (Hartsfield)
- 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM - Fun in the Ballroom (Ballroom A & B)
Saturday, October 26
- 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM - Registration (Hall near Ballroom A)
- 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM - Breakfast (Ballroom A & B)
- 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM - ACBO Business Meeting (O'Hare) (virtual)
- 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM - ACBI Business Meeting (Ballroom A & B) (virtual)
- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Visit the exhibit area (Ballroom C)
- 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM - Break
- 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM - Breakout Session 1
- "Independent Living 101" with Mike Foddrill, Jr. M.P.A., Executive Director Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council (Ballroom A & B) (virtual)
- “Save Time and Money While Eating Well; Food Budgeting and Meal Planning” with Kevin Davis, MPH, Health and Human Sciences Educator, Purdue Extension Marion County Indiana (O’Hare) (virtual)
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch & Sponsor Recognition (Ballroom A & B) (virtual)
- Guest Speaker: Dan Parker, Columbus, GA, Dan is known as The Blind Machinist and is also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s first blind man to drive a racecar an excess of 200 mph.
- Sponsor Recognition
- 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Hospitality Room Open (Hartsfield)
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Breakout Session 2
- “Tools and Techniques for Cooking Safely, Confidently and Independently in Spite of Vision Loss” with Debra Ericson, MS, The Blind Kitchen (Ballroom A & B) (virtual)
- “Get Moving Towards a New Attitude: Finding your Best Workout Plan” with Anita Kurucz, NETA certified (O’Hare) (virtual)
- 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM - Break
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM - Breakout Session 3
- “Conflict Resolutions” with Diane Graves, Mediator, Indiana Civil Rights Commission (Ballroom A & B) (virtual)
- "Life Experiences: Tips for Becoming Independent in Adulthood and Building the Life You Want" with Dee Ann Hart and panel of ACBI-ACBO members (O’Hare) (Virtual) "
- 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM - Breakout Session 4
- “Emerging Therapies for Inherited Retinal Diseases and AMD” with Ben Shaberman, VP of Science Communications, Foundation Fighting Blindness (Ballroom A & B) (virtual)
- "Disabled Disrespect" with Chris Spinks and Anna Jones, The Solution Center, Mitchell, IN (O’Hare) (virtual)
- 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM - Auction & Banquet Set Up - Ballroom A & B closed
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Auction Preview - bring your meal ticket! (Ballroom A & B)
- 6:30 PM - 8:15 PM - Banquet (Ballroom A & B) (virtual)
- Speaker: Kolby Garrison, ACB Development Officer
- Sponsor Recognition
- 2024 Award Presentation
- 8:15 PM - 8:30 PM - Final Preview of Auction Items
- 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM - Auction (Ballroom A & B)
Sunday, October 27
- 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM - Breakfast (Ballroom A & B)
- 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM - Nondenominational religious service (Ballroom A & B)
- 8:20 AM - 8:30 AM - Break
- 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Memorial service to remember those who have passed away during the past year
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Final Session with Peter Heide, ACB board member, a man who went blind four times from Baraboo, Wisconsin (Ballroom A & B) (virtual)