ACB Conference and Convention

General Session

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

• Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance - JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows
• ACB Business;
• ACB Sponsor Recognitions - Corporate Sponsors
• Affiliate Roll Call, Denise Colley
• Presiding officer - David Trott, First Vice President, Talladega, AL
• International Guest – Kenneth Suratt, Executive Officer, Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
• Scholarship Presentations
• News from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) - Jason Yasner, Deputy Director, Washington, DC
• Talking Book Narrator – Mare Trevathan, Books to Life, Denver, CO
• Nominations and Candidate Speeches – ACB Nominations and elections
• Door Prizes and Announcements

The full video of the July 9 General Session can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOoH8sUl9R0&list=PL8lZLvTN7ZUhCTZJok4LfxN7WqcpBev8j&index=4&t=10s

Edited by Dennis Becker

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ACB Conference and Convention

General Session

Sunday, July 7, 2024

• Call to Order – Deb Cook Lewis, ACB President, Clarkston, WA
• Moment of reflection
• Presentation of Colors: Naval Station Mayport Color Guard
• National Anthem – Brian O'Connell, National Sergeant-at-Arms, Blinded Veterans Association, Greenville, SC
• Welcome to Convention – Sheila Young, Immediate past president, Orlando, FL; Mikey Wiseman, President, Florida Council of the Blind, Miami, FL
• ACB President's Report – Deb Cook Lewis, Clarkston, WA
• Executive Director's Report – Dan Spoone, Scott Thornhill, Alexandria, VA
• Sponsor Presentation: Diamond Sponsor; Vanda: Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (Non-24)
• Life Member Presentations – Deb Cook Lewis, Clarkston, WA; Nancy Marks Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer, Brooklyn Center, MN
• ACB First Timers – Zelda Gebhard, Co-Chair; Durward K. McDaniel, First Timers Committee
• JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows – Scott Thornhill, Alexandria, VA
• Nominating Committee Report – Brian Charlson, Watertown, MA
• Roll Call of Affiliates – Denise Colley, ACB Secretary, Richmond, TX
• ACB Elections

The full video of the July 7 Opening Session can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EE6bCU_NO4&list=PL8lZLvTN7ZUhCTZJok4LfxN7WqcpBev8j&index=5&t=238s

Edited by Dennis Becker

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