ACB Conference and Convention
ACB Conference and Convention

20200705 150 ACB Walk, Convention Connect and Opening Session

American Council of the Blind (ACB) 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention

July 6, 2020

Sunday, July 5 6:45p.m.: ACB Welcome Show 7:00p.m.: Call to Order: Dan Spoone, President, American Council of the Blind, Orlando, FL Invocation: Rev. Michael Garrett, Missouri City, TX Presentation of Colors: Buffalo Soldiers, (initially featured at the 2019 ACB Conference and Convention, Rochester, NY) "The Star Spangled-Banner": Sung by Jason Castonguay, Manchester, CT Welcome: Janet Dickelman, Convention Coordinator, Saint Paul, MN 7:20p.m.: President's Report: Dan Spoone, Orlando, FL; Executive Director's Report: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA 7:50p.m.: Diamond Sponsor Presentation: Microsoft: Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Seattle, WA 8:10p.m.: Life Member Presentations: Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL; and Nancy Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer, Brooklyn Center, MN 8:25p.m.: ACB Angels Presentations: Tony Stephens, ACB Director of Development, Alexandria, VA; and Dan Dillon, ACB Board Member, Hermitage, TN ACB Angel Presentations: Durward K. McDaniel (1915 – 1994), Oklahoma Cathie Skivers (1925 – 2019), California 8:40p.m.: ACB First Timers: Kenneth Semien Sr., Chair, Durward K. McDaniel First Timers Committee, Beaumont, TX 8:55p.m.: ACB JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA 9:15p.m.: Roll Call of Affiliates: Denise Colley, ACB Secretary, Lacey, WA