From: Jim Gashel 
Subject: New Orleans (Forward From dandrews@visi.com)
Blind Educator of the Year Award Committee: Steve Benson,
     Chairperson;
Correspondence Committee: Jerry Whittle, Chairperson;
Cultural Exchange and International Program Committee: Joyce
     Scanlan, Chairperson; Joe Cordova, Co-Chairperson;
Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award Committee:
     Sharon Maneki, Chairperson;
Committee for the Evaluation of Technology: Jim Willows,
     Chairperson;
Jacobus tenBroek Award Committee: Ramona Walhof, Chairperson;
Jacobus tenBroek Memorial Fund Committee: Tami Dodd Jones,
     Chairperson;
Committee on Library Services: Sharon Maneki, Chairperson;
     Duane Gerstenberger and Priscilla Hudson, Co-Chairpersons;
Loan Fund Committee: Donald C. Capps, Chairperson;
Membership Committee: Donald C. Capps, Chairperson; John Smith,
     Co-Chairperson;
Newel Perry Award Committee: Allen Harris, Chairperson; James
     Gashel, Consultant;
Committee on Parental Concerns: Mary Willows, Chairperson;
PAC Plan Committee: Noel Nightingale, Chairperson; Allen
     Harris, Co-Chairperson;
Planned Gifts Committee: Michael Baillif, Chairperson;
Public Relations Committee: Barbara Pierce, Chairperson; Ed
     McDonald, Co-Chairperson;
Committee on Research and Development: Brian Buhrow,
     Chairperson;
Resolutions Committee: Ramona Walhof, Chairperson;
Scholarship Committee: Peggy Elliott, Chairman;
Shares Unlimited in NFB (SUN) Committee:  Bonnie Peterson,
     Chairperson; Gary Wunder, Co-Chairperson;
White Cane and Affiliate Finance Committee: Norman Gardner,
     Chairperson.
     Groups
Agricultural and Equestrian Concerns Group: Diane Starin,
     Chairperson;
Blind Professional Journalists Group: Elizabeth Campbell,
     Chairperson; Bryan Bashin, Co-Chairperson.
Entrepreneurial Interest Group: Connie Leblond, Coordinator.
Fitness and Sports for the Blind Group: Allen Harris and Tony
     Burda, Co-Chairpersons;
Geordi's Engineers Group: Lorraine Rovig, Chairperson;
NFB HAM Radio Group: D. Curtis Willoughby, Chairperson;
Teachers of Blind Children Group: Gail (Katona) Wagner,
     Chairperson; Doris Willoughby, Co-Chairperson.
                        CONVENTION AGENDA
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1997
7:30 a.m.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
NFB HAM RADIO GROUP
D. Curtis Willoughby (KA0VBA), Chairperson
Elysian Fields Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
AN EDUCATION FOR A FULL LIFE
8:00-9:00 a.m.: Registration, Fee: $5.00
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon: Meeting begins
Sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children
Barbara Cheadle, President
Blindness, Childhood Experiences, and My Life Today (a panel of
     blind adults)
Around the Block, to the Mall, and Beyond (panel of blind
     children and youth)
Music Education--Beyond the Stereotypes
Life is Like a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich (a panel)
Instructional Assistants (Classroom Aides): Are They a Help or a
     Hindrance?
Creative Solutions to Impossible Educational Situations (a panel
     of parents)
Access to Technology: When Computer Games Become Serious
     Business
Cabildo C Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
RED CROSS BABY-SITTING COURSE
Ages 12-up, Cost: $20.00 (includes lunch)
Sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind
  Children
Carrollton Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
8:30 a.m. BLIND MERCHANTS DIVISION--Registration, Fee: $20.00
9:00 a.m. Meeting
Charles Allen, President
"A Positive View for a Positive You" presented by Don Bell,
  President of Management Management, Des Moines, Iowa
Gentilly Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
NFB NET TRAINING SEMINAR
Conducted by David Andrews, Systems Operator of NFB NET
Poydras A Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
BRAILLE-A-THON
Sponsored by the National Association to Promote the Use of
Braille
Betty Niceley, President
Volunteers read Braille, promote Braille literacy, raise funds
Audubon Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
NEWSLINE# NETWORK DEMONSTRATIONS
Rampart Room (Fourth Floor)
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 29
12:15-5:00 p.m.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS
12:15-1:00 p.m. Registration
 1:00-5:00 p.m. Annual Meeting
Paul Gabias, President
Cabildo A Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
12:30-4:00 p.m.
THE 1997 NATIONAL JOB SEMINAR
Presented by Job Opportunities for the Blind
Conducted by Lorraine Rovig, Director
Sponsored by NFB and the U.S. Department of Labor
12:30 p.m. New Applicants Registration
 1:00 p.m. Call to Order
Cabildo C Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00-4:30 p.m.
BRING NEWSLINE# TO YOUR COMMUNITY:
How Foundations and Corporate Giving Programs Can Help
Betsy Zaborowski
Dauphine Room (Fourth Floor)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
BRAILLE 'N SPEAK SEMINAR
Conducted by Deane Blazie, President
Blazie Engineering, Forest Hill, Maryland
Gentilly Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET
Conducted by Richard Ring, Director
International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind
Poydras A Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
2:00-3:30 p.m.
MYNA DEMONSTRATION
Conducted by Dennis Devendra, Myna Corporation
Elmwood Room (Fourth Floor)
2:00-5:00 p.m.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN
CONCURRENT AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS:
Barbara Cheadle, President
2:00-3:00 Social Skills and Blindisms - Audubon Room
2:00-3:00 Access to Technology - Toulouse Room
2:00-4:00 Resources and Strategies for Blind/Multiply
          Handicapped Children - Prytania Room
2:00-5:00 Beginning Braille for Parents - Elysian Fields Room
3:00-4:00 Music Education for Blind Children - Toulouse Room
3:00-4:00 Social Skills and Blindisms - Audubon Room
4:00-5:00 How to Organize a Braille Storybook Hour - Toulouse
          Room
4:00-5:00 Resources and Strategies for Deaf-Blind Children -
          Audubon Room
4:00-5:00 Education of the Partially Sighted - Prytania Room
Workshops are in the Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
2:30-5:00 p.m.
NEWSLINE# NETWORK DEMONSTRATIONS
Rampart Room (Fourth Floor)
4:00-6:00 p.m.
TEEN DANCE LESSONS AND DANCE
Ages 12-up, no fee
Sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind
  Children
Carrollon Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
SUNDAY EVENING, JUNE 29
6:30-10:00 p.m.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND SECRETARIES AND TRANSCRIBERS
Lisa Hall, President
Toulouse Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00 p.m.
PAC PLAN COMMITTEE
Noel Nightingale, Chairperson
Elysian Fields Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00 p.m.
DEAF-BLIND DIVISION SEMINAR
Joseph B. Naulty, Chairperson
Delgado Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00-9:00 p.m.
BLIND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS GROUP
Elizabeth Campbell, Chairperson
Magnolia Room (Fourth Floor)
7:00-10:00 p.m.
MEETING OF CANADIANS
Dauphine Room (Fourth Floor)
7:00-10:00 p.m.
YOUTH: "GET TO KNOW YOUR NFB HOTEL HOME"
(Convention Orientation for Youth)
Sponsored by National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
Carrollton Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00-10:00 p.m.
FAMILY HOSPITALITY NIGHT - Everyone welcome.
Sponsored by National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
An informal time to relax and get to know one another.
Poydras B Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
8:00 p.m.-Midnight
CAJUN DANCE
Sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind of Louisiana
Regency Ballroom (Third Floor)
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1997
9:00-10:00 a.m.
CANE WALK FOR BLIND CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Session One
Sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children
Burgundy Room (Fourth Floor)
9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
NEWSLINE# NETWORK DEMONSTRATIONS
Rampart Room (Fourth Floor)
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
SENSORY SAFARI
Sponsored by Safari Club International
Esplanade A Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
EXHIBITS
French Market Exhibit Hall (Third Floor)
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION ($10)
BANQUET TICKET SALES ($25)
Regency Ballroom F-G-H (Third Floor)
10:30-11:30 a.m.
CANE WALK FOR BLIND CHILDREN AND YOUTH - Session Two
Sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children
Burgundy Room (Fourth Floor)
MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 30
1:00-2:30 p.m.
MYNA DEMONSTRATION
Conducted by Dennis Devendra, Myna Corporation
Elmwood Room (Fourth Floor)
1:30 p.m.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
Ramona Walhof, Chairperson
Regency Ballroom E (Third Floor)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
MEETING OF CANADIANS
Dauphine Room (Fourth Floor)
2:00-4:00 p.m.
DIABETES ACTION NETWORK SEMINAR
Open forum on Diabetes and discussion of new generation of
  humalog insulins
Tom Ley, President
Prytania Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
2:00-6:00 p.m.
YOUTH ROOM: "DROP IN AND GET TO KNOW WHO'S HERE"
Sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children
Burgundy Room (Fourth Floor)
3:00-5:00 p.m.
DEAF-BLIND DIVISION
Joseph B. Naulty, Chairperson
Delgado Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
3:00-5:00 p.m.
NEWSLINE# NETWORK DEMONSTRATIONS
Rampart Room (Fourth Floor)
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 30
5:00-7:00 p.m.
GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND
Wine and Cheese Reception
Open to all guide dog users, friends, and interested persons
Poydras B Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
6:30 p.m.  MUSIC DIVISION Registration for Showcase of Talent and
           membership
7:00 p.m.  Meeting
Linda Mentink, President
Poydras A Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00-10:00 p.m.
SEMINAR--NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND STUDENTS
Carlos Servan, President
Cabildo C Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00-10:00 p.m.
SEMINAR--NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GUIDE DOG USERS
"A Guide Dog in Your Life"
Paul Gabias, President
Cabildo A Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:30 p..m.
COMMITTEE FOR THE EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGY
Jim Willows, Chairperson
Cabildo B Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:30 p.m.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Donald C. Capps, Chairperson
Prytania Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
8:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE ON PARENTAL CONCERNS
Mary Willows, Chairperson
Dauphine Room (Fourth Floor)
8:00 p.m.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SENIOR BLIND
Christine Hall, Chairperson
Audubon Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
8:00 p.m.
WHITE CANE AND AFFILIATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Norman Gardner, Chairperson
Carrollton Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
9:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY SERVICES
Sharon Maneki, Chairperson
Delgado Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1997
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION ($10)
BANQUET TICKET SALES ($25)
Regency Ballroom F-G-H (Third Floor)
8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
NEWSLINE# NETWORK DEMONSTRATIONS
Rampart Room (Fourth Floor)
9:00-11:30 a.m.
NFB BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
(OPEN TO ALL)
Regency Ballroom A-B-C-D-E (Third Floor)
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
SENSORY SAFARI
Sponsored by Safari Club International
Esplanade A Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
EXHIBITS
French Market Exhibit Hall (Third Floor)
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 1
12:30-5:00 p.m.
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Curtis Chong, President
Cabildo C Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
12:30-5:00 p.m.
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DIVISION
John Miller, President
Gentilly Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00 p.m.
PLANNING FOR INCLUSION OF THE BLIND WITHIN THE RELIGIOUS
COMMUNITY
The Reverend Robert Parish
Associate Minister
Friendship Chapel Baptist Church
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Esplanade C Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00-2:00 p.m.
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Barbara Pierce, Chairperson
Toulouse Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00-3:00 p.m.
CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Joyce Scanlan, Chairperson
Dauphine Room (Fourth Floor)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BLIND EDUCATORS
Patricia Munson, President
Esplanade B Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
BLIND INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF AMERICA
Primo Foianini, President
Audubon Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND LAWYERS
Scott LaBarre; President
Carrollton Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
BLIND MERCHANTS DIVISION
Charles Allen, President
Cabildo A Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN
Annual Meeting
Cabildo B Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:00-5:00 p.m.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DIVISION
John Halverson, President
Prytania Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:15-5:00 p.m.
HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION
Doug Elliott, President
Poydras A Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
1:30-5:00 p.m.
WRITERS DIVISION
Tom Stevens, President
Delgado Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
3:30-5:30 p.m.
NEWSLINE# NETWORK DEMONSTRATIONS
Rampart Room (Fourth Floor)
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 1
6:30-9:00 p.m.
NATIONAL DIABETES ACTION NETWORK FOR THE BLIND
Tom Ley, President
Annual Diabetes Seminar and Division Business Meeting
Carrollton Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00 p.m.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE THE USE OF BRAILLE
Betty Niceley, President
Cabildo B Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00 p.m.
AGRICULTURAL AND EQUESTRIAN CONCERNS GROUP
Diane Starin, Chairperson
Toulouse Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE ON ASSOCIATES
Meeting and Awards Presentation
Tom Stevens, Chairperson
Dauphine Room (Fourth Floor)
7:00 p.m.
DEAF-BLIND DIVISION
Joseph B. Naulty, Chairperson
Delgado Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00 p.m.
SHARES UNLIMITED IN THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND (SUN)
COMMITTEE
Bonnie Peterson, Chairperson
Elysian Fields Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00 p.m.
GROWING UP IN TENNESSEE (First Performance--Second Performance at
9:00 p.m.)
An original play written by Jerry Whittle. Performed by the
Louisiana Center for the Blind Players. All proceeds to Louisiana
summer training program for blind children.
Admission: $5
Cabildo C Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
7:00-9:30 p.m.
ENTREPRENEURIAL INTEREST GROUP MEETING
To explore division formation
Connie Leblond, Coordinator
Prytania Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
8:00 p.m.
CORRESPONDENCE COMMITTEE
Jerry Whittle, Chairperson
Kenilworth Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
8:00 p.m.
PIANO TECHNICIANS WORKSHOP
Conducted by the Visually Impaired Committee,
Piano Technicians Guild
Al Sanchez, Chairperson
Elmwood Room (Fourth Floor)
8:00 p.m.
HANDS-ON SELF-DEFENSE SEMINAR
For anyone 18 years of age or older
Conducted by Marie Kouthoofd
Registration $10.00
Esplanade C Room, Regency Conference Center (Second Floor)
9:00 p.m.
NAPUB PUB AND PIANO BAR
Admission: $10.00
Sponsored by the National Association to Promote the Use of
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