2019 State Convention Audios
Below you will find recordings from our 2019 state convention held in Milpitas from November 7, through November 10.
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Thursday, November 7, 2019
Friday, November 8, 2019
Friday General Session, November 8, 2019
- Spanish Translation of entire Friday General Session
- Ignition Ceremonies - Tim Elder, Chela Robles, Rachel Grider, Ever Lee Hairston
- NFB National Report - Gary Wunder
- Report of the Nominating Committee and explanation of election procedures - Tim Elder and Rachel Grider
- PAC Plan Report - Michael Hingson
- Happy Birthday Song for Shannon Elder
- The Book Superhighway - Elizabeth Philips, Tom Duffy, San Francisco Public Library
- Accelerating Innovation - Autonomous Vehicles Of Today - Mason Smith, Jill North, Aparna Paladugu
Saturday afternoon, November 9, 2019
- Spanish Translation of entire Saturday General Session
- The Road to BELL - Brenda Sanden
- Handling Bumpy Terrain: Braille Books for Blind Children From the American Action Fund - Cassandra McNabb-McKinney
- Packing for the Long Haul: Residential Training Programs - Jennifer Kennedy, Bryan Baldwin, Elizabeth Campos
- Keys to Jump Start Your Career with the Department of Rehabilitation - Joe Xavier, Elena Gomez
- Sitting in the Driver's Seat: Employment Options for Blind Women, Cassandra McNabb-McKinney, Ronit Mazzoni
- Looking Around the Bend with Your ABLE Retirement Account: Fiona Ma
- A Fork In the Road: To Be or Not to Be: A plaintiff - Alina Sorling, Julie Skujins
- Looking Under the Hood: Why Federation Philosophy is Different, Bryan Bashin
Banquet 2019
- I Wish I Knew How It Felt to be Free - Chela Robles
- Invocation - Arietta Woods
- Speechless - Rachel Grider
- Banquet Address - Gary Wunder
- Scholarship Awards Ceremony - Bobbi Pompey
Sunday, November 10, 2019
- Spanish Translation of entire Sunday General Session
- Opening Ceremonies - Tim Elder
- Greetings from Congressman Ro Khanna
- Financial Report - Christina Daniels
- Presidential Report - Tim Elder
- Resolutions Report and Adoption - Bryan Bashin
- Convention Sponsors - Tim Elder
- New Chapter Charters - Tim Elder
- Chapter pledges and Donations
- Elections - Tim Elder
- Closing Ceremony - Tim Elder