Convention Agenda 2015
Missouri Council of the Blind
FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
October 2nd – 4th, 2015
Holiday Inn Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO
The board meeting on Thursday and the general sessions Friday, Saturday and Sunday will all be streamed at, www.moblind.org/audio.
Hosted By Allied Workers for the Blind
With Special Thanks to Act Now! Council of the Blind for their Contribution
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM CRAFT ITEMS – Salon A
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM EXHIBIT HALL for Vendors – Salon B
1:00 PM – 7:00 PM REGISTRATION – Prefunction Area
2:00 PM BOARD MEETING – Ballroom AB
NOTE: A special room will be set up for guests, guides and drivers to relax with refreshments on Friday and Saturday – Salon C
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015
7:00 AM GUIDE DOG USERS BREAKFAST – Private Dining Room
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM and
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CRAFT ITEMS – Salon A
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM and
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM EXHIBIT HALL for Vendors – Salon B
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM and
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM REGISTRATION – Prefunction Area
9:00 AM EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY – Ballroom C
10:00 AM RESOLUTIONS AND BYLAWS – Ballroom B
11:30 AM PRESIDENT’S LUNCHEON – Boardroom
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015 (CONTINUED)
1:00 PM CALL TO ORDER of the Fifty-Ninth Annual Convention – Ballroom ABC
WELCOME – MCB President Denny Huff
INVOCATION – Chip Hailey
PRESENTATION OF COLORS – American Legion Post 370 Color Guard, Overland Park, KS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Michael Keller
NATIONAL ANTHEM – June Lenk
1:15 PM Welcome by Host Affiliate – William Hawkins
1:20 PM Welcome by Hotel – Vicki Jessen
1:25 PM Welcome by Kansas City, Eric Bosch, City Architect, Kansas City, MO
1:35 PM ROLL CALL OF AFFILIATES – Joe Morgan, MCB Secretary
Members-at-Large
Welcome of On-Line Listeners
1:55 PM WELCOME OF SPECIAL GUESTS
Welcome of Parliamentarian – Virginia Berberick
2:00 PM IN MEMORY
2:05 PM CREDENTIALS REPORT – Donna Giger, MCB Credentials Committee Chair
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Standing Rules
2:10 PM PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Denny Huff
2:20 PM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT – Chris Gray
2:30 PM 2014 CONVENTION MINUTES – Joe Morgan, MCB Secretary
2:45 pm COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS
LOW VISION - Jeff La Montia
THRIFT STORE - Mike Keller and Jeff La Montia
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015 (CONTINUED)
3:15 PM Community Leaders Assisting the Insured of Missouri (CLAIM)
3:30 PM News and Perspectives from Alphapointe Reinhard Mabry, President & CEO, Alphapointe
3:45 PM What’s Available through MOAT, Brenda Whitlock, Program Coordinator, Missouri Assistive Technology
4:00 PM Current Happenings at RSB and What the Future May Bring, Kevin Faust, Deputy Director, Rehabilitation Services for the Blind, Department of Social Services
4:15 PM What’s New at Wolfner, Dr. Donna L. Riegel, Director, Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library
4:30 PM Sprint's Commitment to the Blind, Visually Impaired and Disabled Community, Justin Eddings, Senior User Experience Designer, Sprint
5:00 PM RECESS
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CRAFT ITEMS – Salon A
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM EXHIBIT HALL for Vendors – Salon B
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM REGISTRATION – Prefunction Area
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Guide Dog Massages – Private Dining Room
5:15 PM ATI SPECIAL INTEREST AFFILIATE ANNUAL MEETING – Boardroom
7:00 PM HOSPITALITY – Ballroom ABC
7:30 PM MCB AUCTION – Ballroom ABC
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015
7:00 AM LIBRARY USERS BREAKFAST – Private Dining Room
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM KID’S CLUB – Private Dining Room
9:00 AM RECONVENING of Fifty-Ninth ANNUAL CONVENTION – Ballroom ABC
CALL TO ORDER – President Denny Huff
INVOCATION – Leroy Welch
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Shirley Brokaw
GOD BLESS AMERICA – Joe Morgan
CREDENTIALS – Donna Giger
ANNOUNCEMENTS
9:05 AM BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS – Janelle Edwards, MCB Bylaws and Resolutions Chairperson
9:30 AM COMMITTEE REPORTS
BLIND PENSION - Bev Armstrong
DUAL VISION AND HEARING LOSS - Mary Hale
MEMBERSHIP - Jannel Morris
PUBLIC RELATIONS - Wilma Chestnut-House
10:00 AM Eric Bridges, Director of External Relations and Policy, American Council of the Blind
10:30 AM Announcements and Door Prizes
10:45 AM COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS
PERSONNEL – Shirley Brokaw
SCHOLARSHIP – Wanda Matlock
HEALTH BENEFITS – Emma Lou Swopes
INTERNET – Beau Barnhart
401 TASK FORCE REPRESENTATIVES – June Lenk
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015 (CONTINUED)
WOLFNER Library Representative - Darrel Vickers
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY GRANTS – Robert Vaughn
BUILDING – Charles Johnson
CHRONICLE EDITOR – James Hollins
EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY – Chip Hailey
11:55 PM Door Prizes
12:00 PM Lunch Break
12:00 PM BRAILLE REVIVAL LEAGUE LUNCHEON – Boardroom
12:00 – 2:00 PM CRAFT ITEMS PICK-UP – Salon A
1:30 PM RECONVENING OF GENERAL SESSION
Door Prizes
Announcements
1:45 PM TREASURER’S REPORT – William Hawkins, MCB Treasurer
1:50 PM CONVENTION COMMITTEE REPORT – Eldon Cox, Convention Coordinator
2:05 PM COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS
POLICIES – Mike Keller
SPECIAL SERVICES – Rita Galbraith
SUMMER CAMP – Beverly Kaskadden
YOUTH SERVICES – Linda Gerken
2:30 PM NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES AND CANDIDATES FORUM
3:00 PM Alma Murphey Braille Essay Winner - Zyshaun Cross Williams
3:30 PM Q&A - A time to ask questions of the president and the executive director about MCB.
5:00 PM Recess
5:00 PM CATHOLIC SERVICE – Salon C
7:00 PM MCB BANQUET – Ballroom ABC
7:00 PM Teen Time
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015
7:30 AM PROTESTANT SERVICE – Chip Hailey
9:00 AM RECONVENING of the Fifty-Ninth ANNUAL CONVENTION
CALL TO ORDER – President Denny Huff
INVOCATION – Sabrina Fowler
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Melvin Smith
GOSPEL SONG – Denny Huff
CREDENTIALS REPORT – Donna Giger
Door Prizes
9:15 AM ELECTION
Treasurer
Directors
Public Relations
Unfinished Business
Adjourn
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