Education and Conferences

ACBCO Annual Conference and VIP Fair

Come and join us for the 2011 ACBCO Conference and VIP fair April 1-2. 

Crowne Plaza Denver Downtown Hotel
1450 Glanarm Place
Denver, CO  80202
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AGENDA

Friday, April 1, 2011           

9:30 a.m. - Registration Check In – Visit Vendors

10:00 a.m. - Opening Session - Karen Karsh, Chair; Dr. Eugene DuBoff, Vanda Pharmaceutical Research Project

10:30 a.m. - Dr Diana Reeves - Eye Disease & Your Health

11:30 a.m. - Visit Vendors - Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m. - Jim Stevens - Kennedy Center's VSA Artists Registry, International Artist and Writer who is legally blind will share his story and his art

2:30 p.m. - Break - Vendor/OIB Visit Period

3:15 p.m. - Blind/Visually Impaired Panel - Tips and Tricks for dealing with vision loss - Linda Yacks & Paulette Foss (AKA Tipsy & Tricksy)

4:30 p.m. - Yvonne Smela - Pharmacist/Certified Herbalist   

Saturday, April 2, 2011 

8:00 a.m. - Registration

8:30 a.m. - Opening Session - Karen Karsh, Chair

9:00 a.m. - Mike Sawaya, Sawaya Law Firm - Blind/Visually Impaired and Legal Issues

10:45 a.m. - Stacy Saggese, Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute - Open discussion about business development assistance for individuals

11:45 a.m. - Visit Vendors - Lunch (on your own)

1:45 p.m. - Technology Panel - Peter Link, Park Peters & Bill West
               
3:00 p.m. - Meet the ACBCO Board - All about the organization with questions & answers

5:30 p.m. - ACBCO Banquet - Meet Our Scholarship Winners

Please be sure to Visit our Exhibitors and the ACBCO booths to get the most up to date information, equipment, aids and services to assist you.

Check Back soon for information and photos from our 2011 Annual Convention and VIP Fair!