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NCCB 2024 State Convention Information

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Please join us for the 2024 NCCB State Convention

When:

Friday October 4 – Sunday October 6, 2024

Where:

Wyndham Garden Greensboro
415 S. Swing Rd.
Greensboro, NC 27409

Phone:

336-315-1506
(use Block Code NC Council of the Blind when booking your room)

Hotel Room Rate:

$119.00 plus tax per night
Includes breakfast

Convention Registration Fee:

$30.00 (In person attendees)
$25.00 (virtual attendees)

Registration fee includes a Boxed Lunch for in person attendees

Banquet Registration Fee:

$30.00

Banquet Menu:

Fried Chicken or Grilled Salmon or Vegan Ravioli
Choice of side dish
Salad
Rolls
Coffee & Iced Tea
Dessert

2024 NCCB State Convention Agenda

  • Friday October 4th
    • 3:00pm – 5:00pm
      • Check in at hotel
    • 7:00pm – 7:15pm
      • Welcoming Remarks – Sandi Owens, President
    • 7:15pm – 7:45pm
      • Speaker – Division of Services for the Blind – Cynthia Speight, Director
    • 7:45pm – 8:25pm
      • Speaker – State Library of NC Accessible Books and Library Services – Clint Exum, Outreach Specialist
    • 8:25pm – 8:55pm
      • Speaker – NC Statewide Independent Living Council – Gloria Ganton, Executive Director
    • 8:55pm – 9:05pm
      • Door Prize Giveaway
    • 9:05pm – 9:30pm
      • Chapter Reports – Alamance, Durham & Raleigh/Wake
    • 9:30pm
      • Door prize Giveaway
      • Closing Remarks & Adjournment – Sandi Owens, President
  • Saturday October 5th
    • 7:00am – 8:30am
      • Breakfast
    • 8:30am – 8:45am
      • Registration
    • 9:00am – 9:05am
      • Welcome & Opening Remarks – Sandi Owens, President
    • 9:05am – 9:10am
      • Pledge of Allegiance
    • 9:10 – 9:20am
      • Invocation – TBA
    • 9:35am – 9:40am
      • Mayor’s Welcome – TBA
    • 9:40am – 9:55am
      • Presentation #1 – Abbott Diabetes Care – Pam Lisi
    • 9:55am – 10:10am
      • Presentation #2 – Vanda Pharmaceuticals – Vicki Preddy, MSN RN Nurse Educator
    • 10:10am – 10:30am
      • Break and Door Prizes
    • 10:30am – 11:00am
      • Presentation #3 – Services for the Blind, Winston-Salem District Office – Edith Jackson-Cabbell – Business Services Representative
    • 11:00am – 11:30am
      • Presentation #4 – NC State Board of Elections
    • 11:30am – 11:45am
      • Presentation #5 – TBA
    • 11:45am – 12:00pm
      • Remarks From Keynote Speaker – Pam Shaw
    • 11:35am – 12:00pm
      • Announcements & Remarks – Sandi Owens, President
      • Door Prizes
    • 12:00pm – 1:00pm
      • Lunch
    • 1:00pm – 4:00pm
      • Exhibits
    • 7:00pm – 8:30pm
      • Invocation – Rev. Tim Snyder
      • Banquet
      • Keynote Speaker – Pam Shaw
      • Scholarship Awards – Christina Owens
      • Closing Remarks and Door Prizes – Sandi Owens, President
  • Sunday October 6th
    • 7:00am – 8:00am
      • Breakfast
    • 8:30am – 11:30am
      • General Business Meeting
        • Welcome and Call to Order – Sandi Owens, President
        • Invocation – Rev. Donald Rains
        • President’s Report
        • Secretary’s Report
        • Treasurer’s Report
        • Committee Reports
          • Advocacy Report
          • Audit Report
          • Brady Jones Report
          • Budget Report
          • Investment Report
          • Membership Report
          • Scholarship Report
          • State Convention Report
    • 10:00am – 10:15am
      • Break
    • 10:15am – 11:30am
      • Dorr Prizes
      • Old Business
      • New Business
      • Final Remarks – Pam Shaw – ACB Representative
      • Final Remarks – Sandi Owens, President
      • Final Door Prizes
    • 11:30am
      • Adjournment – See you at our next NCCB Convention

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