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SATURDAY, NOV. 11, 2006

7:45 am        Registration and Exhibit Hall Open

8:45 am        Child Care Opens

9:00 am         Welcome, Call to Order
                        Joseph Ruffalo, President, NFB of NJ

9:10 am         Invocation
Ever Lee Hairston, 1st Vice President, NFB of NJ

9:15 am          Greetings
Mary Jo Partyka, President, Capital Chapter
Jerilyn Higgins, President, Central Chapter

9:20 am        Convention Announcements
Joseph Ruffalo, President, NFB of NJ

9:30 am        Meet the Vendors

9:40 am        Roll Call of Chapters and Divisions
NFB of NJ Scholarship Class of 2006 and
Recognition of Past Scholarship Recipients
Ever Lee Hairston, Chair, Scholarship Committee

---------------------------------BROADCAST BEGINS---------------------------------

10:00 am

                    Joseph Ruffalo, President, NFB of NJ

10:30 am

                    Vito DeSantis, Executive Director, NJ Comm. for the Blind and VI

10:45 am

                    Anil Lewis, President, NFB of Georgia

11:25 am        Up, Up and Away: Students on the Move
                    Mary Fernandez, Student; Quintina Singleton, Student

11:45 am        Imagine a Future Full of Possibilities
                Joe Ruffalo, Pres., NFB of NJ; Dan Facchini, Pres., Northeast Chapter

11:50 am         Announcements

12:00 pm        Adjourn

12:00-2:00 pm         Lunch - Reminder: You must have a lunch ticket. Network with Vendors

1:15-1:45 pm        POBC-NJ Meeting
Carol Castellano, President, POBC-NJ
Anil Lewis, NFB National Representative

1:45 pm                Child Care Reopens

                      ---------------------------------------------- AFTERNOON SESSION -------------------------------------------
2:00 pm        Call to Order

2:05 pm        Why I Am a Federationist
Ever Lee Hairston, 1st VP, NFB of NJ

2:25 pm        The Future for Blind Kids: Up, Up, and Away
                    Carol Castellano, President, POBC-NJ; Dr. Amy Dell, Chair, Special Ed, Language, & Literacy Dept., The College of New Jersey; Dr. Jerry Petroff, Asst. Professor, TCNJ

2:45 pm        O&M: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
                Joe Cutter, O&M Specialist

3:10 pm        Braille: The World Beneath My Fingers
Agnes Allen, Sue Tillett, Dharmesh Doshi, Shafeka Hashash, Braille Enthusiasts

3:40 pm        Leadership: The NFB Lights the Fire
Dharmesh Doshi, Parent; Lynn Reynolds, VP, Central Chapter; Carol Castellano, Pres., POBC-NJ

4:05 pm        Seniors: Never Stop Learning
                Joe Ruffalo, Senior Community Independent Living Services Program Manager; Clara Allen, SCILS Client; Jane
                        Degenshein, SCILS Volunteer; Donna Meade, Director, NJ Foundation for the Blind

4:30 pm        Excitement, Energy, Inspiration: First Convention Experiences
Ivis Alvarez, Jack Truhaft, Evelyn Valdez, Liz & Fernando Valois

4:55 pm        Announcements

5:00 pm        Adjournment

Live Convention Coverage was broadcast on Saturday (11-11-06)

Presidential Report

National Update: The NFB Moving Ahead

What's New at the Commission