Expanding the Core
The 139th Annual Meeting of Ex Officio Trustees and Special Guests
American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.
October 11-13, 2007
Louisville, Kentucky
7/19/2007
Dear Ex Officio Trustees and Special Guests:
October 11 through 13 are the dates for the 139th Annual Meeting of APH Ex Officio Trustees and friends. Our meeting site will again be the Downtown Marriott Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. We hope that you will "calendarize" these dates and join in as we share our progress and heed your counsel.
We invite you to join us this year for "APH and Ex Officio Trustees: Expanding the Core" as we celebrate the long standing relationship between APH, our Ex Officio Trustees and other who make up our core audience and customers. To further highlight our outstanding Ex Officio Trustees, this year's keynote address will be presented by Dr. Phil Hatlen, retiring superintendent of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. On Friday evening we will honor our APH InSights Art Award winners and celebrate the addition of two new members to the Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field with the inductions of Everett "Butch" Hill and Charles Campbell.
APH staff members and product authors will provide training sessions and information on the latest APH products. An Information Fair will offer posters and demonstrations of new and current APH products, projects, and services. A variety of related meetings will take place before and after Annual Meeting, and this year we'll once again sail off on an exciting Saturday night dinner cruise on the Spirit of Jefferson.
Enclosed is an Annual Meeting 2007 packet with registration form and hotel flyer. Your registration form should reach APH by September 7, 2007. Please make your reservations with the Marriott by using the information on the enclosed flyer. Reservations at the Marriott must be made by September 11. Space at the Marriott may be limited, so make your reservations early!
We are happy to be of service to you by providing tactile maps of the hotel and orientation to the facility. Please see your registration form to sign up for orientation to the hotel on Wednesday or Thursday. If there are other ways that we can make your stay more enjoyable, please contact APH and we will do our best to accommodate you.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after October 5, 2007.
We encourage your active participation in this annual historic meeting that gathers many people of our field in Louisville each year. Please take this opportunity to share in the joy of our common journey.
If you have questions or need additional information, please call 800/223-1839, ext. 367, or email jblome@aph.org
Sincerely,
Tuck Tinsley III
President
Bob Brasher
V-P of Advisory Services and Research
Janie Blome
Director of Field Services