TENTATIVE AGENDA

American Printing House for the Blind
135^th Annual Meeting of Ex Officio Trustees and Special Guests
The Brown Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
October 15 - 18, 2003

Wednesday, October 15 (TENTATIVE)

• Related Meetings as scheduled
  See separate schedule

Thursday, October 16 (TENTATIVE)

Opportunities at APH

• 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  Tour of APH Including Callahan Museum
  Bus leaves the Brown at 9:00 am from the Broadway entrance and will return to the hotel at 11:30 am
  
  
• 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  Tour of APH Including Callahan Museum
  Bus leaves the Brown at 1:00 pm from the Broadway entrance and will return to the hotel at 3:30 pm
  

Thursday, October 16 (TENTATIVE)

• 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  Mezzanine
  Annual Meeting Registration and Help Desk
  
  
• 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  Broadway A
  Meeting of APH Ex Officio Trustee Advisory Committees
  
  
• 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  Louis XVI
  APH Products Showcase
  Tony Grantz, Business Development Manager, APH
  
  J. Graham Brown Room
  APH InSights 2002 Art Exhibition
  Roberta Williams, Public Affairs and Special Projects Manager, APH
  
  Throughout the Meeting
  Unveiling of the new Travelling Callahan Museum Science Exhibit
  
  
• 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  Crystal Ballroom
  Opening Session - "Journey to the Stars"
  
  
  • Welcome
    Tuck Tinsley, President, APH
    
    
  • Keynote Address
    "The Joy of the Journey"
    Dr. Kent Cullers, Director, SETI Research and Development
  
  
  
• 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  Bluegrass Room
  Reception
  
  Please join APH to honor and greet Dr. Kent Cullers at a reception featuring hot and cold hors d'oeuveres and the musical entertainment of Zinninger and Zinninger.
  

Friday, October 17 (TENTATIVE)

• 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
  South Alcove
  Continental Breakfast
  
  
• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Mezzanine
  Registration and Help Desk
  
  
• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Louis XVI
  APH Products Showcase
  
  J. Graham Brown Room
  APH InSights 2002 Art Exhibition
  
  
• 8:00 - 9:00
  Hospitality Suite
  New Trustee Orientation Breakfast
  (Pre-registration Required)
  
  
• 9:00 - 10:30
  Crystal Ballroom
  General Session - "Charting Our Course"
  
  
  • Charge for the 135th Annual Meeting
    Mary Nelle McLennan, Executive Advisor to the President, APH
    
    
  • Report on the State of the Company
    Tuck Tinsley, APH
    Bill Beavin, Vice President, Finance, APH
    Jack Decker, Vice President, Production, APH
    Donald Keefe, Vice President, Development, APH
    Gary Mudd, Vice President, Public Affairs, APH
    Bob Brasher, Vice President, Advisory Services and Research, APH
    
    
  • Response to the 2002 Advisory Committee Recommendations
    Bob Brasher, APH
    
    
  • Advisory Committee Report Highlights - 2003
    
    
  • Educational Products Advisory Committee
    Dotta Hassman, Chair and Ex Officio Trustee Representing the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
    
    
  • Educational Services Advisory Committee
    Dan Boyd, Chair and Ex Officio Trustee Representing the South Dakota Department of Education
    
    
  
  
  
• 10:30 - 10:45
  BREAK
  
  
• 10:45 - 12:00
  Crystal Ballroom
  General Session
  
  
  • Product Development Update
    Ralph Bartley, Director of Research, APH
    
    
  • APH Braille Committee
    Gary Mudd, APH
    
    
  • Prison Braille Programs
    Nancy Lacewell, Director of Government and Community Affairs, APH
    
    
  • "The Center of Our Galaxy" - Information Fair Preview
    Bernadette Mudd, Product Materials Designer/Coordinator, APH
    Karen Poppe, Senior Research Associate, Tactile Graphics Project Leader, APH
    
    
• 12:00 - 1:30
  Lunch Break
  
  
• 12:00 - 1:30
  16th Floor Gallery
  "How To Start Or Enhance Your Fund Raising Program, Including A Foundation"
  Sponsored by James G. Dickman, Executive Vice President, Lewis Direct
  Separate registration required - Ex Officio Trustees or Designees Only
  
  
• 1:30 - 2:30
  Crystal Ballroom
  General Session - "Traveling Coast to Coast"
  
  Updates from the Field
  • Choices for Children
    Mary Ann Siller, Director, National Education Program, American Foundation for the Blind
    
    
  • IMAA/Legislative Issues
    Mark Richert, Executive Director, AER
    
    
  • National Agenda
    Karen Wolffe, National Agenda Co-Chair
    
    
  • National Braille Challenge Invitational
    Vicki Liske, EOT Representing The Braille Institute of America
    
    
  • Personnel Preparation
    KC Dignan, Coordinator, Personnel Shortage Initiative, AER
    
    
• 2:30 - 5:00
  Bluegrass Room
  Information Fair
  "The Center of Our Galaxy"
  
  Your personal passport will transport you to "THE CENTER OF OUR GALAXY" where you will encounter over 20 poster sessions presented by a cluster of stars from APH. After your visit to our galaxy you will be spiraling with new information and knowledge. Upon exiting our galaxy, return your passport with ten presenter signatures and qualify for the drawing of a special prize!
  
  
  • APH Prison Braille Program
  • The Assessment Universe
  • Braille Production Study
  • Can Your Student Weigh a Corn Flake?
  • EZ Track Financial Record Keeper Makes Money Management "EZ"
  • Federal Quota/SRS Training Sessions
  • Field Services Tours the Universe
  • Hall Of Fame: Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field
  • Houston, We HAD a Problem: ATIC/BANA Has a Solution
  • Journey Into the Testing Zone
  • "Masters" of the Universe: The Craft of Designing Tactile Patterns
  • New Software and Hardware Products
  • No Distractors - Invisiboard
  • One Small Step for EOTs, One Giant Leap for APH
  • Print By Dots
  • Protostars: Products Underway at APH
  • Using Calendars
  • Voyage to the APH Web Site
  • Web Chase: A New Tactile Board Game
  • The World Atlas
  
  
  
• 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
  Gallery 16th Floor
  Reception Honoring James P. Storer and the George B. Storer Foundation for contributions to the field of blindness
  
  
• 6:30 - 8:30
  Crystal Ballroom
  APH InSights Art Celebration
  Awards Dinner
  
  
  • Invocation
    Lou Tutt, EOT Representing the Colorado School for the Blind
    
    
  • Honoring Retiring Advisory Committee Members
    Dan Boyd, South Dakota
    Dotta Hassman, Iowa
    Elaine Sveen, Maryland
    
    
  • APH InSights Art Winners Awards Presentation
    Roberta Williams, APH
    Tuck Tinsley, APH
    Donald Keefe, APH
    
    
  • Awards Presentations
    
    
    • Zickel Award Presentation
      Recipient: Billy Brookshire
      
      
    • Creative Use of Braille Award Presentation
      Recipient: Sally Mangold
      
      
    • Wings Of Freedom Award Presentation
      Recipient: Susan J. Spungin
      
      
• 8:00 - 9:00
  J. Graham Brown Room
  Meet The Artists
  

Saturday, October 18 (TENTATIVE)

• 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
  South Alcove
  Continental Breakfast
  
  
• 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  Louis XVI
  APH Products Showcase
  
  J. Graham Brown Room
  APH InSights 2002 Art Exhibition
  
  
• 8:15 - 8:40
  Crystal Ballroom
  General Session - "Traveling Companions"
  
  
  • ABC Braille Study
    Sharon Sacks, Professor and Coordinator, Teacher Preparation Programs in Visual Impairments, California State University, Los Angeles
    Alan Koening, Professor, Texas Tech University
    
    
  • Family Support and Education Focus Group
    Burt Boyer, Field Services Representative, APH
    
    
  • Meeting of the Minds II
    Cay Holbrook, Professor, University of British Columbia
    Janie Humphries, APH
    
    
• 8:45 - 10:00
  Product Training Sessions
  
  
  • Broadway A
    Book Port
    Larry Skutchan, Research Scientist, Technology Project Leader, APH
    Rodger Smith, Programmer, APH
    
    
  • Broadway B
    ENVISION
    Elaine Kitchel, Research Scientist, Low Vision Project Leader, APH
    Dr. Randy Jose
    
    
  • Broadway C
    Loving Me
    Billy Brookshire, Senior HRD Specialist, Texas Commission for the Blind
    
    
  • Louisville Room
    EZ Track Series
    Terrie Terlau, Research Associate, Adult Life Project Leader, APH
    
    
  • Board Room
    Brigance Diagnostic Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills
    Barbara Henderson, Test and Assessment Project Leader, APH
    Carol Allman, Consultant and Trainer, Accessible Tests Department, APH
    
    
  • Kentucky Room
    Teaching Touch
    Fred Otto, Research Associate and Project Leader, Tactile Graphics, APH
    Lois Harrell, Consultant
    
    
• 10:00 - 10:15
  BREAK
  
  
• 10:15 - 11:30
  Product Training Sessions
  (Repeat from earlier session)
  
  
• 11:40 - 12:00
  Crystal Ballroom
  General Session/Closing - "Happy Trails to You"
  
  
  • Center of the Galaxy Door Prize Drawing
    
    
  • Closing
    Janie Humprhies, APH
    
    
• 12:00 - 1:30
  16th Floor Gallery
  Formal Luncheon of Ex Officio Trustees
  Preregistration required
  
  
• 1:30 - 6:00
  Related Meetings as scheduled
  See separate schedule
  
  
• 6:00 - 7:00
  16th Floor Gallery
  Happy Hour
  (Sponsored by Camberley Brown Hotel)
  
  
• 7:30 - 10:00
  16th Floor Gallery
  Roswell Road House
  Social and Dance
  Featuring the musical stylings of "All Purpose Hysteria"