The American Council of the Blind

of Indiana (ACBI)

2002 Annual State Meeting Information

You Are Invited!

The ACBI Board of Directors extends a warm invitation for you to attend the 31st Annual State Meeting of ACBI "Discover your Vision" to be held September 27 and 28, 2002 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, 2480 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus, IN 47201, Phone (812) 372-1541. A block of rooms, single, double, triple or quad, have been reserved for Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28, 2002 at a cost of $60.00 per night plus 10% tax.

Hotel Reservations:

It is now time to make your room reservations, arrange for bus transportation, if desired, and complete and mail your registration. You will be glad you decided to participate in the 2002 ACBI meeting, "Discover Your Vision." Bring a friend with you to the meeting and take time to meet new individuals.

The block of rooms will be held until August 27, 2002. Make your room reservations now by calling the Holiday Inn Conference Center at (812) 372-1541. It is important that you do it right away since this is the same week-end as the Formula One Race in Indianapolis.

Transportation:

There will be bus transportation from Bloomington and Indianapolis. Individuals interested in riding the bus should contact the following individuals by September 16, 2002: Bloomington area, Rev. Maurice Brockman, Phone (812)-334-8141 and Indianapolis area and individuals wishing to board the bus in Indianapolis, Don Koors, Phone (317)-251-2562. To make it to the Holiday Inn by 5:00 p.m., the bus will need to leave Blooming by 2:15 p.m. and Indianapolis by 3:45 p.m. At the time you make your bus reservations, you will be advised of the pick-up point in your area. Plans are to arrive at the Holiday Inn in sufficient time so everyone will have a chance to eat prior to the Friday evening event. The return trip will be after the close of the meeting on Saturday. The cost will be reasonable but an exact amount can not be given at this time since we do not know how many individuals will be riding the bus.

Program:

The complete program appears below. Click here.See you in Columbus, IN!

Send your completed registration from along with your check payable to: ACBI, to:

Pre-conference registrations must be postmarked by September 16, 2002 or earlier.

Pre-conference registration fee, including lunch, $25.00

Pre-conference registration fee, not including lunch, $10.00

Conference registration fee, including lunch, postmarked September 17, 2002 or later and received by September 23, 2002 - $27.00

Conference registration fee, not including lunch, postmarked September 17, 2002 or later or at the door - $12.00

Extra meal tickets ordered by September 23, 2002 $15.00

No registration fee will be charged for participating students who are enrolled in elementary or secondary education

Total amount enclosed $ ___________.

No refund will be made on conference registration fees if notice of cancellation is received September 23, 2002 or later.

I plan to donate a door prize: ____ Yes ____ No

Please provide the following information on each individual person registering.

1. NAME: __________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP:: ________________________________________________________

PHONE: (Including AreaCode) _____ - _______ - _______

_____ Adult

_____ Student

For lunch I prefer: _____ chicken picatta or _____ pasta primavera

For dessert I prefer: _____ sherbet or _____ fruit cup

I prefer the program and other handouts in the following format:

_____ Regular Print

_____ Large Print_

_____ Braille

_____ Cassette

_____ Disc

Special Needs, please identify ______________________________________________

2. NAME: _______________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP: _________________________________________________________

PHONE: (Including AreaCode) _____ - _______ - _______

_____ Adult

_____ Student

For lunch I prefer: _____ chicken picatta or _____ pasta primavera

For dessert I prefer: _____ sherbet or _____ fruit cup

I prefer the program and other handouts in the following format:

_____ Regular Print

_____ Large Print_

_____ Braille

_____ Cassette

_____ Disc

Special Needs, please identify ____________________________________________

Friday - September 27:

7:00 PM: Audio Description at the Indiana State Museum

7:30 PM: Personal Safety - Matt Myer, Columbus Police Department

8:15 PM: History of Columbus, Indiana

8:45 PM: Games and Conversation - Bring Your Own Favorite Games

Saturday - September 28:

8 AM: Registration - Coffee & Juice Will Be Available

9 AM: Welcome and ACBI Business Meeting

9:30 AM: Sharon Thompson, Bartholomew Public Library

10:15 AM: Stephen Speicher, ACB First Vice President

11:00 AM: Break, View Exhibits

Noon: Luncheon

2:00 PM: Traumatic Brain Injury & Vision Loss - Karen May

3:15 PM: Fran Shul, Lions Club and District Representative to the Indiana School for the Blind

4:00 PM: Break

4:15 PM: ACBI Business Meeting & Elections

NOTE: For more information, call either

Don Koors at 317.251.2562 or dkoors@fssa.state.in.us

or 

Dolly Sowder at 812.279.1669 or e-mail at sowder@kiva.net