American Council of the Blind of Oregon
70th Annual Convention October 18-20, 2024
Location: The Mill Casino Hotel & RV Park
3201 Tremont Ave. North Bend, OR 97459
Phone: 800-953-4800
ACB GOES PLATINUM
CELEBRATING 70 YEARS
TOGETHER
The ACB of Oregon Southwestern Chapter would like to invite you to the 70th annual ACB of Oregon convention. Once again, this convention will be a hybrid event. We encourage you to attend in person, but you have the option to attend virtually using Zoom.
Our ACB of Oregon members will again have an option to request on the registration below convention assistance with transportation and one night of lodging paid through our Convention Assistance Fund. Please review the qualifying criteria information included with this registration. Your Oregon chapters will be arranging transportation to this location. A reminder to pack a lunch for the trip as no snacks will be provided at the hotel on Friday.
We have another great convention planned this year. We begin our event on Friday at 3:30pm with our 3rd quarter board meeting. This will be offered as a hybrid activity. Friday dinner is on your own, then join us in the convention room upstairs after dinner for social time and a music jam session! Please bring your musical instruments and/or singing voices for some fun music to play and sing. All are welcome to play, sing, dance, listen, however you feel like participating. A no-host bar will be available.
Saturday afternoon after our traditional morning schedule we are planning some great activities. For those staying in the hotel, you can participate in workshops still in development. We will share details at a later date. Saturday Night is our Banquet with our keynote national speaker, Michael Garrett – American Council of the Blind, Treasurer.
Our committee has been working hard to acquire some great door prizes, a 50/50 Raffle. So, you will want to come prepared to buy those raffle tickets!
Be sure to complete the following registration form and return all pages before September 22nd to avoid the late fee. Then, you will make your own hotel reservations. Please make them early to take advantage of the low room rate. The hotel will honor our special rate until September 22nd. After that date the block of rooms will be released, and the rates will return to full cost. Note that all hotels will ask for your credit card information to hold the reservation. This is necessary even if ACB of Oregon preauthorizes Convention Assistance. We will reconcile this payment with the hotel at the conclusion of the convention.
We will broadcast as much of our convention as possible through ACB Media using the Zoom platform, which is accessible through computer, smart phone, and landline phone. The Saturday night banquet will also be carried by ACB Media. More information will be provided regarding how to virtually access the convention.
We look forward to seeing you in October!
Susan Schwab
ACB of Oregon – Treasurer and Convention Committee Member
*Note – If you feel unwell, please stay home and join us through ACB Media
American Council of the Blind of Oregon Convention
North Bend, OR – October 18-20, 2024
CONVENTION REGISTRATION FEE
$50 Member In-Person/ $75 Non-Member
$20 Virtual Member/Non-Member
Preregistration Deadline: September 22, 2024
(Late Registration – $75)
- Mail this completed registration form and payment to:
ACB of Oregon – Treasurer
4352 Trapper Dr. NE
Salem, OR 97305
- Or – submit completed form on-line using the ACB of Oregon website http://acboforegon.org/ then click the Convention tab that will open to the registration form and PayPal button for payment
- Or – email completed form to sueschwab00@gmail.com and call Sue Schwab at 503-871-6175 for payment by credit/debit card.
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