Saturday, August 22, 2026
Registration (8:00 AM – 9:00 AM)
Room: Catalina Pre-Function Foyer
Youth Track (8:30 AM – 5:00 PM)
Room: Pima A
Morning General Session (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Room: Catalina Ballroom
- 9:00 AM: Call to Order
- 9:05 AM: Invocation
- 9:10 AM: Presentation of Colors and Pledges
- 9:20 AM: Opening Ceremony
- 9:40 AM: Convention Welcome (Amy Porterfield, Convention Chair)
- 9:50 AM: Membership Celebration
- 10:00 AM: Jason Lilly
- 10:15 AM: Kate Scally Howell (Director, Tucson School for the Blind)
- 10:30 AM: Why Become a BEP Vendor? (Alan Curry, Arizona Association of Blind Merchants)
- 10:45 AM: The Governor’s Council on Blindness and Low Vision: What It Is and How to Get Involved (Bob Kresmer)
- 11:00 AM: Fit Break
- 11:05 AM: Resolutions Committee Report
- 11:45 AM: "Why I Am a Federationist" Panel
Lunch & Division Meetings (12:00 PM – 2:00 PM)
- Seniors Division: Catalina Ballroom A and B
- Diabetes Action Network: Catalina Ballroom C
- Arizona Parents of Blind Children: Mesa B
- Arizona Association of Blind Students: Canyon Theater
- Blind Merchants Division: Sabino
- Chapter Building (At-Large, Northern Arizona, West Valley): Private Dining Room
Afternoon General Session (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
Room: Catalina Ballroom
- 2:00 PM: President’s Report
- 2:30 PM: National Representative Report (Karl Smith)
- 3:00 PM: Nominating Committee Report and Elections (Bob Kresmer)
- 3:30 PM: "Why Choose Structured Discovery Training?" Panel
- 3:50 PM: Fit Break
- 4:00 PM: NFB STEM 2 You and Youth Slam (Ashleigh Moon)
- 4:20 PM: NFB BELL Academy (Amy Porterfield)
- 5:00 PM: Adjourn
Reception (6:00 PM)
Room: Catalina Pre-Function Foyer
Banquet (7:00 PM)
Room: Catalina Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: Karl Smith, National Representative
Program: Scholarship Awards (Scholarship Chair) and Auction (Donald Porterfield & Jordan Moon)