This page will be updated as we add items to our agenda. Keep checking this page to see the updated list of exciting and informative sessions to be presented at the conference!
Friday (8/15/08)
Time |
Description |
1:00-5:00 |
Arrivals/Conference Registration |
5:00-11:00 |
Informal Reception in Hall of Fame Lounge - Pizza, Host Bar sponsored by Oster Family and the CRF |
Saturday (8/16/08)
Time |
Description |
8:00-9:00 |
Late Registration |
9:00-9:15
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Welcome and Announcements - President CRF
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9:15-9:45 |
Keynote Speaker - TBD
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9:45-10:45 |
CHM 101/Roadmap to the Cure - Dr. Ian MacDonald |
10:45-11:00 |
Break
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11:00-12:00 |
Reversing CHM in Retinal Cells - Dr. Miguel Seabra
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12:00-1:30 |
Buffet Lunch - Schulas Restaurant $23.95 - Valerie Gaer Sandler, Speaker/Pianist
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1:30-2:00 |
Members Meeting
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2:00-3:00 |
ECT Update - Dr. Konrad Kauper |
3:00-4:00 |
Technologies to Restore Sight - Dr. Ava Kiser |
4:00-4:15 |
Break |
4:15-5:30 |
Q/A - Drs. MacDonald, Seabra, Kauper, Kiser, Bennett |
5:30-7:00 |
Dinner on your own |
7:00-8:00 |
Hall of Fame Lounge - Basket Auction |
8:00-11:00 |
Hall of Fame Lounge - Cash Bar, Karaoke |
Sunday (8/17/08)
Time |
Description |
9:00-9:45 |
Exciting Times - Dr Steven Rose |
9:45-10:45 |
Fundraising Workshop - Judy Price, Daniele Vetere |
10:45-11:00 |
Break
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11:00-11:45 |
Employment Rights - Mary Tanner, EEOC
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11:45-12:30 |
Living with Blindness - Dr Stanley Wainapel, Jeffrey Ribman LCSW
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12:30-2:00 |
CRF Board Meeting/Lunch On Your Own
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2:00-5:00 |
Vendors Expo - Suggested Vendors: MD School for the Blind, National Foundation for the Blind, MD State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, FFB, American Council of the Blind, Guide dogs for the Blind, NFB Maryland Chapter)
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2:00-5:00 |
Breakout Sessions led by CRF Members for: (1)Affected Men; (2) Wives/Significant Others, including "An Old Wife's Tale: Tips and Hints" (3) Young Adults and (4) Committee Meetings
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