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20240711 0830 General Session -SP

Originally Broadcasted July 11, 2024, on ACB Media 8

July 11, 2024

Simultaneous Translation into Spanish

ACB Conference and Convention

General Session

Thursday, July 11

  • Call to Order
  • Pledge of Allegiance - Durward K. McDaniel First-Timers
  • ACB Business;
  • ACB Sponsor recognition, corporate and individual sponsors.
  • ACB Angels Presentations; Rhonda Nelson: Seatac, WA, Gary Austin: Branson, MS, Barbara Appleby: Maplewood, MN, Douglas Slotten: Chevy Chase, MD
  • Affiliate Roll Call
  • ACB Elections
  • Welcome from Mayor of Jacksonville, Mayor Donna Deegan, Jacksonville FL
  • Presiding officer: Michael Garrett, Treasurer, Missouri City, TX
  • Resolutions Report, Claire Stanley
  • ACB IRC International Voices Contest, Maria Kristic
  • Big News from the Pedestrian Environment Access Committee (PEAC), Becky Davidson, Chair – PEAC, Greensboro, NC; Claire Stanley, Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs, Alexandria, VA; Koni Sims, ACB Board member, Sioux Falls, SD
  • Fully Accessible Kiosks at Your Local Social Security Office: Roderick Hairston
  • Treasurer's Report and ACB Enterprise Services, Michael Garrett
  • Old and New Business
  • Affiliate Roll Call for third elected BOP position
  • Election Results
  • Adjourn

The full video of the July 11 General Session can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xrx6nLTB5M&list=PL8lZLvTN7ZUhCTZJok4LfxN7WqcpBev8j&index=2&t=954s

Edited by Rick Morin

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