4:30 p.m. BITS Pre-Convention Board Meeting
10:00 a.m. Opening remarks: President Richard Villa
10:10 a.m. Introductions
10:15 a.m. Refreshable Braille Displays Presenters: Mike McCarty Social Media Coordinator American Printing House for the Blind Louisville, KY; Jonathan Mosen, Vice President, Blindness Hardware Product Management Freedom Scientific St. Petersburg, FL; Damian Pickering, Western Sales Representative, Blindness Products Humanware; Jim Denham, Assistive Technology Coordinator Perkins School for the Blind Watertown, MA; See new and more affordable Braille displays!
1:30 p.m. Vendor showcase Presenters: adaptive hardware and software exhibiters. Come see what’s new!
1:30 p.m. Some Exciting Features in Windows 7. Come hear a renowned trainer talk about the new version of Windows! Presenter: Cathy Anne Murtha, owner and founder Access Technology Institute, Tucson, AZ
3:30 p.m. An Overview of Drupal. Learn about a Web content management system. Presenter: Pratik Patel, Chair Information Access Committee ACB
8:30 p.m. BITS mixer, Bites with BITS
12:30 p.m. BITS Luncheon: Accessible Apple: What does it mean! Dr. Robert Carter, College Station, TX. Dr. Carter is a psychologist at Texas A&M University. He is a member of BITS.
2:00 p.m. BITS Business Meeting
1:30 p.m. Accessible Mainstream Mobile Devices: options and alternatives. This panel will discuss the hardware, software, and application options available for accessible mobile phones Participants: Michael Lauf, Content Coordinator Serotek Corporation Minneapolis, MN; Damian Pickering, Western Sales Representative, Blindness Products Humanware; Gil Lutz, Sendero Group Davis, CA; Dr. Robert Carter College Station, TX
3:30 P.M. Larry Turnbull: ACB Radio Managing Director Orlando Fl. will present "Behind the Scenes of ACB Radio"
7:00 a.m. BITS Breakfast Post Convention Board meeting
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