JULY 2008

22 * Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) MacFarland Seminar. Chicago, IL. The theme of the seminar is prosthetic vision. Contact: Jim Gandorf, executive director, AER, 1703 North Beauregard Street, Suite 440, Alexandria, VA 22311;

22-27 * 2008 AER Biennial International Conference. Chicago, IL. Contact: Jim Gandorf, executive director, AER, 1703 North Beauregard Street, Suite 440, Alexandria, VA 22311; phone: 703-671-4500, extension 201; e-mail: <jgandorf@ aerbvi.org>; web site: <www.aerbvi. org>.

AUGUST 2008

2-7 * 13th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Contact: Conference Secretariat, ISAAC 2008, 1555 Peel, Suite 500, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3L8, Canada; phone: 514-287-1070; e-mail: <isaac2008@jpdl.com>; web site: <www.isaac2008.org/contact.html>.

8-10 * National VISIONS 2008 Conference. Arlington, VA. Contact: Foundation Fighting Blindness, 11435 Cronhill Drive, Owings Mills, MD 21117; phone: 800-683-5555 or 410-568-0150; e-mail: <info@ fightblindness.org>; web site: <www. fightblindness.org>.

12-16 * 63nd Annual Blinded Veterans Association National Convention. Phoenix, AZ. Contact: Blinded Veterans Association, 477 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; phone: 800-669-7079 or 202-371-8880; e-mail: <bva@bva.org>; web site: <www.bva.org>.

13-15 * Second Annual Pathways to Possibilities: A Combined Conference for Educational Professionals, Related Service Providers, Parents and Family Members of Students Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, Low Vision, Deaf-Blind, Dual Sensory Impaired, or Multi-Disabled. Richmond, VA Contact: Betty Harrell, training coordinator, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284; phone: 804-828-0359; e-mail: <bpharrell@vcu.edu>; web site: <www. vcu.edu>.

16-22 * Seventh General Assembly of the World Blind Union. Geneva, Switzerland. The official languages of the conference are English, French, and Spanish. Contact: Marja Kampfer, Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Gutenbergstrasse 40b, 3011 Berne, Suisse; phone: 31-390-88-02; e-mail: <marja.kaempfer@sbv-fsa.ch>; web site: <www.sbv-fsa.ch>.

25-28 * 21st Rehabilitation International World Congress, "Disability Rights and Social Participation: Ensuring a Society for All." Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Contact: Secretariat, Rehabilitation International, 25 East 21 Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10010; phone: 212-420-1500; e-mail: <ri@riglobal.org>; web site: <www.riquebec2008.org>.

SEPTEMBER 2008

5-6 * Envision 08: A Multidisciplinary Vision Rehabilitation and Research Conference. San Antonio, TX. Contact: Envision, 2301 South Water Street, Wichita, KS 67213; phone: 316-267-2244; email: <envision@envisionus.com>; web site: <www.envisionconference.org>.

12-14 * Abilities Exposition. Minneapolis, MN. Contact: Questex Media Group, 757 Third Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10017; phone: 800-385-3085; email: <abilities@questex.com>; web site: <www.abilitiesexpo.com>.

OCTOBER 2008

2-4 * 140th Annual American Printing House for the Blind Annual Meeting of Ex Officio Trustees and Special Guests: "Celebrating 150 Years of Building Independence." Louisville, KY. Contact: American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206; phone: 800-223-1839 or 502-895-2405; e-mail: <info@aph.org>; web site: <www.aph.org>.

24 * 10th Annual Sowell Center Distinguished Lecture Series: Functional Hearing Inventory with Roseanna Davidson. Lubbock, TX. Contact: Robin Rekieta, Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Reserach and Education in Visual Impairment, College of Education, Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 41071, Lubbock, TX 79049; phone: 808-742-1997, extension 251; e-mail: <robin.rekieta@ ttu.edu>; web site: <www.educ.ttu.edu/ sowell2>.

25 * 10th Annual Sowell Center Distinguished Lecture Series: Impact of Cochlear Implants on People with Deaf-Blindness, Deafness, or Those Who Are Hard-of-Hearing with Ella Taylor. Lubbock, TX. Contact: Robin Rekieta, Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Reserach and Education in Visual Impairment, College of Education, Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 41071, Lubbock, TX 79049; phone: 808-742-1997, extension 251; e-mail: <robin.rekieta@ttu.edu>; web site: <www.educ.ttu.edu/sowell2>.

23-26 * 2008 National Rehabilitation Association Annual Training Conference. St. Louis, MO. Contact: National Rehabilitation Association, 633 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone: 703-836-0850; e-mail: <info@ nationalrehab.org>; web site: <http:// nationalrehab.org>.

26-29 * Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children 2008 Conference. Minneapolis, MN Contact: Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children, 27 Fort Missoula Road, Suite 2, Missoula, MT 59804; phone: 406-543-0872; e-mail: <dec@dec-sped.org>; web site: <www. dec-sped.org>.

29-November 1 * National Braille Association Fall 2008 Professional Development Conference. Lexington, KY. Contact: National Braille Association, 3 Townline Circle, Rochester, NY 14623; phone: 585-427-8260; e-mail: <nbaoffice@nationalbraille.com> : web site: <www.nationalbraille.org>.

NOVEMBER 2008

7-8 * 19th Annual Conference of the Council of Administrators of Special Education of the Council for Exceptional Children. Myrtle Beach, SC. Contact: Council of Administrators of Special Education, Fort Valley State University, 1005 State University Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030; phone: 478-825-7667; e-mail: <lpurcell@bellsouth.net>; web site: <www.casecec.org>.

8-11 * American Academy of Ophthalmology 2008 Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. Contact: American Academy of Ophthalmology, P.O. Box 7424, San Francisco, CA 94120; phone: 415-561-8500; e-mail: <meetings@aao.org>; web site: <www. aao.org/annual_meeting/2008>.

11-13 * Northeast Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) Annual State Conference. Stowe, VT. Contact: Stephanie Bissonette, conference co-chair, Northeast AER; e-mail: <sbissonette@vabvi.org>; or Sheila Thurston, conference co-chair, Northeast AER; e-mail: <sthurston@vabvi.org>.

16-19 * 2008 Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation Fall Conference. San Diego, CA. Contact: Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, 4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 330, Bethesda, MD 20814; phone: 301-654-8414; web site: <www. rehabnetwork.org>.

19-21 * 2008 National Council of State Agencies for the Blind Fall Conference. San Diego, CA. Contact: National Council of State Agencies for the Blind, 4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 330, Bethesda, MD 20814; phone: 301-654-4885; e-mail: <info@ncsab.org>; web site: <www. ncsab.org>.

21-22 * World Congress on Disabilities Expo. Jacksonville, FL. Contact: WCD Expo, 40 Tillman Street, Westwood, NJ 07675; phone: 201-722-9233, extension 110; e-mail: <info@wcdexpo. com>; web site: <www.wcdexpo.com/ 2008/fla/conference.cfm>.

JANUARY 2009

5-8 * Braille 1809-2009 International Conference: "Writing with Six Dots and Its Future." Paris, France. The conference is sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, World Blind Union, and others. Contact: Association Valentin Hauy, Comite d'organization pour le Bicentenaire, Communication, 5 Rue Duroc, 75343 Paris Cedex 07, France; phone: +33(0)1-44-49-27-27; web site: <www.avh. asso.fr/rubriques/infos_braille/colloque_ louis_braille.php>.

22-24 * Technology, Reading, and Learning Diversity (TRLD) 2009 Conference: "Opening Doors to Universal Learning." San Francisco, CA. Contact: TRLD, 26799 West Commerce Drive, Volo, IL 60073; phone: 888-594-1249 or 847-740-0749; e-mail: <trld@donjohnston. com>; web site: <www.trld.com>.

MARCH 2009

5-8 * 2009 Josephine L. Taylor Leadership Institute. Washington, DC. Contact: Caitlin McFeely, Communications Department, American Foundation for the Blind, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10001; phone: 212-502-7674; e-mail: <cmcfeely@afb.net>; web site: <www. afb.org>.

12-15 * Califorina Transcribers and Educators of the Visually Handicapped Jubilee: "Fifty Years in the Golden State." Burlingame, CA. Contact: Sue Douglass, conference chair, Califorina Transcribers and Educators of the Visually Handicapped Jubilee; email: <vipreteach@msn.com>; web site: <www.ctevh.org/conference.htm>.

APRIL 2009

1-4 * Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention and Exposition, Seattle, WA. Contact: Council for Exceptional Children, 1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201; phone: 888-232-7733 or 703-620-3660; web site: <www.cec.sped.org>.

4-7 * 69th Annual National School Boards Association Conference. San Diego, CA. Contact: National School Boards Association, 1680 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone: 703-838-6722; e-mail: <conference@nsba.org>; web site: <www.nsba.org/conference>.

MAY 2009

3-8 * Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL. Contact: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 250, Rockville, MD 20852; phone: 240-221-2900; e-mail: <arvo@ arvo.org>; web site: <www.arvo.org>.