Live Broadcasting of the Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) Annual Convention May 16 - 18, 2008

The FCB convention will be streamed live on ACB Radio World this weekend.

• On Friday May 15, 2008 at 1:30 P.M Eastern time we will stream the annual FCB legislative session. This will go until 2:45 P.M Eastern. Then we will stream the awards dinner at 6:30 P.M to 8:00 P.M eastern.


• On Saturday we will stream the following:
  
  
  
  • 8:45 A.M to 10:00 A.M eastern we will be streaming the transportation pannel.
  
  
  • 10:15 A.M to 11:15 A.M we will be streaming the library users forum.
  
  
  • 11:20 A.M to 12:20 P.M we will be streaming the advocacy workshop.
  
  
  • 1:30 P.M to 3:00 P.M eastern we will be streaming the annual town hall meeting with the division of blind services.
  
  
  • 7:00 P.M to 11:00 P.M we will be streaming the banquet and concert.
  
  


• On Sunday from 8:30 A.M to 12:00 P.M we will be streaming the FCB business meeting.

All these times are in eastern time. We will have to allow for any meeting that may run slightly over, so streaming may begin early to ensure the best possible broadcast.

Friends in Art (FIA) Showcase Coverage on ACB Radio

The Friends in ART (FIA) tallent show will be held at 8:00 PM Central time (6:00 PM Pacific, 7:00 PM Mountain, 9:00 PM Eastern or Wednesday morning at 01:00 Universal time) this evening, Tuesday, July 3 at the 2007 American Council of the Blind (ACB) Convention. ACB Radio's coverage of this special event will begin 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the show on both our Cafe and Interactive channels. Please feel free to listen by choosing one of the following links:

• ACB Radio Cafe


• ACB Radio Interactive

Our broadcast on ACB Radio Interactive will be presented in the highest available 128 Kbps bandwidth. As always, this show promises to be quite entertaining. We hope you will enjoy our coverage.

2007 American Council of the Blind (ACB) Convention Exhibit Hall Broadcasts on ACB Radio Interactive

The broadcasts from the exhibit hall of the 2007 ACB Convention will take place at the following times on ACB Radio Interactive: 

• Sunday, 15:00 to 20:00.


• Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 18:00 to 22:00.


• Thursday, 14:00 to 18:00.

It's a small crew this year, so they're not able to do as many hours as we've done in the past, but I'm sure it will be some good radio none the less. Make sure to listen to ACB Radio Interactive for this great convention coverage along with your favorite Interactive DJ's and shows.

Florida Council of the Blind 2007 Convention Coming Up on ACB Radio World

The Florida Council of the Blind will be streaming their convention on the ACB Radio World stream. Here is the schedule for the convention:

Note: All times are in the Eastern time zone.

• Friday - May 18, 2007
  
  
  
  • 1:30 PM - Employment Seminar
  
  


• Saturday - May 19, 2007
  
  
  
  • 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM - AM - Awards coverage
  
  
  • 10:15 to 11:15 AM - ADA Workshop
  
  
  • 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - VSA Arts of Florida Workshop
  
  
  • 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM - Town Meeting
  
  
  • 7:00 PM - Banquet
  
  


• Sunday - May 20, 2007
  
  
  
  • 8:30 AM - Florida Council Business Meeting
  
  

On demand podcast archives will be available and this announcement will be updated to provide links to the feeds and files for download.