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gratitude extends to Deborah Hatton for her leadership on the DVIDB position papers,
as well as serving with Tiffany Wild on the update of the Teacher of the Visually
Impaired Standard s. Thank you to Sarah Ivy for her work on the membership
committee.
As the new president of DVIDB for 2018 - 2019 term, I look forward to increasing
our engagement and opportunities to connect with diverse people, to strengthen our
communication, and to lead the validation of our standards for teachers and interveners
in the field of deafblindness. To begin, next month we are hosting a program packed
with purpose in Tampa, Florida and are trying something new by hosting a pre -
convention workshop in partnershi p with the American Printing House for the Blind, led
by the wonderful Milllie Smith. By hosting a pre - convention just before the main event,
we hope to maximize our members' travel expenses and make a local impact for
educators who may not be able to atte nd the entire convention.
For DVIDB's main convention program, we faced a challenge in having reduced
presentation time slots due to smaller spaces in Tampa. Time in our convention
schedule become a highly coveted commodity. What do we do when we face
con straints on our time? As educators, we innovate! First, we have a few multi -
presentation sessions, where two leaders will share time around a connected theme.
Secondly, we had several submissions from presenters who were willing to present their
work in a poster format at the main convention. Thirdly, we voted as a board to extend
some of our invitations to present posters to researchers and practitioners who will
attend our pre - convention workshop. Fourthly, we have reduced our board meeting
times to host a standards forum to discuss the important processes used within CEC to
