BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.arcbp.com//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:01bd96d3-9615-4aa9-a150-628442baa5b1 X-WR-CALDESC:Plan to join The Arc in Bellevue\, WA on Seattle’s East side f or the 2013 National Convention from August 3-5 where we’ll be Achieving M omentum in the movement for people with intellectual and developmental dis abilities. Come to Washington to discover new information\, new programs\, new technol­ogy\, and new ways for you to keep moving forward toward your goals as well! Join hundreds of other individuals\, families\, advocates\ , experts and professionals in the field for three days of informative ses sions\, unique events and opportunities to connect\, including:\n\n•NEW! A cclaimed author Buzz Bissinger will be our keynote speaker discussing his new book about being a parent of a child with I/DD\, Father's Day.\n•Cutti ng-edge technology demonstrations – discover the latest technology innovat ions from organizations like Verizon\, Microsoft and more – and examples o f creative ways chapters of The Arc are using assistive technology.\n•Doze ns of sessions focused on supporting self-advocacy\, cultural diversity\, building our grassroots network\, using technol­ogy and innovations in fam ily support\, plus an in-depth session of FASD and true stories of how cha pters attract and keep young members.\n•A vibrant Marketplace with goods a nd services catering to you including The Arc Store and Entrepreneur Alley which spotlights microbusinesses run by individuals with I/DD.\n•Meet-and -greet events just for self-advocates and siblings hosted by The Arc’s Nat ional Council of Self Advocates and National Sibling Council.\n•Two precon ferences dedicated to going in-depth and encouraging action on the topics of leadership and self-advocacy respectively.\n•Red Hot on the Red Carpet and The Arc & Sprout National Film Festival – we’re bringing back a crowd favorite from 2012 and rolling out the red carpet again as a lead in to ou r always popular film festival featuring shorts for\, by and about people with I/DD.\n•Awards presentations honoring the recipients of the Research Matters! Advocacy Matters! Image & Inclusion and President’s Awards.\n•A N ight of Laughter and Dance: an opening night event from our local host wit h live entertainment from Jet City Improv and two local bands with self-ad vocate musicians.\n\n B ook your room today! \n\n Click here to view conference schedule. X-WR-RELCALID:9252533c4f7ea1904f0c4f3255e32794 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20131103T020000 RDATE:20141102T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20140309T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1f7043ea-0a4a-473f-b341-ad82f8a72514 DTSTAMP:20260510T110132Z DESCRIPTION:Plan to join The Arc in Bellevue\, WA on Seattle’s East side fo r the 2013 National Convention from August 3-5 where we’ll be Achieving Mo mentum in the movement for people with intellectual and developmental disa bilities. Come to Washington to discover new information\, new programs\, new technol­ogy\, and new ways for you to keep moving forward toward your goals as well! Join hundreds of other individuals\, families\, advocates\, experts and professionals in the field for three days of informative sess ions\, unique events and opportunities to connect\, including:\n\n•NEW! Ac claimed author Buzz Bissinger will be our keynote speaker discussing his n ew book about being a parent of a child with I/DD\, Father's Day.\n•Cuttin g-edge technology demonstrations – discover the latest technology innovati ons from organizations like Verizon\, Microsoft and more – and examples of creative ways chapters of The Arc are using assistive technology.\n•Dozen s of sessions focused on supporting self-advocacy\, cultural diversity\, b uilding our grassroots network\, using technol­ogy and innovations in fami ly support\, plus an in-depth session of FASD and true stories of how chap ters attract and keep young members.\n•A vibrant Marketplace with goods an d services catering to you including The Arc Store and Entrepreneur Alley which spotlights microbusinesses run by individuals with I/DD.\n•Meet-and- greet events just for self-advocates and siblings hosted by The Arc’s Nati onal Council of Self Advocates and National Sibling Council.\n•Two preconf erences dedicated to going in-depth and encouraging action on the topics o f leadership and self-advocacy respectively.\n•Red Hot on the Red Carpet a nd The Arc & Sprout National Film Festival – we’re bringing back a crowd f avorite from 2012 and rolling out the red carpet again as a lead in to our always popular film festival featuring shorts for\, by and about people w ith I/DD.\n•Awards presentations honoring the recipients of the Research M atters! Advocacy Matters! Image & Inclusion and President’s Awards.\n•A Ni ght of Laughter and Dance: an opening night event from our local host with live entertainment from Jet City Improv and two local bands with self-adv ocate musicians.\n\n Bo ok your room today! \n\n Click here to view conference schedule.< /a> DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130803T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130805T170000 LOCATION:Bellevue\, WA SUMMARY:Arc National Convention END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR