2006 NAPE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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Crown Plaza Hotel - Romulus (Detroit), Michigan

FRIDAY, September 15, 2006
First Session ____________________________________

3:00-4:30pm NAPE Board Meeting (visitors welcome) - First Floor Boardroom

5:00-5:15pm Conference Convenes - Third Floor Ballroom
Welcome by Dr. Fran Benham, NAPE President

5:15-6:30pm Buffet Dinner (included in your registration)

6:30-10:00pm PXE 101 - Dr. Kenneth Neldner


SATURDAY, September 16, 2006
Second Session ___________________________________

8:00-8:10am Conference Reconvenes - Third Floor Ballroom
Opening remarks by Dr. Fran Benham
(please remember to eat breakfast before coming to this session)

8:10-10:00am Cardiology Care and Update on Scientific Research Related to PXE Inheritance by Dr. Berthold Struk

10:00-10:30am Break (snacks and conversation with PXE peers)

10:30am-12:30pm Vision Rehabilitation - Dr. Lylas Mogk and Wanda Smith

12:30-2:00pm Lunch (included in your registration) Time for interaction with PXE peers; Dr. Mogk will have copies of her book Macular Degeneration: The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight, Second Edition (2003), for sale and autograph as requested.


Third Session ___________________________________

2:00-2:30pm Demonstration of NAPE Website with Audible Natural Voice Feature

2:30-3:00pm Demonstration of Screen Reader

3:00-3:30pm Demonstration of Portable Scanner/Reader

3:30-4:00pm Break


Fourth Session ___________________________________

4:00-4:45pm NAPE Business Meeting (this is an opportunity for NAPE members to ask questions and to provide information/suggestions to the NAPE Board)

4:45pm Adjournment