The annual convention of the Illinois Council of the Blind will take place from Friday, October 10 to Sunday, October 12, 2008 at the Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center, 625 E. Saint Joseph Street, Springfield, IL 62703. Room rates will be $66.00 plus tax per night. You may make room reservations by calling the hotel at 888-707-8366 or 217-529-6626. You can use Amtrak from Chicago from the north and St. Louis from the south. Unfortunately the hotel does not offer any transportation to pickup at the train station or other points of arrival. You can take a short five minute ride by Lincoln Cab, 217-523-4545, from the train station to the hotel.
We will be streaming part of our convention this year via ACB Radio World. Streaming will take place on Friday, October 10 from 1:30-5:00 p.m. U.S. Central time or 6:30-10:00 p.m. Universal time; Saturday, October 11 from 1:30-5:30 p.m. U.S. Central time or 6:30-10:30 p.m. Universal time; Saturday, October 11 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. U.S. Central time or 00:00 to 3:00 a.m. Universal time.
If you are viewing this during those scheduled times: Click or Press Enter here to listen to our stream if you have broadband, or Click or Press Enter here to listen if you have dial-up access. If you want to e-mail a question to one of our speakers or just want to share your comments on the convention, send us an e-mail at icb-convention@icbonline.org. Please include your name, home town, and state or country where you are listening. We will answer as many e-mailed questions as we can.
If you want to listen to any of the "Children of the Great Depression" audio from the Mid Illinois Talking Book Center, Click or press enter here.
Click or Press Enter to Read the Convention Flyer Here for more information on the convention. Also, convention is the time to think about which ICB committees you would like to serve on. Click or press enter here to learn what committees are available and sign up for those which interest you.
Plan now to join us for a fun and exciting convention, as we celebrate our 75th anniversary, in Springfield. Watch this page for further updates as the convention draws near.
