The conference will begin at 8:45 AM in Room 2304 Sangren Hall on the campus of Western Michigan University. You can access a map of Western's campus at:

http://www.wmich.edu/sub/visitingcampus.html

Free parking is available on the north and south sides of Sangren Hall. A parking pass is not required on weekends. The conference will end at 5:00 pm on Saturday, April 13.

Included in your $35.00 registration is the cost of lunch in Bigelow Hall, a dormitory near Sangren Hall. Please pre-register (you may register at the door, but we would like to know how many people to expect) by sending the $35.00 fee to Doug Baldwin at the Millet Learning Center (IIBN); 3660 Southfield Drive; Saginaw, Michigan, 48601. Please include your e-mail address or postal address so that we may acknowledge your registration. Include your phone number, too.

The Baymont Inn has rooms for seminar participants. The Baymont number is 1-616-372-7999.

We look forward to having you join us for this exciting conference. If you have questions, please call Richard Long at Western Michigan's Department of Blind Rehabilitation (616-387-3451), Doug Baldwin (989-770-1040) or Ed Piotrowski at (989-667-3240).

This conference is supported by a grant from the NEC Foundation of America and is jointly hosted by the Institute for Innovative Blind Navigation and Western Michigan University's Department of Blind Rehabilitation.

8:45 to 9:00: Doug (Baldwin): Greetings and introduction of Mike (May).

9:00 to 9: 50 Mike May: GPS systems; orientation technologies.

10:00 to 10:50 Jim Denham: AFB perspectives

11:00 to 11:50 Dr. Pat Mc Alister: The eye (vision) and the computer chip

Lunch 12:00 to 12:50

1:00 to 1:05 Doug will greet everyone again and introduce Richard (Long).

1:05 to 1:50 Richard Long: The university perspective on wayfinding technologies

2:00 to 2:50 Dan Kish: Natural echolocation and vision substitution systems

3:00 to 3:50 Jim Eccles: The consumer perspective

4:00 to 5:00Doug Baldwin: Summary comments; introduction: Question and Answer session.

The audience can provide feedback directly after the conference (this is welcome) or they can email comments to Doug (baldwind@svol.org).

The presenters are also encouraged to provide suggestions and feedback.