DATE: November 21 and 22, 2008
EVENT: NIMAS Braille Translation Software Training
LOCATION: Holiday Inn Southgate; Detroit, Michigan 
TOPIC: Training for Braille Transcribers
FACILITATOR(S): AFB, Computer Application Specialties Company, Duxbury Systems, Inc.
PARTICIPANTS: Braille transcribers
REGISTRATION: Visit www.afb.org/nimas.asp
CONTACT INFO: Mary Ann Siller, AFB; siller [at] afb [dot] net (siller [at] afb [dot] net)

DATE: October 21, 2008
TIME: 2:00 p.m. CST
EVENT: Webinar
LOCATION: Visit www.afb.org/nimas.asp for instructions.
TOPIC: Implement NIMAS in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Build New State Strategies for Students with Visual Impairments
FACILITATOR(S): Mary Ann Siller, Vicki Hershman, and Joy Zabala
PARTICIPANTS: NIMAS coordinators, teachers who work with students who are blind or have low vision, Braille transcribers, and curriculum coordinators
CONTACT INFO: Mary Ann Siller, AFB; siller [at] afb [dot] net (siller [at] afb [dot] net)

DATE: August 27, 2008
TIME: 7:15 a.m.
EVENT: 2008 OSEP Leadership Meeting
LOCATION: Renaissance Harborplace Hotel; Baltimore, MD
TOPIC: State Response to NIMAS: An Opportunity
PRESENTER(S): Carmen Sanchez (OSEP Moderator), Betsy Burgess (Bookshare), Chuck Hitchcock (NIMAS TA), Arthur Albert (FSM), and June DeLeon (Pacific CIMAP)
CONTACT INFO: chitchcock [at] cast [dot] org (chitchcock [at] cast [dot] org)

DATE: July 24 and 25, 2008
EVENT: 2008 AIM Consortium Member Meeting
LOCATION: Wardman Park Marriott Hotel; Washington, DC
TOPIC: Working Meeting for AIM Consortium Members
FACILITATOR(S): Joy Zabala, Skip Stahl, and Chuck Hitchcock
PARTICIPANTS: AIM State Coordinators and OSEP Representatives
CONTACT INFO: jzabala [at] cast [dot] org (jzabala [at] cast [dot] org)
 
DATE: July 23, 2008
TIME: 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
EVENT: 2008 OSEP Project Directors' Conference
LOCATION: Wardman Park Marriott Hotel; Washington, DC
TOPIC: Accessible Textbooks in the Classroom—NIMAS and Beyond
PRESENTER(S): Chuck Hitchcock, Diane Golden, Jeff Diedrich, and June DeLeon
CONTACT INFO: chitchcock [at] cast [dot] org (chitchcock [at] cast [dot] org)
MATERIALS: OSEP Project Directors' Conference PowerPoint; AIM Missouri Activities PowerPoint; NAEP PowerPoint; CIMAP PowerPoint; NIMAS OSEP Hand-out Word document 

DATE: July 11, 2008
EVENT: National Down Syndrome Congress, 36th Annual Convention
LOCATION: Seaport World Trade Center; Boston, MA
TOPIC: Universal Design for Learning: Meaningful Access to the General Curriculum
PRESENTER(S): Peggy Coyne, Mindy Johnson, and Chuck Hitchcock
MATERIALS: Hitchcock PowerPoint (NIMAS and Policy Trends)

DATE: May 6, 2008
EVENT: NIMAS-Related Update Meeting
LOCATION: OSEP Offices; Washington, DC
TOPIC: AIM High for Student Achievement! Making Instructional Materials Accessible with NIMAS and Beyond
PRESENTER(S): S. Stahl, C. Hitchcock, and J. Zabala
MATERIALS: Session PowerPoints:
NIMAS Development Center, Skip Stahl;
NIMAS Technical Assistance Center, Chuck Hitchcock;
AIM Consortium, Joy Zabala

DATE: April 3, 2008
TIME: 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
EVENT: CEC 2008 Annual Convention and Expo
LOCATION: Hynes Convention Center; Boston, MA
TOPIC: AIM High for Student Achievement! Making Instructional Materials Accessible with NIMAS and Beyond
PRESENTER(S): J. Zabala, S. Stahl

DATE: February 27, 2008
TIME: 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
EVENT: LDA, 45th Annual International Conference
LOCATION: Hilton Chicago; Chicago, IL
TOPIC: NIMAS and IDEA 2004: Student Success Through Accessible Instructional Materials
PRESENTER(S): S. Noble, C. Hitchcock, & R. Ziolkowski
CONTACT INFO: https://ldaamerica.ixwebhosting.com/conference/index.asp

DATE: February 19–21, 2008
EVENT: Pacific CIMAP Regional Project Leadership Team Meeting
LOCATION: University of Guam; Mangilao, Guam
TOPIC: NIMAS Implementation for CIMAP Consortium
PRESENTER(S): Fruchterman, Santos, McNear, Sharpe, & Hitchcock
SCHEDULE: Full day meetings & training on Tues., Wed., and Thurs.

DATE: January 31–February 2, 2008
EVENT: Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2007 Conference
LOCATION: Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort; Orlando, FL
TOPIC: NIMAS Conference Sessions (please refer to conference catalog for details)
PRESENTER(S): Stahl, Hitchcock, Kerscher, Diedrich, Lee, Zabala, etc.
CONTACT INFO: http://atia.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=3280

DATE: January 31, 2008
TIME: 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
EVENT: Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference
LOCATION: Caribe Royale; Orlando, FL
TOPIC: NIMAS Update: Accessible Textbooks in the Classroom
PRESENTER(S): S. Stahl, B. Jones, V. Hershman, R. Robison
MATERIALS: Session PowerPoints: ATIA.Jan.31.08.ppt; NIMAS.Feb.1.08.ppt

DATE: January 30, 2008 (afternoon)
EVENT: AIM Consortium Working Meeting (for AIM state membership), prior to the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2008 Conference
LOCATION: Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort; Orlando, FL (Rm.: Boca 1 & 2)
TOPIC: AIM Consortium: SEA NIMAS Initiative (Chair: J. Zabala)
PRESENTER(S): Working meeting of the new 15-state Consortium
CONTACT INFO: http://nimas.cast.org/center/consortium

DATE: January 29 (afternoon) and January 30, 2008 (morning)
EVENT: NIMAS Implementation Advisory Council, prior to the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2008 Conference
LOCATION: Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort; Orlando, FL (Rm.: Boca 1 & 2)
TOPIC: NIMAS Implementation (Chair: C. Hitchcock)
PRESENTER(S): Working meeting of the new Council
CONTACT INFO: http://nimas.cast.org/center/council

DATE: January 29, 2008 (morning)
EVENT: NIMAS Standards Board Meeting, prior to the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2008 Conference
LOCATION: Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort; Orlando, FL (Rm.: Boca 1 & 2)
TOPIC: NIMAS Technical Standard (Chair: S. Stahl)
PRESENTER(S): Working meeting of the new Standards Board
CONTACT INFO: http://nimas.cast.org/center/board