SVCB Business Calendar for 2025
January
January: Braille Literacy and Glaucoma Awareness Month.
Sat. Jan 4: Louis Braille's birthday.
Sat. Jan 18: SVCB monthly membership Meeting Vista San Jose
Mon. Jan 20: Membership dues are due to avoid disruption of newsletter subscription
February
Thu. Feb 6: SVCB Board Meeting
Sat. Feb 15: SVCB Monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Approve 2025 budget
Elect delegates for CCB convention
Appoint Picnic Committee and discuss picnic site
Deadline for membership dues payment to CCB
Mon. Feb 17: March newsletter deadline
March
March: Eye Donor Awareness Month.
Thu. Mar 6: SVCB Board Meeting
Mon. Mar 10 through Fri. Mar 14: 39th Annual CSun. Conference, Visit:
www.csun.edu/cod/conference/sessions/ for details.
Sat. Mar 15: SVCB Monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Sat. Mar 15 through Tue. Mar 18: ACB Affiliate Presidents' Meeting and Legislative Seminar
All meetings held at the Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington Virginia
Capitol Hill Day is Tue. Mar 18
Mon. Mar 17: April newsletter deadline
Thu. Mar 20: Register picnic site
April
Thu. Apr 3: SVCB Board Meeting
Thu. Apr 10 through Sun. Apr 13: The 65th Annual CA Teachers and Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI) Conference, Higher Ground, Visit:
www.ctebvi.org/conference/ for details.
Sat. Apr 19: SVCB Monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Mon. Apr 21: May newsletter deadline
May
May: Healthy Vision Month.
Thu. May 1 through Sun. May 4: CCB Annual Conference and Convention
Thu. May 8: SVCB Board Meeting
Sat. May 17: SVCB Monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Mon. May 19: June newsletter deadline
June
June: Vision Research Month.
Thu. June 5: SVCB Board Meeting
Sat. June 21: SVCB Monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Mon. June 23: July newsletter deadline
Fri. June 27: Helen Keller Day
July
Thu. Jul 3: SVCB Board Meeting
Fri. Jul 4 through Fri. Jul 11: ACB 64th Annual Conference and Convention
Hyatt Regency Dallas
To reserve by phone, call:
214-651-1234
Sat. Jul 19: SVCB Monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Mon. Jul 21: August newsletter deadline
August
Thu. Aug 7: SVCB Board Meeting
Sat. Aug 16: SVCB monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Mon. Aug 18: September newsletter deadline
September
Thu. Sep 4: SVCB Board Meeting
Sat. Sep 20: SVCB picnic in leu of monthly membership meeting
Mon. Sep 22: October newsletter deadline
October
Thu. Oct 2: SVCB Board Meeting
Wed. Oct 15: White Cane Safety Day.
Sat. Oct 18: SVCB Monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Formally consider Constitution and Bylaws amendments
Appoint holiday party committee chair
Mon. Oct 20: November newsletter deadline
Distribute Constitution and Bylaws if necessary
Publish slate of 2026 SVCB nominees
Distribute fall membership list
November
Thu. Nov 6: SVCB Board Meeting
Review Nominating Committee candidate slate
Get volunteers for 2026 business calendar and Budget Committee chair
Sat. Nov 15: 38th Anniversary SVCB Monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Mon. Nov 17: December newsletter deadline
December
Wed. Dec. 3 through Thu Dec 4: Sight Tech Global
Thu. Dec 4: SVCB Board Meeting
Sat. Dec 13: SVCB Provisionary holiday party in lieu of Monthly membership meeting Vista San Jose
Mon. Dec 15: January, 2026 newsletter deadline
Mon. Dec 30: budget committee meeting