Australia is a member country of the International Council on English Braille (ICEB), which holds a General Assembly once every four years to conduct business and share developments in braille.

The 7th ICEB General Assembly will be held online for the first time in October 2020. Sessions will be held daily from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd October, 6am to 9am AEST daily. To register, simply send an email to ICEBconference@rnib.org.uk with your name, country and the days you would like to attend. You will then be sent the joining instructions, links to video presentations, and papers and reports in print and braille formats.

The program includes the following highlights with a healthy representation from Australia.

Monday 19 October

• Keynote Address by Dr. Aubrey Webson, Ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda
• Country reports
• Nominations for the ICEB Executive 2020-2024 term

Tuesday 20 October

• Braille Music papers, including Jordie Howell on innovation in braille music translation
• Report from the Braille Music Committee – Jordie Howell
• Report from the Public Relations Committee – Leona Holloway

Wednesday 21 October

• Braille Technology papers, including Kathy Riessen on following print
• Report from the Code Maintenance Committee – Kathy Riessen

Thursday 22 October

• Braille learning and literacy papers, including Tricia d’Apice on her study of braille fluency in Australia and New Zealand
• Elections

Friday 23 October

• Resolutions
• Introduction of the incoming Executive