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BCIL holds its Annual Meeting every November to provide a summary of our year’s activities to our members as well as present a financial report and elect new members of our Board of Directors. All dues-paying members are encouraged to attend.
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BCIL held its annual meeting meeting remotely on November 18, 2020. The video recording of the event is below.
Photos from the 2019 Annual Meeting
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Keynote Speaker at the BCIL 2018 Annual Meeting Representative Marjorie Decker (D-Cambridge)
Photos from the 2018 Annual Meeting
Thursday, November 15, 2018
BCIL staff and former staff
Attendees talking over dinnner
MRC Commissioner Toni Wolf speaking and ASL interpreter
Community Organizer Shaya giving an advocacy update
registration table
view over room with attendees mostly seated
MRC Commissioner Toni Wolf at registration table
registration area
dinner buffet line
BCIL staffer Daniela speaking about what independent living means to her
BCIL staff
Director Bill Henning and BOard Vice Chair Dianna Hu
Bill conferring staff award to Noah
Noah speaking after receiving award
Bill handing staff award to Noah
Jerry Boyd speaking
Bill conferring Community Service Award to Jerry Boyd
Bill congratulating Rep. Marjorie Decker (D-Cambridge) for her success in helping win more AHVP vouchers
attendees photo with Rep. Marjorie Decker (D- Cambridge)
Photos from the 2017 Annual Meeting
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Annual Meeting 2017 BCIL
2017 BCIL Annual Meeting
2017 BCIL Annual Meeting
2017 BCIL Annual Meeting
2017 BCIL Annual Meeting
2017 BCIL Annual Meeting
2017 BCIL Annual Meeting
Photos from the 2016 Annual Meeting
Thursday, November 17, 2016
People are listening
People are listening to a speaker at the front of the room.
People are getting food
People are talking to each others
People are listening
People are listening
People are listening
People are talking to each others
People are talking to each others
two people are talking
People are signing
People are signing
People are signing
People are signing
People are talking to each others
People are talking to each others
People are talking to each others
People are talking to each others
People are eating food.
Peopl are talking to each others
People are eating food.
People are talking to each others
People are talking to each others
Man is listening
People are listening
People are listening
man speaking to a crowd of people about Bcil.
man speaking to a crowd of people about Bcil.
woman who is speaking into micriophone
People are listening
People are listening
Man talking to crowd
People are listening
woman speaking to a crowd of people about Bcil.
People are listening
woman speaking to a crowd of people about Bcil.
People are listening
People are listening
People are listening
man in wheelchair is talking into a mic.
man in wheelchair is talking into a mic.
man in wheelchair is talking into a mic.
People are listening
man in wheelchair is talking into a mic.
Man talking to crowd with people on all three side of him
Man standing next to a woman who is speaking into micriophone. With a another man talking
Man standing next to a woman who is speaking into micriophone
Man standing next to a woman who is speaking into micriophone. With a another man talking
man speaking to a crowd of people about Bcil.
Photos from the 2015 Annual Meeting
Senator Jamie Eldridge speaks
Jim Wice addresses the audience
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