Once every two years, the Texas Deafblind Project hosts a big conference. This year's 2015 Texas Deafblind Symposium will host several nationally known speakers as well as many presenters from across Texas. Beginning February 19 with a pre-conference on pre-linguistic communication interaction, and continuing with the main conference the 20 and 21, with a theme of Mindfulness:  Active Attention to the Here and Now. Some of our best known speakers include: Bernadette van den Tillaart, Deafblind Consultant Haben Girma, Civil Rights Advocate Dr. Catherine Nelson, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Utah Tanni Anthony, Director of Low Vision and Blindness Services, Colorado Department of Education Dr. Amy Parker, Coordinator of Professional Development and Products, National Center on Deafblindness Registration is closed, but detailed information on the sessions can be found at: http://www.tsbvi.edu/workshops-items/4203-tx-symposium-detailed