UNITED NATIONS ADOPTS WDSD RESOLUTION

Down Syndrome International is delighted to announce that a resolution to designate 21 March as “World Down Syndrome Day” was adopted by the United Nations on Thursday 10 November 2011.

JOIN US AT WDSC 2012 - REDUCED FEES!

DSi encourages you to submit papers and participate in the 11th World Down Syndrome Congress in South Africa in 2012. The "Big Five" themes are Rights, Education, Social Participation, Health and Employment.

WDSC 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS!

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OUR PEOPLE

Meet DSi's team of Board Members, International Advisors, Ambassadors and Patrons.

Board Members

DSI Board
Board Meeting, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 2008
From left to right: Vanessa, Jo Mills, Paul Zanon, Penny Robertson, Dan Weeks, Roy Brown, Pat Clarke, Bridgett Snedden.

Current Officers

Balbir Balbir Singh (Vice-Chair of Trustees): SAC Member
Brian Brian Chicoine: SAC Member
Cliff Cliff Cunningham: SAC Member
Crispim Antonio Crispim Antonio Campos: SAC Member
Dan Dan Weeks: SAC Member
David David Patterson: SAC Member
McGuire Dennis McGuire: SAC Member
Eiichi Eiichi Momotani: SAC Member
George George Capone: SAC Member
Gerry Gerry Coghlan: SAC Member
Jacob Jacob Burack: SAC Member
Janet Janet Carr: SAC Member
Juan Juan Perera: SAC Member
Rhonda Rhonda Faragher (Chair - Scientific Advisory Research Group): SAC Member
Roy Roy Brown: SAC Member
Roy Roy McConkey: SAC Member
Siegfried Siegfried Pueschel: SAC Member
Tony Tony Holland: SAC Member
Rami Rami Ramachandran: Advisor
Sylvia Sylvia Garcia-Escamilla: Advisor

DSI policies and activities are determined by the DSI board, who are comprised of:

Bridget Bridget Snedden
Claudia Claudia Ritzel
Kristin Kristin Van Burm
Patricia Patricia Almeida
Patrick Patrick Clarke (President)
Penny Penny Robertson (Chair of Trustees)
Rekha Rekha Ramachandran
Vanessa Vanessa dos Santos (President Elect)
"MY PERSPECTIVE" PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD

In 2010 Down's Syndrome Association (UK) launched the first ever photography competition for people with Down syndrome called "My Perspective". Details of the 2011 competition have just been announced...

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