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10th World Down Syndrome Congress Welcome Message

As President of Down Syndrome International I wish to extend a warm welcome to you to attend the 10th World Down Syndrome Congress in Dublin, Ireland from August 19th to 22nd, 2009. We usually welcome over 1500 people from all over the world to our World Congresses and we anticipate that this Congress will be no exception.

World Down Syndrome Day 2009 will be celebrated on 21st March. The date was chosen to signify the relevance of Trisomy 21. (3/21).

As President of Down Syndrome International, I invite you all to participate in recognising and celebrating that day worldwide, to acknowledge our community of people with Down Syndrome who have made such wonderful progress over the past decades.

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PRESENTATION AND AIMS

Every three years, ASNIMO (Asociación Síndrome de Down de Baleares, Spain), in collaboration with EDSA (European Down Syndrome Association) and DSI (Down Syndrome International), organises an INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DOWN SYNDROME in Majorca, bringing together top specialists and researchers who are internationally renowned in the different fields covered. A book is then published in English based on the papers given by the invited speakers.

Several Pre-Conference Workshops are proposed for attendees:
Communication - Persons with intellectual and communication disabilities: making
communication work. The workshop will introduce participants to the use of pictures to
improve a person's understanding about unfamiliar or difficult events.
Multiple Disability - Persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: The
forgotten citizens of the world. The workshop is to demonstrate ways that will convince
delegates that individuals with PIMD are able to develop, to communicate, to enjoy life, in

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Pre-conference of the 13th IASSID World Congress

Aims & content of the workshop:

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Part of the World Down Syndrome Day Celebrations. For more information: http://www.npotoybox.jp/down_sdm_day/index08.html

We dreamt about this since our beloved son Dulguun was born in 1994!

Four Mongolian families became the initiators for the very first Down Syndrome Association in Mongolia.

Down Syndrome International (DSI) has officially earmarked 21, March as World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). The date was chosen to signify the uniqueness of Down syndrome in the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome and is used synonymously with Down syndrome.

WDSD 2008 Commemorative events will celebrate the achievements and abilities of persons with Down syndrome. We should be confident to “Aim High Enough” [unquote- Dr. John Langdon Down] and yet be Down to Earth in out approach and attitude.

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