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Annual Conference

MDSN is proud to offer an Annual Conference for parents and families.  Our 2nd Annual Conference will be held on November 7, 2009 from 9-4 in Portland, Maine.  Our keynote speaker will be Nadine Briggs, founder of Social Smart Kids (www.socialsmartkids.com).  In addition, we will be offering workshops on special education law, positive behavioral intervention, sibling support, and much more.  The conference will also include lunch, childcare, and Sibshops for siblings ages 6-13.  The conference is free of charge to parents/guardians of children with DS in Maine, and $25 for others.  FMI on the conference, please click here, or call (866) 571-2223, ext 4.


Educator’s Conference

MDSN is excited to be hosting our first ever Educator’s Conference in early 2010.  The theme of the conference will be inclusion, with a focus on Universal Design for Learning.  Please check back for more details soon!


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                          MDSC Annual Conference
Each year, the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress holds an annual conference in Worcester in the early spring.  We are happy to help our members with registration fees for this conference. More details about this are found in our members forum, and members announcement loop.

NDSC Annual Conference

National Down Syndrome Congress hosts an annual conference each year.  For more information about their conference, please visit www.ndsccenter.org.