Registration Deadlines

June 25 –
Youth & Adults Conference
On-site registration is not available.

July 16 –
General Conference, Pre-Conferences & Brothers & Sisters Conference

After the deadline, general convention registration will be on-site only and a $25 fee will be added.

The Westin Crown Center Hotel

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1-888-627-8538
www.starwoodhotel.com/westion

Room Rates:
$109 + tax per night
(Single/Double)

$109 + tax per night
(Triple/Quad)

$275 and up + tax per night
(Suites)

If reserved by July 4th

Registration fee remains affordable through a subsidy of convention costs by the NDSC and through the generosity of speakers who donate their time.

NDSC Members

$100 Individual
$165 Family
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NDSC
Non-Members
(Includes Membership Fee)

$130 Individual
$195 Family
President's Letter


Hotel & Travel Info*
• Hotel
• Dining Options
• Airline Information
• Ground Transportation


Pre-Conferences


• Topical Pre-Conferences
• Parent Group Leadership Seminar


Convention Brochure


• Convention Brochure (PDF)
  (Includes registration form)


• Conference CD-ROM 		Wondering If You Should Attend?


General Convention Agenda


• Keynote Speakers
• Workshop Presenters & Topics
• Sharing Sessions
• Spanish Translation
• Film Festival
• Self-Advocates in the National Spotlight
• Opening Reception and Silent Auction
• Awards Banquet and Dance
• Convention-at-a-Glance


Special Conferences


• Youth & Adults Conference
• Brothers/Sisters Conf

 Surprises and Delights in Kansas City


Opportunities for Involvement


• Volunteer Opportunities
• Sponsorship Opportunities
• Souvenir Journal App


Registration


• Register Online
• Registration Form (PDF)
  (To print and send by mail/fax)


Miscellaneous


• CEU Documentation
• Compendium
• Self-Advocate Scholarships
• Schedule (MS Word Document)
• Keynote Presentations (MS Word Document)
 

*The NDSC block at the Westin Crown Center is currently full. An overflow block is available at the InterContinental Hotel. Shuttles will run between the two hotels during the convention. Rates are just $129 per night single/double and $149 per night triple/quad and are available July 31-August 6.

You may make reservations by calling 866/856-9717 or by going to www.kansascityic.com (click on “reservations” in the middle of the page close to the top; enter arrival and departure dates; click on the “+corporate, group, iata number”; our “group booking code” in NDS).



Discover Possibilities in Kansas City

Dear Friends and Members of the NDSC,


It is my pleasure to introduce you to the National Down Syndrome Congress annual convention and welcome you to the host city. This year is particularly gratifying as we are celebrating the convention’s 35th year. There is no better place to do this than in America’s heartland and with the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City as our host and partner.

I am often asked how I find time to volunteer for this organization. My answer is simple, “How can I not?” The NDSC is filled with joyous, passionate and relentless advocates for all people with Down syndrome for the essential reason that they are family and cherished friends.

As individuals and as an organization we have a single, compelling focus – to make the world a better place for every citizen with Down syndrome, and to celebrate a place in which they are honored and respected, treated with dignity, and have free and equal access to the human rights of any person.

Those of us who make up the NDSC are just like you. We are Parents. Siblings. Friends. Self Advocates. We have been where you are and gone where you are going and we share the deep, abiding aspirations you have for your children and that adults with DS have for themselves. Thus, when you come to Kansas City this summer, you will find a community that is warm and welcoming, sensitive and responsive to your needs – family friendly. Above all, we will embrace each of you, inviting you to join our on-going celebration of the exquisite gifts individuals with Down syndrome bring to this world.

That is what this convention is all about – learning and, above all, celebrating. Making our theme “Show Me the Possibilities” very fitting for this, our 35th anniversary year.

Our convention cannot help but have a profound impact on you and your family. Please join us and experience the possibilities.

Sincerely,

Rich Robison, President

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