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SOME CONFERENCE AGENDA TOPICS:

• sensory integration
• toileting
• communication issues
• recreational therapy
• legal issues
• fundraising
• medical issues panel discussion
• child medical history evaluations
• sessions for new families and first-time conference attendees
• and much more.

2006 Conference Agenda
As you look over the agenda below, please take note that at some times we have two sessions running concurrently, in different rooms. We did this so that we can offer you the most information possible throughout the weekend.

•Thursday, July 20th
• 2006 22q13 Deletion Conference Agenda •
All day
• Genetic evaluations for new families.
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Afternoon
4:00
pm - 8:00pm
• Registration. (outside Greenbriar Room)
• Foundation Board meeting.
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Evening
• Informal family welcome. (Hotel Atrium)
• Friday, July 21st
All day
• Genetic evaluations for new families.
• Scheduled family interviews with Steve Shaw.
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8:00am - 1:00pm
• Registration continues. (outside Greenbriar Room)
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9:00am - 9:30am
• New family welcome. - Sue Lomas, Foundation President (Greenbriar Room)
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9:30am -11:30am
• Chromosome Studies. - Katy Phelan (Greenbriar Room)
• Clinical Characteristics. - Curtis Rogers (Greenbriar Room)
• Molecular Overview. - Mike Friez (Greenbriar Room)
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11:30am - 12:30pm
• Box lunches available. (Homestead Room)
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1:00pm -1:30pm
• General session welcome, introductions. - Sue Lomas, Foundation President (Greenbriar Room)
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1:15pm - 3:15pm
• Sibling session No. 1 (Ages 5-9). - Amelia Woo (Columbia Room)
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1:30pm - 2:30pm
• Summary of 22q13 Deletion Syndrome data collection. - Katy Phelan & Curtis Rogers (Greenbriar Room)
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2:30pm - 5:30pm
Sensory Processing: Making Connections - Marty Zonca (Greenbriar Room)
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3:30pm - 5:30pm
• Sibling session No. 2 Ages (10-13) - Amelia Woo (Columbia Room)
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6:00pm - 7:30pm
• Dinner (Pinehurst Room)
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7:30pm - 8:30pm
• Committee meetings: Fundraising, Communications, Planning, Research, Regional Representatives. (Greenbriar Room)
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7:30pm - 10pm
• Time to relax. Entertainment compliments of a DJ. (Pinehurst Room)
Saturday, July 22nd
All day
• Genetic evaluations for new families.
• Scheduled family interviews with Steve Shaw.
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9:00am - 10:00am
• Legal issues: Guardianship, conservators hip, special needs trust. - Rick Wood (Green briar Room)
• Communication: Part 1. The Early Years, Techniques to Establish Beginning Communication. - Debra Dasher (Columbia Room)
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10:00am - Noon
Etiolating for Children with Special Needs. - Judy Coucouvanis (Greenbriar Room)
Dads-to-Dads session. - Nick Assendelft, Rory Jones & Dan Currell. (Columbia Room)
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Noon - 1:30pm
• Lunch Break (Pinehurst Room)
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1:30pm - 2:30pm
What Children with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome are Teaching Us: Educational, Psychological and Neuropsychological. - Steve Shaw (Greenbriar Room)
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2:30pm - 3:15pm
• Research Update. - Mike Friez & Randy Riddle (Greenbriar Room)
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3:30pm - 5:00pm
• Open discussion about medical issues, therapies. (Greenbriar Room)
• Communication: Part 2. Intermediate Level, Approaches for School, Augmentative Communication and Language Development. - Debra Deshur (Columbia Room)
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6:00pm - 8:00pm
• Cookout, baseball game for children, networking. (Outdoors - weather permitting).
Sunday, July 23rd
All day
• Genetic evaluations for new families (if necessary).
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8:00am - 9:00am
• Faith sharing. - Randy Riddle (Greenbriar Room)
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9:00am to Noon
• General session: Conference evaluations.
• Committee updates: Fundraising, Planning, Communication, Membership. Conference and Finances.
• Planning for 2008.
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12 Noon
• Conference ends.
• Foundation Board meeting. (Greenbriar Room)
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Free Time
Even though the conference has officially ended, please feel free to relax and continue talking with other parents if you would like. After such an intensive stay, this is a nice time to sit back. Thank you all for coming.
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