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History

Below shows a timeline of how WFDRSA was established

Timeline of the Events

1983, October

JFD Board decided to accept the request by the late Dr. Anderson.

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1983, November

JFD informed WFD Secretariat of the acceptance of the request.

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1983, December

WFD RSA was established in Japan and WFD announced that WFD located WFDRSA in Japan.

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1984, February

JFD announced that WFD RSA was located in Japan and the first Regional Director was Mr. Shozaburo Takeshima, who was the General Secretary of JFD.

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1st

1984 - 1994

Mr. Shozaburo Takeshima

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2nd

1994 - 2000

Mr. Eiichi Takada

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3rd

2000 - 2008

Mr. Takeo Ogura

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4th

2008 - 2015

Mr. Ichiro Miyamoto

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5th

2015 - 2019

Mr. Yasunori Shimamoto

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6th

2019 - 2023

Ms. U Ka Weng, Clarissa

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7th

2023 - 2026

Mr. Withayoot Bunnag

Directors of the WFDRSA

Timeline of Previous Venue for WFDRSA Events

Country
Host
Date
Representatives Meeting
Conference
World Congress of WFD
Zoom Video Communications
2025, August
37th WFDRSA Representative Meeting
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Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2024, August
36th WFDRSA Representative Meeting
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Jeju, South Korea
2023, July
35th WFDRSA Representatives Meeting
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19th World Congress of WFD
Zoom Video Communications
2022, April
34th WFDRSA Representatives Meeting
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Zoom Video Communications
2021, November
33rd WFDRSA Representatives Meeting
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Zoom Video Communications
2020, December
32nd WFDRSA Representatives Meeting
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Paris, France
2019, July
31st WFDRSA Representatives Meeting
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18th World Congress of WFD
Bangkok, Thailand
2018, December
30th WFDRSA Representatives Meeting
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Budapest, Hungary
2017, November
29th WFDRSA Representatives Meeting
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Singapore
2016, October
28th WFDRSA Representatives Meeting
5th WFDRSA Conference
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* It’s decided to add Pacific into WFDRSA, thus it became WFDRSA/P since then.
^ The Bylaws of the WFDRSA/P was adopted and the Management Committee was established.
# It’s agreed with the conclusion on the separation of Asia and the Pacific.
The most important foundation for the discussion in the Asia Region is the WFDRSA Representatives Meeting, which is held annually and hosted by the Ordinary Members of the WFDRSA. The experience of hosting the meeting greatly empowers the host association and also helps to raise awareness about deaf persons among the public in the host country.
In parallel with the WFDRSA/P Representatives Meeting, the APYS Representative Meeting was first held in Nepal in 2008, with the focus and emphasis on deaf youth of the Asia Region. WFD RSA Youth Camp is held every two years for deaf youth at the eligible age ranges from 18 to 35 years old. For more details, please click here (ADYS).

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