At its Annual General Meeting on 22 January 2021, ICPS confirmed the election of two new members of its Executive Committee:
– Silvina Eckhardt, President, Fundación Obligado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
– Nonyelum Nweke, Executive Director, Cerebral Palsy Center, Lagos, Nigeria
The AGM also approved the nomination of Laurent Junier (Switzerland), outgoing Vice-Chair of ICPS, as a Life Member of the Society in recognition of his longstanding commitment as a clinician to supporting the leading role of persons with CP and their families.
At the first meeting of the newly constituted Executive Committee on 8 February 2021, Matthieu Chatelin (France), was elected Vice-Chair of ICPS. John Coughlan (Luxembourg)and Joaquim Alvarelhão (Portugal) were re-elected as Chair and Treasurer respectively.
The other members of the Executive Committee are Faik Benli (Turkey), Eleni Roditi (Greece), Fadia Safi (Lebanon) and Mahshid Salehi (UAE).