International Federation on Ageing 11th Global Conference on Ageing
28 May - 1 June 2012 Prague Czech Republic
Ageing Connects - IFA 11th Global Conference will take place at an important juncture in the largest demographic upheaval in the world’s history: globalisation, urbanisation and population ageing.
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Older people and development; health and well being; enabling environments and connected technologies are the themes through which delegates, sponsors and partner are linked across this ‘must be seen at’ global event.
Conference Goal and Objectives
The IFA 11th Global Conference on Ageing entitled ‘Ageing Connects” aims to have a positive impact on age-related policy and practice globally with particular interest in contributing to the dialogue in the Czech Republic and its region of Eastern Europe and the neighbouring region of Central Asia.
Specific conference objectives are:
To improve the capacity of delegates to introduce, implement, and advocate for effective, age-related policies and practices in their communities, countries and regions.
To influence leaders, including key policy makers, to increase their commitment to gender and age sensitive, evidence-based and human rights-based programs.
To serve as an accountability and feedback mechanism for those engaged at various levels on the response to ageing policy.
To improve public awareness of the impact of age discrimination and the need for responses to this stigmatization through the media and other means.
To improve understanding of the connection between human rights and the productivity and independence of older people.
To improve understanding of the relationship between the policy responses to global health, human rights, workplace priorities and development priorities among key stakeholders in these distinct fields.
To provide opportunities for multi-stakeholder dialogue in creative solutions to unresolved challenges in research and implementation of specific ageing policies and programmes.
Contact
Conference Host
Život 90
Mr. Jan Lorman, Director
Karolíny Světlé 18, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 222 333 530
Email: jan.lorman@zivot90.cz
PhDr. Daniela Retková
Karolíny Světlé 18, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 222 333 559
Email: Daniela.Retkova@zivot90.cz
Professional Congress Organizer
GUARANT International spol. s r.o.
Ms. Jitka Puldová, Project Manager
Opletalova 22, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 284 001 444
Email: puldova@guarant.cz
Fax: +420 284 001 448
Ms. Kristýna Mazánková, Sponsorship Manager
Opletalova 22, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 284 001 444
Email: mazankova@guarant.cz
Fax: +420 284 001 448
International Federation on Ageing
Dr. Jane Barratt, Secretary General
351 Christie Street, Toronto, Ontario M6G 3C3, Canada
Email: jbarratt@ifa-fiv.org
Website: www.ifa-fiv.org