Events Calendar

Silicon Valley Boomer Summit Set for June 26
   If your work depends on success in the 50+ market, you should think about attending the upcoming Silicon Valley Boomer Summit, June 26 in Santa Clara, CA.
5/17/13 08:58 AM  read complete story

Sprint Honcho to Address Mobile Technology for Seniors, Others with Disabilities
   This event is focused on promoting and implementing accessible mobile communications and services for senior citizens and people with disabilities, a growing population of more than 1 billion persons worldwide.
4/30/13 4:54 PM  read complete story

National Assisted Living Week to Celebrate 'Homemade Happiness'
   The National Center for Assisted Living has selected "Homemade Happiness" as the theme for 2013 National Assisted Living Week, which will be held Sept. 8-14.
4/11/13 4:54 PM  read complete story

NAIPC to Host Inaugural National Conference in June
   The meeting will focus on both local and chapter issues and ways to build on the nation's aging in place movement.
3/18/13 12:02 PM  read complete story

IOM to Host Global Elder Abuse Workshop
   The Institute of Medicine, on April 17-18, will host a two-day public workshop on global elder abuse and its prevention. The workshop will begin at 8 a.m. on both days at the Keck Center, 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001.
2/28/13 2:48 PM  read complete story

Boomer Business Summit, Aging in America Conference Set
   Speakers this year include: author Gail Sheehy; Caring.com CEO Andy Cohen; AARP Editorial Director Myrna Blyth; Reuters columnist Mark Miller; and silver-market researcher Laurie Orlov.
2/7/13 5:04 PM  read complete story

Cruise for People with Parkinson's Set for Feb. 24
   Departing from Port Canaveral, FL, the Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas will tour the Eastern Caribbean, stopping in St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and Cococay.
1/8/13 1:11 PM  read complete story

Assistive Technologies, Aging, and Disability Are Workshop Topics
   More than 80% of older Americans have at least one chronic condition and more than 40 million Americans cope with disability as a result of illness, accident, or an inherited condition. These numbers are expected rise as the Baby Boom generation continues to age.
12/13/12 4:04 PM  read complete story

Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services to Meet
   The next meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services will be held Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 800, Washington, DC..
12/10/12 3 PM  read complete story

Greenlee to Participate in 'Grantmakers in Aging' Webinar
   Kathy Greenlee, administrator of the newly formed Administration for Community Living, will participate in next month's "Conversations with GIA" webinar. She will address the major changes that led to the creation of the organization and its impact on the traditional aging network.
6/20/12 10:28 AM  read complete story