Early Bird Deadline has now been extended to 18 February 2010.
Pre-Conference
Senior Government Officials Meeting
The Senior Government Officials Meeting, coinciding with the IFA 10th Global Conference on Ageing, will be held on May 3rd, 2010 in Melbourne. The theme for this meeting will be 'Social Inclusion for an Ageing Population', and the meeting will attract many high profile attendees such as the new US Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kathy Greenlee. Click here for more information.
Conference
Program
Topics and Themes
Symposia, workshops, oral and poster presentations from around the world - including from the Indian sub-continent, Singapore, Japan, Northern Europe, Ireland, Germany, the UK, Canada, the US, the Middle East, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, embrace the diversity of older people across a range of critical issues including the key themes of :
Healthy Ageing
- International perspectives on active ageing
- Local communities and older people – creating age-friendly and healthy places
- Ageing and sexual expression
- Perspectives on working into older age
- Maintaining health into older age – programs, activities, health promotion and disease prevention
- Addressing the impacts of chronic health conditions into older age
Social Inclusion
- People with dementia – international perspectives on housing, independent living and programs
- Growing older with a disability – issues for the future
- Improving the lives of older people by using technology
- Ageing in a foreign land – culturally specific responses to the ageing community
- Initiatives of community agencies and NGO’s working with older people
- The experience of ageing – gender perspectives
Climate Change
- Creating a climate for environmental change
- The impact of climate change on older people – regional issues, government policy and community response
- Climate change and environmental sustainability – the contribution of older people to new wisdom
- Building assistance for older people into disaster response and sudden environmental change – getting better outcomes for older people
- Responding to climate change – Exploring aged care sector response to climate change
- Public policy response to climate change and its impact on older people
Resourcing Change
- The economic impacts of ageing communities
- An exploration of working into older age – choice or no choice - government policies, programs, workplace initiatives and the need to work to maintain income
- The concept of age friendliness – international ideas, initiatives, policy and practice
- Age-friendly design – design initiatives for the built environment, houses and retirement and care facilities
- Residential aged care into the future
- The aged care workforce – attracting, training, valuing and retaining the workforce
- Growing older gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transsexual or intersex – policy and practice in response to diversity
Human Rights
- International perspectives on human rights law and older people
- Elder abuse – issues, responses, policy and change
- Government responses to elder abuse – policies and practice
- ’In the best interest’ – legal issues around decisions with and for older people – policy and practice
- Exploring global issues on elder abuse
- Protecting human rights of older people in diverse communities
- Translating human rights into legislation – working toward a convention on human rights and older people
A final program for IFA 2010 is yet to be confirmed, however please click here for a list of accepted presentations by theme.
Key Speakers
We are pleased to announce the following key speakers for the IFA 10th Global Conference. Visit the speakers page for more information.

Dr John Beard
Director of the Department of Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organisation
Opening Keynote Address |

Dr Joel Sadavoy
Director of The Cyril & Dorothy, Joel & Jill Reitman Centre for Alzheimer's Support and Training
Daniel Thursz Memorial Lecture |

Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick
Commissioner Responsible for Age Discrimination - Australian Human Rights Commission |

Dr Kate Auty
Commissioner for Environment Sustainability (Victoria) |
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国際高齢者団体連盟(IFA)第10回国際会議
2010年5月3日-6日
Registration for IFA 2010 is Open!
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Important Dates
Registration: Now Open
Author Registration Deadline: 4 February 2010
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 18 February 2010
Accommodation: Non-refundable at 29 March 2010
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Updated speaker information is now available! Take a look at our speakers page for more information and keep watch for more program information coming soon!
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We are also pleased to announce that IFA 2010 will include site visits, with information due to be released soon. Site visits will include aged care facilities, physical activity programs, homeless older peoples centres and community care settings. Keep watch for regular updates!
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Congress Venue
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
Melbourne, Australia
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Conference Managers

arinex Pty Limited
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arinex Pty Limited has been appointed as the official PCO (Professional Conference Organiser). arinex is the largest total service provider for conferences, events, business travel and exhibitions in Australia. They are the only Australian partner of INCON, an exclusive international network of the world’s top conference organisers and event managers. They are ideally placed to combine international know how and local expertise to this Conference and look forward to working with IFA and all its members to produce the best Conference in its history.
Address for Communications
Please contact the Conference Managers at the address below for further
information.
IFA 2010 Conference Managers
GPO Box 128
Sydney NSW 2001, Australia
Deliveries:
Level 10, 51 Druitt Street, Sydney NSW 2001
Telephone (61) 2 9265 0700
Fax: (61) 2 9267 5443
Email: ifa2010@arinex.com.au