Invitation International Conference on Ageing and Technology, 2010-03-25 – 2010-03-25, Vechta / Germany

120 national and international experts will discuss the state of the art on Ageing and Technology from 2010-03-23 to 2010-03-25 in Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany. Organized by the Lower Saxony Research Network “Design of Environments for Ageing”, the conference aims at researchers in gerontology and geriatrics, computer scientists, technicians, sociologists, economists and psychologists working in the field of “Ageing and Technology” or “Ambient Assisted Living”. Prof. Sabine Koch (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm) will give the keynote presentation entitled “Healthy ageing supported by technology – an interdisciplinary research challenge” on Tuesday. Dr. Paul Timmers (ICT for Inclusion, European Commission) will give a lecture on the political framework and European goals for ICT and inclusion on the second day. Don’t miss the chance to discuss with our speakers and guests. The full program and speaker list can be taken from the attached conference invitation. The conference will be hosted by the University of Vechta, located in the “Oldenburger Münsterland” between the cities of Bremen, Oldenburg and Osnabrück. The number of participants is limited – make sure you reserve your place in time. For further information please visit http://www.altersgerechte-lebenswelten.de/conference and see the attached conference invitation. By the way: you can get a first impression of the project “Design of Environments for Ageing” two weeks before the conference at the CeBIT 2010 exposition in Hannover. Visit us in Hall 9 on the Lower Saxony Booth.