Registration is open! With Early registration you can save from 15 to 25 percent off regular and onsite registration fees!
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If your organization plans to send five or more individuals to attend or present at the 2012 Aging in America Conference, you can save up to 10 percent off your applicable registration fees by registering as a group.
Our conference announcement book with full program details and schedules is available now! ASA members and previous conference attendees will receive a copy in the mail, but you can also download a PDF version here, or click here to request a printed copy.
Site Visits are local excursions to see successful programs in action. The fee to attend each is $40. Transportation is included. Each site visit is open to the first 50 registrants and preregistration is required. If you are interested in attending any of the Site Visits listed below, be sure to sign up early when you register online!
Friday, March 30 | 8:30–11:30 am
Having the Adult Day Services program located in the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Inter-Generational Center along with the Safeway Inclusive Child Development Center provides opportunities to plan meaningful intergenerational activities for children and adults. Specific programs are tailored for appropriate developmental levels and can include music, dancing, drawing and singing. In addition, interested adults are given regular opportunities to volunteer in the child development center. Older people have the opportunity to share their wisdom with the youngsters. Though they may be living with a cognitive impairment or physical frailty, they are able to give as well as to receive and be useful members of the community.
Friday, March 30 | 9:00 am–Noon
Visit the award-winning Adult Day Health, Wellness and Arts Center, tour the Iona Gallery and hear a presentation on aging well and living well. The presentation will include an overview of aging services in Washington, DC, innovative collaborations and partnerships that are improving services in the city, and programs in the visual and performing arts that are helping people age well and live well at Iona.
Two websites launched in mid May targeted at the ever-growing population of those caring for those with Alzheimer’s. Read More
The group embarks on a four-day camping trip to explore the summertime sights and sounds — and create long-lasting memories along the way Read More