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Conference - ‘Ageing in Latin America: Developing the Research Agenda’
The demographic ageing of societies represents one of the major challenges
for the 21st century. As fertility has fallen, longevity has increased, with
older people living longer and healthier old ages. The experience and
meaning of old age is being transformed. However, in Latin America the
context for this is very different from other world regions. Population
ageing is taking place much more rapidly than it has done in Europe and
North America for example, and against a background of limited health care
and social protection. Both collaborative research and data collection are
now needed to better understand the implications.
The Oxford Institute of Ageing is pleased to announce the first conference
in Oxford on “Ageing in Latin America”, which will take place at the Oxford
Institute of Ageing on July 2-3, 2009.
The programme includes key speakers from all over Latin America and from the
UK, including:
Armando Barrientos, Manchester University, UK
Sylvia Beales, HelpAge International, London, UK
Ricardo Iacub, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rosita Kornfeld Matte, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile
George Leeson, Institute of Ageing, Oxford University, UK
Blanca Lopez La Vera, Pontificia Universidad Católica, San Miguel, Peru
Conference attendance is free, registration is mandatory; deadline for
registrations is 1 June 2009.
Please download the programme and registration form from our website:
http://www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/events/conferences-workshops
A flyer is available here:
http://www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/system/files/LARNAConferenceflyer.pdf
This conference is sponsored by the British Academy.
We would be delighted if you would pass this on to any colleagues whom you
think would be interested.
We look forward to seeing you in July!
The Oxford Institute of Ageing
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Oxford Institute of Ageing, University of Oxford
Manor Road Building, Manor Road, UK-Oxford OX1 3UQ
Tel.: +44-1865-286193, Fax +44-1865-286191
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