The Columbia-Fudan Global Summit on Population Aging

Fudan University, Shanghai, China

The Columbia-Fudan Global Summit on Population Aging Date: 17-19 October 2016 Location: Fudan University, Shanghai, China The Conference is co-hosted by the United States’ Columbia University and Shanghai’s Fudan University. We have also invited an international community of experts to the conference. [...]

Cities on the Move

okyo, Japan

Cities on the Move Date: 4 November 2016 Location: Tokyo, Japan Following two successful events in Mountain View, CA (2014) and London (2015), the New Cities Foundation will once again assemble about 150 of the most insightful voices from policy, [...]

Community Driven Development (CDD) training for development practitioners

Hanoi, Vietnam

Community Driven Development (CDD) training for development practitioners Date: 14-18 November 2016 Location: Hanoi, Vietnam Community Driven Development (CDD) is a week-long training for development practitioners and others interested in strengthening their knowledge, tools and understanding of supporting community development [...]

ADBI–Asian Growth Research Institute Joint Workshop on Aging in Asia

Kitakyushu City, Japan

Date: 15-16 November 2016 Location: Kitakyushu City, Japan This conference aims to produce a large number of papers featuring the latest academic findings and insights on a broad range of issues connected with population ageing in Asia, including the following: [...]

4th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2016 (WCGG-2016)

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

4th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2016 (WCGG-2016) Date: 18-20 November 2016 Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan BIT’s 4th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2016 (WCGG-2016) contribute to offering professionals in the frontier technologies in Geriatrics and Gerontology fields from governments, international [...]

Developing long-term care services for older people

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Developing long-term care services for older people Date: 21-24 November 2016 Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand The course aims to provide participants a solid understanding of the essential considerations in developing long-term care (LTC) systems and the key policy and design decisions [...]

Opportunities and Challenges in Family Support for Older Persons in Thailand

Centara Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand

A Development Cooperation Seminar (DCS) for the United Nations in Thailand. This year’s theme will be “Opportunities and Challenges in Family Support for Older Persons in Thailand”. The date is Friday, 27 January 2017 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. [...]

Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) 2017

Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld 22nd and 23rd Fl., 999/99 Rama 1 Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) is an annual international conference focusing on policy-related health issues of global significance. The conference is hosted by the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, the Thai Ministry of Public Health, Mahidol University and other global [...]

Health Outcomes Tool (HOT) Training in Chiang Mai

Convention Center, the Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand 199/42 Chang Klan Rd, Chiang Mai, Thailand

"Health Outcomes Tool" (HOT) is a simple assessment that can be administered at the field level, to help us understand how older people's health status, functionality, and access to health services change over time. To introduce this new tool to HelpAge [...]