Confirmed presentations

The following presentations are confirmed:

"Higher education in gerontology in the Nordic countries, the role of the Nordic Gerontologic Federation". By Jón Snaedal, MD and President of NGF

“Nordic master education and new initiatives from the Nordic Board of Ministers”. By Kai Koivumäki, Senior adviser, Nordic Board of Ministers.

“Future Leaders of Ageing Research in Europe, FLARE”. Professor Kenneth Abrahamsson, ERA-AGE and Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research.

“The Marie Curie initiative in the EU and Nordic countries”, Cecilia Grevby, International coordinator, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research.

“The Nordic Master in Gerontology, NordMaG”. Virpi Outinen, PhD, Jyväskylä University.

“The Swedish National Graduate School on Ageing, sweducaging.se”. Torbjörn Svensson, Associate professor, CASE, Lund University. 

Call for presentations

We would very much like to have applications for making a presentation at the conference. Please send in a title, a short abstract no longer than a half page, your name and affiliation. The presentations will be for 20 minutes including time for questions.

Send your application to Torbjörn Svensson at torbjorn.svensson@med.lu.se
Abstract submission deadline: January 31st, 2012
Notice of acceptance: March 15th, 2012

The Conference is free of charge

The conference is free of charge and will include a light dinner in the evening Wednesday 13 and a lunch on Thursday 14.

Number of attendants 

The number of attendants is limited to 60. So hurry to enlist!

Venue

The conference will be held at the Belfrage Lecture Hall, building D, floor 15, BMC. Klinikgatan 32, Lund. See map at http://g.co/maps/6hycn. On a clear day you will be able to look over to Copenhagen. So get a seat!

Schedule 

The conference will start at 15.00 on Wednesday June 13 and end at 16.00 on Thursday June 14.

June 13: 15.00 – 18.00
June 14: 08.30 – 16.00

Accommodation

Attendants of the conference are asked to arrange the hotel stay at their own convenience. If you need assistance with finding options please contact Pernilla Siming at pernilla.siming@med.lu.se

Registration

To register contact Pernilla Siming at pernilla.siming@med.lu.se.

Send name, address, affiliation, and e-mail address if different from the one you mail the application from.

Confirmation of attendance will be sent no later than March 15, 2012. 

 

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Lund!

Professor Susanne Iwarsson - President

Associate professor Torbjörn Svensson - Secretary General