Academy of Social Sciences / Social Research Association Conference

Ethics in social science: regulation, review or scrutiny?

11 May 2009 9.30 - 4pm

Amnesty International UK, 17-25 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EA

This conference will examine how the current and developing system of reviewing/scrutinising/regulating social science research projects is working and how it might best be developed in the future. It is relevant to people across the social science community involved in the process of `reviewing’ the ethics of particular research projects or with experience of submitting or supervising proposals for review. The day is in two parts, the morning on the policy aspects and the overall system and the afternoon on aspects of practice, with time for discussion and exchange of views.

Programme

BSG ERA Conference 2009

14-15 May 2009

Cardiff, Wales

The BSG ERA conference offers the opportunity for emerging researchers to present papers based on their work to an informed audience of research students, academics, trained professionals and others in a questioning and supportive environment.

Day 1 (half-day)

* BSG president welcome (Professor Judith Phillips)
* Tour of Senedd
* Meet and greet Assembly Members
* Presentation by Ruth Marks, Commissioner for Older People in Wales
* Informal conference dinner in Cardiff Bay

Day 2 (full-day)

* Older People & Long Term Care (OPLTCP) presentation
* Student presentations (this is a major part of the event— it gives students an opportunity to practice presenting their research in front of their peers in a non-threatening atmosphere)
* Student workshop on professional networking
* BSG incoming president closing (Professor Miriam Bernard)

The future of family support for older people workshop

London 14-15 May 2009

European Association for Population Studies (EAPs) Working Group on Demographic Change and the Support of Older People and ESRC (UK ) Programme on Modelling Ageing Populations to 2030 (MAP2030).

The EAPs Working Group on Demographic Change and the Support of Older People is organising a second workshop on ‘The Future of Family Support for Older People’ to be held in London, UK 14-15 th May 2009 in collaboration with the UK Economic and Social Research Council ‘Modelling Ageing Populations to 2030’ programme.

Provisional programme:

Thursday May 14 th 4-6 p.m.

MAP2030 open seminar followed by reception.

‘A future care gap? Informal care for older people by their adult children: Projections of demand and supply in England’
Linda Pickard, London School of Economics

‘Households and later life transitions: Projections and implication’
Emily Grundy & Sanna Read, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Friday May 15th

10.00 a.m. to 4p.m. Workshop presentations

4p.m. – 5p.m. Future plans.

Application form

Please complete application form if interested and email to:

Emily.grundy@lshtm.ac.uk

Ageing in China and the UK

London, 20 May 2009

XIXth IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Longevity, Health and Wealth

Paris, 5-9 July 2009

Every four years, the World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics represents a unique and irreplaceable event attended by experts from around the world to discuss the latest findings in the field of ageing. The 19th congress, which is taking place in Paris in 2009, is particularly important, as it coincides with an ideological u-turn. Lifespan extension and the growing number of elderly people, once considered as catastrophic, are now viewed as an indisputable progress.

There is a growing consensus that population ageing is not necessarily contributing to economic decline. The selected theme: “longevity, health and wealth” aspires to illustrate this change in attitude vis-à-vis a global phenomenon of unparallel scale.

With the support of the IAGG (International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics) the “Société Française de Gériatrie et Gérontologie” is delighted to organise an event that will bring together the top representatives from all branches of this expanding discipline.

From the biologist working on the fundamental mechanisms of ageing to the financial agent or head of institution, without forgetting doctors, nurses or psychologists dealing with care or research…. all those concerned with gerontology will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and promote their work. Results from ongoing important research will also be presented for the first time.

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Bereavement Research Forum Symposium 14th July 2009

The BRF exists to Provide a forum to debate current / future research, influence policy makers and funders of research and support and encourage both producers and users of research. We run several symposia every year.

Guest Speaker: Robert Neimeyer, Professor Clinical (Psychotherapy) Psychology, University of Memphis

Tuesday 14th July 2009

Venue: St Anne's College, Oxford

Please see our website for further details and contact Shana to apply for membership or to attend any of our events.

Ageing, Body and Society Study Group
Co-Convenors: Dr Wendy Martin (University of Reading) and Professor Julia Twigg (University of Kent)

You are warmly invited to the 2nd Annual Conference of the Ageing, Body and Society study group. We are delighted that the British Library, St Pancras, London, are our co-hosts for this conference, that enables us to present our research in a very special, prestigious and engaging venue, close to the centre of the London.

Gender, Ageing and the Body
A One Day Conference: Monday 20th July 2009
British Library, St Pancras, London

www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/loc/stp/index.html

Keynote Address: Professor Toni Calasanti (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA )
Plenary Address: Dr Sadie Wearing (LSE, London, UK)

Call for Abstracts and Invitation to Delegates
With an increasing interest in the significance of gender to how people experience their ageing bodies, this one day conference seeks to bring together researchers, academics and practitioners whose work explores and highlights men and women’s experiences and perceptions of growing older in gendered bodies. We encourage researchers to share their perspectives on ‘gender, ageing and the body’ and welcome abstracts on different theoretical and methodological approaches, emergent ideas, work in progress, practitioner perspectives, and empirical findings.

We invite abstracts for presentations that will be 15 - 20 minutes in length. When submitting your abstract please use the BSA abstract form on our conference website www.britsoc.co.uk/events/ageing

Please provide the following information: title of your presentation; the author, organisation and e-mail address of presenter/s; and a summary of the proposed presentation using a maximum of 250 words. Please submit your abstract to the BSA conference office at conference@britsoc.org.uk by Friday 1st May, 2009.

The British Society of Gerontology 38th Annual Conference

Culture, Diversity and Ageing

2 - 4th September 2009

Key note speakers: Alan Walker ; Gloria Gutman and Merrill Silverstein

Conference themes:

• Cultures of ageing
• Research methods
• Health and wellbeing for older people
• Ageing and technology
• Long-term health and social care
• Diversity and discrimination

For further information contact:
Lisa Sinfield
School of Health and Social Care
University of the West of England, Bristol
Glenside Campus
Blackberry Hill, Stapleton
Bristol BS16 1DD
Telephone +44 (0) 117 32 88487
Facsimile +44 (0) 117 32 88443
E-mail Lisa.Sinfield@uwe.ac.uk

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Research Network on ‘Ageing in Europe’ at the 9th ESA Conference

2 - 5th September 2009, Lisbon, Portugal

During the conferences of the European Sociological Association in Helsinki (2001), Murcia (2003), Torun (2005) and Glasgow (2007), the Research Network on Ageing in Europe organised very successful paper sessions and discussions. Increased interest in the topic of ageing resulted in 15 sessions at the Glasgow conference. We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make these sessions such a lively and stimulating experience, and for their presentations and discussions.

At the 9th conference of the European Sociological Association in Lisbon, http://www.esa9thconference.com, the Ageing in Europe Research Network will again hold paper sessions that focus on empirical, theoretical and conceptual aspects of research on ageing. These sessions will continue ongoing discussions, pick up the conference topic ("European Society or European Societies?"), and add some new themes. Papers will fit into the following thematic areas:

• Ageing and Technology (AAL, ICT)
• Senior Markets, Consumerism and the Demand for Goods and Services
• Ageing Societies and the Welfare State
• Diversity, Inequality and Equity in Ageing Societies
• Active Ageing Between Labour Markets and Retirement
• Formal and Informal Care and Older People
• Health, Mortality and the Experience of Ageing
• Informal Networks and Intergenerational Relations
• Quality of Life in Ageing Societies
• Norms and Values in the Field of Ageing
• Interculturality, Cross-Cultural Comparisons and Ageing
• Images of Ageing and Alternative Approaches
• Biography
• Time Use, Cultural and Social Participation

Early-bird registration will close on 15th May 2009.

We look forward to meeting you in Lisbon!
Ricca Edmondson (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ricca.Edmondson@nuigalway.ie)
Harald Künemund (University of Vechta, Germany, harald.kuenemund@uni-vechta.de)

Embodiment, Subjectivity and Ageing Research Symposium

10-11 Sept 2009, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Research Symposium on  Embodiment, Subjectivity and Ageing: Emerging Areas of Exploration.

The main focus of this symposium will be social scientific research on what embodiment entails in the context of older age, experiences of the ageing body, and discourses (medical and non-medical) about such experiences. The meeting will bring together anthropologists, sociologists and researchers in assistive technology with a shared interest in investigating ageing, subjectivity and the body. The symposium is intentionally planned as a one and a half day event in order to foster a lively seminar atmosphere, and to offer participants the opportunity for informal networking at an evening event with a view to extending collaboration outwards from the symposium itself into future directions.

Confirmed speakers include:

Professor Lawrence Cohen (Anthropology, Berkeley) The Cataract Body: Reflections on the Gift of Surgery in the Constitution of Aging Subjects

Professor  Sharon Kaufman (Anthropology, UCSF) Time, The Clinic, and the Making of Reflexive Longevity

Professor John Bond (Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle) The Politics of Anti-Ageing Technologies

Dr Katie Brittain (Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle) Technocitizens: Ageing in Place for People with Dementia

Professor Paul Higgs (Royal Free and University College Medical School, Medical Sociology,UCL) The Sociology of Frailty

Dr Julian C. Hughes (Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and IAH) Dr Wendy Martin (School of Health and Social Care, Reading) Ageing, the Lived Body and Everyday Life

Dr Tiago Moreira (School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham) Ageing in Technological Democracies: Experiments in Subjectivity

Dr Patrick Olivier (CultureLab, Newcastle University) Dr Emmanuelle Tulle (Sociology, Glasgow Caledonian University) Physical
Activity in Later Life: Subjectivity, Bodily Surveillance and Bodily Competence

Professor Julia Twigg (School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, Kent) Clothing, Identity, and the Embodiment of Age

Dr Jayne Wallace (CultureLab, Newcastle University)

Anyone with shared interests is invited to participate in this exciting symposium. Please register in advance at
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/niassh/Ageing/index.htm.

If you wish to attend or learn more about the event, please visit the website at: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/niassh/Ageing/index.htm or email the symposium convenor, Dr Cathrine Degnen, at cathrine.degnen@ncl.ac.uk

This symposium is generously supported by the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness, the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, HaSS Faculty, and the Institute for Health and Society.

Cap/SPARC International Research Conference

16 - 17 September 2009, Belfast

The first Cap/SPARC International research conference will take place at Queen's University Belfast on 16 & 17th September. Confirmed speakers include:

• Professor James McCarthy, Provost and Senior Vice President, Baruch College, The City University of New York;
• Professor Ian Deary, Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh;
• Dame Joan Harbison, Older People's Advocate for Northern Ireland;
• Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Medical Gerontology, Trinity College, Dublin;
• Chris Phillipson, Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology, University of Keele;
• Dr Dermot O'Reilly, Epidemiology & Public Health, Queen's University Belfast;
• Dr Susanne Sorensen, Head of Research, Alzheimer's Society UK.

There will also be opportunities for people to present their research at parallel sessions, to this end you are invited to submit an abstract via the conference website: http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/planningtogether/

International Workshop on the Socio-Economics of Ageing

30 October 2009, Lisbon, Portugal

Call for Papers

Place: ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PORTUGAL

Organisers: Paula Cristina Albuquerque (pcma@iseg.utl.pt) and Francisco Nunes (fnunes@iseg.utl.pt)

Keynote Speaker: Emily Grundy

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 25 May 2009

The world is ageing rapidly. The ageing of societies is a central issue in most social sciences. The analysis of the challenges and opportunities that are offered to today’s policy markers is crucial to guarantee an adequate welfare level in the future. A country's economic prospects may change with population ageing as a result of the different needs and productive capacities of different age groups. Ageing also affects intergenerational relations, living arrangements and attitudes. In this workshop we want to consider both the economic dimension and the social process of ageing societies. This workshop intends to bring together a group of researchers who are interested in the socio- economics of ageing. They will have the opportunity to present and discuss scientific papers and, if willing, to establish an international network to communicate and study together.

We welcome submission of theoretical, empirical and policy papers. The suggested topics include, but are not necessarily limited to, the relation between population ageing and the following:

• Economic growth.
• Life-cycle consumption and saving profiles.
• Labour market behaviour.
• Well-being or happiness.
• The economic status of the elderly.
• Poverty, income distribution inequality, and social exclusion.
• Living arrangements and care arrangements.
• Intergenerational transfers, both public and private.
• Effects on the family.
• Insurance.

Proposals containing the title, name(s) of author(s), institutional affiliation(s) and an extended abstract (2-3 pages) should be submitted by e-mail to pcma@iseg.utl.pt until the 25th of May 2009. Decisions will be taken shortly after that. After acceptance, registration with a fee of 25 Euros will be required. Details will be sent to all designated participants in due course.

A website will be accessible from early 2009 through the link www.iseg.utl.pt/ageing. Registration should be made by e-mail.

Second Middle East Congress on Age, Ageing& Alzheimer's: Challenges in Geriatric Care

November 4th to 6th, 2009, Quality Inn, Tripoli, Lebanon

We are announcing the Second Middle East Congress on Age, Ageing& Alzheimer's: Challenges in Geriatric Care expected to be held on Nov 4th to 6th, 2009 in parallel to the MEAMA Workshop from 5-8 Nov 2009 (Health Care Services for the Elderly) by the Middle-East Academy for Medicine of Ageing. This is inspired by the first Middle East Congress on Ageing organized in Istanbul. The conference will be in -at Quality Inn - Tripoli - Lebanon

The Aging Phenomenon" considered as one of the most significant developments of the 21st century brings some complicated and intricate outcomes with it when evaluated in societal terms. Middle Eastern countries have certain cultural, social and economic characteristics in common with similar aspiration. The percentage of elderly in the Middle East is expected to increase with improvement of the health care delivery in the area. The region , like other developing countries, needs to define the policies and programs that will reduce the burden of aging populations on the society and its economy. There is a need to ensure the availability of health and social services for older persons and promote their continuing participation in a socially and economically productive life.

Major changes continue to occur in Geriatric Care in the Region. There are increasing external and internal pressures to improve the quality of patient care, providing better services for the elderly , and to emphasize health policies and regulation that protect the elderly in the region. Hence the conference on "The Challenges in Geriatric Care" will involve public organizations and NGOs cooperating to share information, skill and experience in a gradually increasing manner, and taking the lead in great social developments with the resulting synergy, reveals itself as a phenomenon worth appreciation. Moreover, the developments gain speed with the financing provided by the business world, which is aware and conscientious of its social responsibilities.

The Program of the Second Middle East Congress on Aging will include the following:

· Middle East and Aging

· Health Care Services for the Elderly

· Education and training for the team

· Alzheimer's disease

· The Elderly People and Developments

· Health and Welfare

· Support Mechanisms

· Mental Health

· Geriatric Syndrome

· Towards the formation of Social Policies

· Other Issues

The conference will consider issues in Geriatric Care and Education, sharing and evaluating experiences of clinicians and other healthcare professionals from the Middle-East and around the world on matters affecting patient care and education.

Speakers well known in their field will be invited from the Middle-East, Europe, Australia, and the USA in addition to local speakers. We are looking forward to the possibility of including your organization, institution or University in this prestigious event. We would like to know whether your organization would like officially to be part of this important event and whether you would like to nominate any member of your organization to be member of the committees below?

· International Advisors Members

· Scientific

· Organization

· Social

In addition we would like to know whether you will be interested to be one of the speakers for the congress?

Hoping that you will join us in bringing together an exciting program for Geriatric Care, we thank you very much for your attention and look forward to receiving your response.

Conference website : http://www.meama.com/secondconference/index.htm

42nd National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology

25 - 27th November 2009, National Convention Centre, Canberra, Australia

Abstract Submission is NOW OPEN

Translation & Transformation: Connecting what we know and what we do

Further information, as well as online abstract submission, is available on the conference website – please visit the program page at www.aagconference.com

Abstract Submissions close 5pm on Monday 11th May 2009.

For further information, please contact the Conference Managers:

EAST COAST CONFERENCES
Jayne Hindle, Jane Howorth, Susan Contemprée, Amy McIntosh

T: (61-2) 6650 9800 F: (61-2) 6650 9700 M: 0423 497 038

PO Box 848, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 Australia

jayne@eastcoastconferences.com.au

www.eastcoastconferences.com.au

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