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Events

Seventh Annual What’s Next Boomer Business Summit

Chicago, 19 March 2010

Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964
77 million baby boomers represent 28% of the US population and account for 77% of all financial assets
Every 7 seconds someone is turning 50
By 2010, 108 million people will be over 45
Households headed by someone 40 or older hold 91% of America’s net worth
Boomers constitute 35% to 38% of Internet users
The caregiving marketplace is $800 billion

Event website.

UPDATE: Donna Cusano will be moderating Ask the Analyst #4 at 8:20am on March 19. Her panel includes Liz Boehm, Principal Analyst of Forrester Research and Greg O'Neill, Director of the National Academy on an Aging Society.

Connected World Conference 2010

Chicago, June 15 - 18, 2010

Delivering insight into the emerging technology trends shaping the future of connected devices technology, we gather industry leaders, managers, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and urban professionals interested in learning, sharing, and presenting their ideas and vision about the future of technology. This event will give attendees a chance to explore the strategic shifts that new technologies will have now and into the future. Website.

II International Workshop on Ambient Assisted Living

September 7-10, 2010 Valencia, Spain

II International Workshop on Ambient Assisted Living (IWAAL 2010) to be held in Valencia in September 7-10, co-located within CEDI 2010. Call for papers. Information in Spanish.

Everywhere Healthcare (US)

Las Vegas, March 24, 2010

The one-day Everywhere Healthcare summit will be co-located with CTIA Wireless 2010 to provide an opportunity for N. American care to meet wireless operators "to discuss medical app strategies, remote patient monitoring, patient-centric principles and the challenges that the wireless health market must overcome to succeed." More info.

CUHTEC course: Personalised Budgets and Telecare (UK)

18 March and 23 June 2010

The course considers how the move to personalised or individualised budget will effect telecare service provision in the UK. We will consider the processes by which the scheme is administered and how this will affect how telecare is promoted and costed. We will also consider how you might make your telecare service attractive to service users so that they choose it rather than some other option. Download programme. (PDF)

Health 2.0 Europe

Paris. April 6-7, 2010

Health 2.0 Europe will integrate the best of European web/mobile based technologies, and compare them with the best of Health 2.0 from North America. The conference will involve 'rapid-fire' technology demos, discussions, provocative keynotes, localized for Europe. There will be special videos, an unconference session, the introduction of new companies at Health 2.0 Europe's Launch, great networking parties, and more! Website. [Nicely timed so you can then attend Med-e-Tel (April 14-16) after a weeks' vaccation.]

International Society For Gerontechnology 7th World Conference

Vancouver, Canada May 27-30, 2010

Theme: Technologies for Health, Quality of Life and Aging in Place. The World Conference is the principal multi-disciplinary meeting for professionals working in the field of gerontechnology. It is held once every two to five years and this is the first time it has been held in Canada. It brings together people who design, develop, prescribe, research, set policy for and use technology to enhance the health, functional capacity and quality of life of older adults. Website.

e-Health 2010: From Investment to Impact (Canada)

Vancouver, May 30th - June 2nd, 2010

Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Telehealth following its merger with Canada Health Informatics Association (COACH).

SPARC workshops (UK)

SPARC (Strategic Promotion of Ageing Research Capacity) running workshops of relevance to the telecare/telehealth community. Check the updated page from time to time or sign up to join (free).

Med-e-Tel

Med-e-Tel 2010 will attract healthcare providers, industry representatives, researchers, and government officials from countries around the world. The event showcases new technologies and services, and its comprehensive conference program focuses on a wide range of current telemedicine and ehealth experiences, business cases and research results.

Med-e-Tel is organized in collaboration with the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth and other national and international stakeholder organizations. Details are available at www.medetel.eu, where a library with presentations and abstracts from previous events can also be found.

Venue: Luxexpo, Luxembourg

Future dates:

April 14-16, 2010
April 6-8, 2011

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