Conference Day Two
Agenda: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
The Upside of Aging
• Continental Breakfast
6:00 am - 8:00 am
• General Registration
6:00 am - 8:00 am
• Marketplace Open
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Welcome & Remarks
8:00 am - 8:20 am
Conference Hosts
Arnie Morse, Executive Director [More]
Otsego County Commission on Aging

Dona Wishart, Assistant Director
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Otsego County Commission on Aging
Special Guests
Sharon Gire, Director [More]
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging

Jim Epolito, President and CEO
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Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Opening Session
8:20 am - 9:20 am
Livable Communities:  Wave of the Future
Elinor Ginzler, III - AARP, Washington DC
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Keynote Speaker
9:30 am - 11:00 am

Shifts Happen!  How the Age Wave will Transform our Lives
Maddy Dychtwald, Ph.D.
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Morning Wrap Up
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Dona Wishart , Assistant Director [More]
Otsego County Commission on Aging
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Luncheon Piazza & Marketplace
11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Lunch & Learn: Track A
Lunch & Learn: Track B
Afternoon Session
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

New Technologies for Successful Aging
Russ Bodoff, Executive Director
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Center for Aging Services Technologies

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Closing Session
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Tipping Points:  A Rising Tide
Thomas Hartwig, Ph.D., Executive Director
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Mature Living Environments
Gerontology Network

Conference Recognition and Closing Remarks
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Stuart White, SBSR Incorporated
Mary Doezema,
Executive Director, Aging Institute of Michgian