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AARP Virginia Hosts 2009 Diversity and Aging Forum
AARP President, Administration on Aging official, to keynote
Is Virginia ready for the age wave? In just three years, a quarter of all workers will be age 55 or older, which means Virginia employers need to be ready.
Participants at the 2009 AARP Diversity and Aging Forum will tackle these issues from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 12 at the Virginia Holocaust Museum. Click to see the complete schedule.
At the Diversity and Aging Forum, businesses, government officials and individuals can explore state and national diversity trends and prepare for changes taking place as baby boomers age.
For example, one-fourth of all workers will be 55 or older by 2012, according to U.S. Census estimates, and women now make up 46 percent of the current workforce.
Co-chairs for the 2009 forum are My Lan Tran of the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce and Jim Naggles, an attorney with the Virginia Poverty Law Center. Sessions will focus on financial security, the housing crisis, health care reform and older workers. The forum is organized by the AARP Virginia Diversity Advisory Committee, which is comprised of some the leading organizations representing diverse populations in Virginia.
Why You Should Attend
Diversity and aging will have a tremendous impact on Virginia, America and the world. In the coming years policy makers, business leaders, and government officials all will be grappling with the challenges these issues present. Issues such as health care, employment, marketing, and immigration are just a few that are directly affected by diversity and aging. Attend this innovative forum to help you and your organization better prepare for the future.
What to Expect
• Emerging trends, cutting-edge research, and innovative programs on diversity and aging
• Issues faced by older adults from diverse communities
• Information on managing an older and more diverse workforce
Keynote speakers for the event include AARP President Jennie Chin Hansen and Kathy Greenlee, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging.
President Barack Obama nominated Greenlee in May and the United States Senate unanimously confirmed her as the fourth Assistant Secretary for Aging at the Department of Health and Human Services. She served as Kansas’ Secretary of Aging, heading a cabinet-level agency. Greenlee had previously served as the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman in Kansas, as well as the state’s Assistant Secretary of Aging, with the responsibilities of legislative liaison and chief budget officer. Greenlee also served as general counsel at the Kansas Insurance Department.
Hansen spent nearly 25 years as executive director of On Lok, Inc., a nonprofit family of organizations providing integrated and comprehensive primary and long-term care community-based services in San Francisco. She currently teaches nursing at San Francisco State University and chairs a nurse leadership grant focused on acute care hospitals and safety at UCSF's Center for the Health Professions.
The registration fee of $25 includes all sessions, materials and lunch. To register, dowload the complete brochure at: assets.aarp.org/www.aarp.org_/cs/misc/diversity_aging_forum_brochure.pdf
You may also call 1-877-926-8300.
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