AARP Virginia Hosts 2009 Diversity and Aging Forum

Back by popular demand, AARP Virginia will be sponsoring the 2009 Diversity and Aging Forum. The first forum, held in 2007, sold out and featured such notable people as Governor Tim Kaine, former Governor and Richmond Mayor Doug Wilder and many notable Virginia academic, professional and business leaders. The event will be held at the Virginia Holocaust Museum, Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The registration fee is $25 which includes all sessions, materials and lunch.

Many of the topics relevant to an aging and more diverse Commonwealth will be discussed. Sessions will be held on financial security, the housing crisis, health care reform, older workers and other hot topics related to diversity and aging. The forum is organized by AARP Virginia Diversity Advisory Committee, which is comprised of some the leading organizations representing diverse populations in Virginia. The committee has been functioning since 2006 and has successfully organized diversity related events throughout the Commonwealth. The 2007 forum marked the first time in Virginia that the two issues of diversity and aging were organized into a high level event. My Lan Tran of the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce and Jim Naggles, an attorney with the Virginia Poverty Law Center are co-chairs for the 2009 forum.

This site will be updated every couple of weeks, so check back frequently for registration information and updated lists of confirmed speakers.