The Silver Workers Institute provides information about selected recent and forthcoming seminars related to the topic of Silver Work and Active Ageing.  Please click on the seminar title to get more information.    

• SEMINARS 2010 

25-28 August
6th World Ageing and Generations Congress, St. Gallen, Switzerland

10-11 June
Older Workers in a Sustainable Society–Great Needs and Great Potentials, Oslo, Norway 

27-30 May
7th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontechnology, ISG 2010, Vancouver, Canada
The theme is Technology for Health, Quality of Life and Aging-in-Place.

3 March
The economic value of healthy ageing and working longer, London.
Joint debate organised by the International Longevity Centre and the Actuarial Profession. 

10-12 February
Towards Better Work and Well-Being, Helsinki, Finland.
Organised by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. 

• RECENT SEMINARS 2009 and 2008 

7-9 December 2009
National Conference on Positive Aging, Eckers College, St. Petersburg, Fl 33711, U.S. Prof. Deller of the SWI contributed.

3-5 September 2009
World Ageing and Generations Congress, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
The Geneva Association and the Silver Workers Institute organised three sessions at this important congress: Silver Workers—Individual and Policy Perspectives (presentation: Silver Workers: Key Issues and Policies in Europe); Silver Workers—Meeting Company Challenges; and Silver Workers—Coordinating Public Policies and Key Factors. More information on the site of the WDA (World Demographic Association). 

2-6 August 2009
19th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time – Health and Well-being in the 24-h Society, Venice, Italy.
The aim of the Symposium is to update the scientific knowledge on important topics such as working hours, accident risk, ageing, health, etc., and propose practical and feasible solutions for a better organisation of working hours, more respectful of human health and social well-being.

5-10 July 2009 
XIXth World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics – Longevity, Health and Wealth, Paris, France.
The Silver Workers Institute proposed a session at this important congress. Four main themes: biological sciences; health sciences/geriatric medicine; behavioural and social sciences; social research, policy and practice. 

11-13 June 2009 
23rd Conference of European Society for Population Economics, Sevilla, Spain.

28-30 April 2009 
International Workshop: Employability and Labour Market Activation – Policy Replies in the Age of Demographic Change, in collaboration with the German Federal Academy of Public Administration (BAKöV), Menaggio/Loveno, Lake Como, Italy.
For more information please visit the EIPA homepage. 

27-28 April 2009
6th European Conference on Promoting Workplace Health , "Healthy Work – Healthy Lifestyle – Healthy Business", ENWHP, Perugia, Italy.

8-9 January 2009
Reinventing Retirement Asia: Employment and Active Engagement Beyond 50, AARP and Council for Third Age, Singapore. 

21-25 November 2008
Gerontological Society of America Congress, “Resilience in an Aging Society: Risks and Opportunities”, National Harbor, Maryland, USA.
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Deller of Leuphana University of Lüneburg & the Silver Workers Institute contributed.  

20-21 November 2008
Quality of Work–Quality of Life, The Role of Labour Inspection in Implementation of European and National Strategies, 2nd Joint Conference by the Latvian State Labour Inspectorate (SLI) within the framework of the European Social Fund (ESF) project and International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI), Riga, Latvia.

7 November 2008
Productive Aging Seminar: Work and Life Design after Retirement. Organised by JANCA (Japan NGO Council on Aging) and JARC (Japan Aging Research Centre). More information at www.jarc.net/int/ 

6-7 November 2008
5th Geneva Association Health and Ageing Conference – "Long-term Care, Risk Profiles, Future Determinants and Financing", London, U.K.
More information on The Geneva Association website. 

30-31 October 2008
The "Enterprise for Health" Management Conference, London, U.K. 

23-24 October 2008
Active Labour Market Policy – Learning from International Experiences, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Organised by the RECWOWE (European Research Network of Excellence), the European Training Centre for Social Affairs (EIPA-CEFASS) and the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration. 
The team of the Silver Workers Institute participated in this seminar. 

9-10 October 2008
International Workshop on postponing ageing "Contemporary Problems of Prolonging Work Ability. Age Management: Extending the Work Life", Tallinn, Estonia.

18 September 2008 
Active Seniors in Virtual Workspaces: Methodologies in Social Innovation, Brussels, Belgium.
For more information, please contact: eSangathan. 

4-8 September 2008
International Federation on Ageing Conference,  “Health, Participation and Security through an Enabling Environment”, Montreal, Canada.

28-30 August 2008
4th World Ageing & Generations Congress, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
The team of the Silver Workers Institute participated in this important meeting.  

23-24 June 2008 
AARP International Forum on The Future Workforce – New Strategies for New Demographics, Brussels, Belgium.
In cooperation with the European Commission. Ms Leena Maxin from Lüneburg University and in partnership with The Geneva Association and the Silver Workers Institute participated in the conference.