Volume 5June 2000

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Prof Gary Andrews, Australia
Secretary General
Prof Mary Luszcz, Australia
Treasurer
Mr Charles Young, Australia
President Elect
Dr. Gloria Gutman, Canada
Past President
Prof Edit Beregi, Hungary

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FROM THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY GENERALThis year marks the 50th anniversary of theInternational Association of Gerontology. Tocelebrate this watershed occasion, in December
the IAG Executive, Regional Chairs and Presidentsof Member Associations will have the opportunity
to meet and consider future strategic directions
for the Association and contribute to a United
Nations’ project a Research Agenda on Ageing
for the 21st Century (RAA-21). Invitations to themeeting are currently being distributed. The
Salsomaggiore Terme is generously offering toprovide full accommodation and board fordelegates for the 3 days of the IAG meeting andtravel grant assistance is being provided by
Novartis Foundation for Gerontology for Presidents
whose travel cannot be funded by their Associations.
A full day will be devoted to discussion of future
strategic directions for the IAG. The next halfday will be a joint consultation, when the IAG
representatives and a Panel of experts with an
ongoing involvement in developing the Research
Agenda will convene. Participants will also
include the Officer in Charge, Dr. Alexandre
Sidorenko and others from the UN Office on
Ageing. The UN Expert Panel will continue theirdeliberations for a further 2 days in order to draft
the final Research Agenda. The United Nations
Research Agenda project is supported by theNovartis Foundation for Gerontology and isconvened by the IAG in support of the UN
Programme on Ageing
The Second Congress Planning Committee
Meeting for the 2001 Vancouver Congressconvened by Dr. Gloria Gutman, President-Electof IAG will precede the gathering of Presidents
and Regional Chairs.
Hence the 50th Anniversary of the IAG will
represent an occasion when it will be possible
to build upon the proud history of the Associationand vigorously pursue the further development
and achievements of national and global
gerontological activities into the opening yearsof the new century.
An agenda will be set for the meeting in
Salsomaggiore, Italy that we are confident will
engender vigorous and positive consideration andGary Andrews
President

Mary Luszcz
Secretary General/
Vice President

debate about the IAG’s future directions and will
set goals and objectives to guide the organisation
through the coming years.

Preparation for Salsomaggiore
In the months leading up to the gathering in
December it will be important for Member
Organisations to consider the goals, objectives andstrategies they would like to see adopted by the
IAG. The Presidents and Regional Chairs, when
they arrive for the meetings in Salsomaggiore in
December, should come well primed with input
and direction from their own Associations andRegions so that the meetings can draw on theviews of the widest possible gerontologicalconstituency across the globe.
The meeting will review the visions and missionof the Association as well as considering draft
goals and objectives. Background papers and adraft strategic plan will be distributed before themeeting. The working draft of a revision of the
IAG’s Manual of Operating Procedures will also
be distributed for comment. The end result is
expected to be a strategic plan and set of operating
principles that will be presented for approval to
the IAG Council meeting to be held in Vancouverin July, 2000.
We look forward to an exciting and fruitful meetingin Salsomaggiore in December and will report on
the outcomes in the IAG’s first newsletter of 2001.
Gary Andrews, President
Mary Luszcz, Secretary General/Vice President

PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS FOR DISCUSSION IN SALSOMAGGIORE
The founders of the International Association ofGerontology were a small but highly dedicatedgroup who saw the need for promoting thescience of gerontology world wide. They
recognised the importance of forming aninternational organisation made up of
associations concerned with research or training
with respect to ageing to further these aims.
Initially major emphasis was placed on
fundamental biological, physiological andbiomedical aspects of ageing but from the
beginning the need to consider research inbehavioural, psychological and social arenas was
acknowledged. The Association first known as
the International Association of GerontologicalSocieties (IAGS) came into being at the FirstInternational Congress of Gerontology held in
Leige, Begium in July 1950. The Association’sname was changed in the same year to theInternational Association of Gerontology (IAG).

The ultimate vision is of a world in which
individual and population ageing is substantially
understood in scientific terms and its
consequences are fully appreciated at all levelsof public and private organisation. In addition thevision is for the pursuit of further scientificknowledge on ageing to be continued with fullvigour and foresight and for the fruits of theseendeavours to be made known to all.

ValuesDr. Lucien Brull and the International
Association of Gerontology Medal

Background
The Association is now in its 50th year ofexistence.Four regional committees have been
established under IAG auspices in accordancewith Article 19 of the IAG By-Laws:• Asia/Oceania Region (AORC),• European Region (EURC),• Latin American Region (COMLAT), and• North American Region (NARC)
During the past half a century the IAG has
functioned consistently in accordance with its
original objectives. The primary activity of the
IAG has been the planning and undertaking of
the quadrennial World Congress of Gerontology.
The IAG also enjoys consultative status with theUnited Nations and is a member of the UN
Committee of Non-governmental Organisations(CONGO) and of the NGO Committee on Ageing.
In addition, the IAG has been the principle auspicefor the conferring of awards that recognise
outstanding work and contributions togerontological research and promotion including:• Presidential Awards,• Busse Research Awards, and• The Novartis Prize for Gerontological Research(discontinued since 1999).
The full governing Council of the IAG meets twice
during each World Congress of Gerontology.
Between the World Congresses the business ofthe organisation is conducted on behalf of Council
by the Executive Committee and its Regional
Committees. The Regional Committees are active
between the World Congresses. Amongst otherthings, each organises a quadrennial Regional

Congress of Gerontology, that
occurs between successive
World Congresses. The
Regional Congress of NARC
is the Pan American
Congress that is held in
association with COMLAT, which also convenes
a Latin American Regional Congress. Both theEuropean and Asia/Oceania Regions haveregularly organised Regional Congress’s.
The IAG has now reached a point whereconsideration should be given to its future roleand to the development of a strategic plan for
the Association. The 50th year of the Associationand the first year of the new century would be amost appropriate time to present a strategic plan
to the Association for endorsement.

VisionThe Association has from it origins pursued avision wherein;• Gerontology is established as a highly
developed multidisciplinary science;• Gerontological training is available globally andprovides high quality personnel working in all
fields of ageing;• An effective international network ofgerontological organisations across the worldis established, is in active communication andpromotes collaborative efforts in research andeducation; and• High quality global and regional scientificmeetings are regularly held to promote thescience and practice of gerontology world wide.

The IAG through its first 50 years of existence
has espoused a number of fundamental values
that have been implicit in its activities and areconsistent with the 1997 Adelaide Declaration.
These include:•
Recognition of the importance ofincreasing longevity and theageing of populations a criticalchallenges to society in bothdeveloped and developing
countries.
• Acknowledgement of thefundamental contribution that canbe made by scientific research in
improving understanding anddevelopment of appropriate
individual and societal responses toageing.
• Commitment to sound education and trainingof all of those involved in provision of care andservices to older persons as an importantmeans of ensuring quality of care and suport
to older persons.
• Belief in the need for wider education of thewhole of society of the implications of ageing
populations and the positive outcomes andbenefits of longer life for individuals.
• Support for the concept of the family as acentral issue in the quality of life and wellbeing of older persons in both developed anddeveloping societies.
• Commitment to promotion of the highest
quality and standards for services provided forolder persons.
• Recognition of the inherent diversity in ageing
and among older persons, including socioeconomic, educational, cultural, gender andnon-traditional variations.
• Respect for the rights and dignity of older
persons in all circumstances.

MissionThe IAG is an international organisation ofnational gerontological associations and in broad
terms its mission has been enshrined in theofficial Bylaws of the Association, viz.:

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The Association has four main purposes:a) To promote gerontological research in the
biological, medical, behavioral, and social fields
by member organizations.
b) To promote training of highly qualified
personnel in the fields of ageing.
c) To promote the interests of the gerontologicalorganizations in all questions pertaining toforeign or international matters.
d) To promote and assist in arrangements forholding the International Congress ofGerontology at intervals determined by theCouncil.
Consideration needs to be given to more clearly
defining the mission of the Association. The
ultimate mission is to promote the achievementof excellence in scientific gerontologicaleducation, research and practice. A suitable
Mission Statement might be:‘The Mission of the International Association ofGerontology is to promote the highest levels ofachievement of gerontological research andtraining world wide and to interact with otherinternational, inter-governmental and nongovernmental organisations in the promotion of
gerontological interests globally and on behalfof its member associations. The Association
pursues these activities with a view to promoting
the highest quality of life and well being of all
people as they experience ageing it individual
and societal levels’.

Strategic Directions
The IAG objectives include reference to its role in
the promotion and development of gerontologicalresearch, education and practice globally. Thereis considerable scope for IAG to become moreproactive in these arenas in addition to overseeing
the preparations and execution of the World
Congress of Gerontology every four years.
However, to achieve this a more strategic
approach to the conduct of the affairs of the
Association is now required. Early in 2000 theUnited Nations Commission for Social
Development adopted a resolution calling for a
Second World Assembly on Ageing, 20 years on
from the first WAA that took place in Vienna inJuly 1982. This event that will take place in Spainsometime in 2002 will provide a splendid
opportunity for the IAG to contribute to future
global direction in ageing and gerontology. I
propose that a draft strategic plan for the IAG be
prepared for submission to the Council at is
meeting 2001 World Congress of Gerontology inVancouver July, 2001.
Gary Andrews,
President

2001 IAG WORLD CONGRESS OF GERONTOLOGY

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The scientific program for the 2001
World Congress promises to be an
exciting one. Along with 152 invited
symposia on “hot topics”, five outstanding
keynote speakers are confirmed. Mary Tinettiof the Yale University School of Medicine, USA
will speak on Falls in Older Persons: From
Predictors to Prevention. Tom Kirkwood of the
University of Newcastle, UK will present on thelatest findings in the biology of aging. A special
plenary panel session will feature Paul Baltes(Max-Planck Institute for Human Development,
Germany), Robert Butler (International
Longevity Center, USA), and Alex Kalache(World Health Organization, Switzerland), whowill address the topic Longevity and Healthy
Aging: Evidence and Action.
In addition to the main Congress, seven
Companion Events are confirmed to date. These
include:• “Casting a Wider Net - Expanding the Adult
Injury Management Network” Post IAG
Conference, Victoria, BC, July 8 & 9, 2001.
For information contact: aimnet@uvic.ca or
Web:www.aimnet.bc.ca• International Association of Homes & Services
for the Ageing, 4th International Conference“One World, Diverse Approaches to Housing
and Care”, Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC,
June 29-July 1, 2001. For information contact:iahsa@aahsa.org or Web: www.aaha.org
iahsa• “Care/Case Management: Who needs it?” 5thInternational Care/Case Management
Conference, Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel,
Vancouver, BC, June 28-July 1. For

information contact American Society on
Aging: Fax (415) 974-9600;
Web: www.asaging.org• 5th International Conference on Communication, Ageing & Health, Hyatt Regency Hotel,
Vancouver, BC, June 29-July 2,2001. For
information contact: cah@audiospeech.ubc.ca• “Service or Hospitality Industry? How will
the Boomers Change LTC?” Gerontological Nurses
Group of British Columbia Annual Conference
and General Meeting, Vancouver, B.C. July 6,
2001. For information contact:hwright@vanhosp.bc.ca• REVES - Reseau Esperance de Vie en Sante(Network on Health Expectancy and Disability
Process) Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, June
28-30, 2001. For information contact:
yves_carriere@sfu.ca
For information on any of the Companion Events,
contact the sponsoring organization directly.
Watch for the First Announcement and Call for
Papers for the IAG World Congress which will
be sent to individuals on the Congress mailinglist, and to member organizations of theInternational Association of Gerontology, for
distribution to their members, in June, 2000.
Attesting to the tremendous interest the
Vancouver Congress is generating, to date morethan 2300 individuals have requested that theirnames be put on the Congress mailing list. To
add your name to the list, visit our website atwww.harbour.sfu.ca/iag/e_reg.html, or email
iag_congress@sfu.ca. The website is an
excellent source of up-to-date information on
the Congress. Check it regularly!

GLOBAL EXPERTS TO TACKLE CHALLENGES OF RURAL AGING
International Conference Sponsored by West Virginia University Center on Aging
to Develop Recommendations on Rural Aging Policy for United Nations
The global challenge of rural aging is the topic ofan international conference “Rural Aging: A
Global Challenge,” sponsored by West Virginia
University Center on Aging in collaboration with
the United Nations Programme on Ageing, theWorld Health Organization, the International
Association of Gerontology and U.S. governmental
and non-governmental agencies. Global trends
indicate that the majority of the world’s elderly
persons live in rural and remote areas.
“Rural Aging: A Global Challenge” brings together
global experts to discuss and seek solutions to
the health, social and economic implications ofgrowing old in rural communities around theworld. The international conference is scheduled
to take place June 7 - 11 at the Charleston Civic
Center in Charleston, West Virginia.
“The world is experiencing unprecedented
growth in aged populations worldwide,” says
Robert M. D’Alessandri, M.D., Conference Chair
and Vice President for Health Sciences at West
Virginia University. “For many rural communities,
the challenge of supporting growing elderly
populations is compounded by huge outmigrations of younger people. The rural elderly
are left on their own with limited access to healthcare and other services.”
The conference is part of the four-year United
Nations Programme on Ageing sponsoredInternational Rural Aging Project (1997-2001) toaddress problems affecting elderly persons inrural and remote communities. It will review andintegrate the latest research to provide input tothe International Plan of Action on Aging. This
plan will be presented to the XVIIth International
Congress of Gerontology, Vancouver, Canada, in2001. In addition to academics and policy makers,
the conference will attract practitioners who arefamiliar with the issues of rural aging, including
health professionals, social workers andcommunity activists from around the world.
“To help rural people secure the right to healthy
aging, we need a greater commitment bygovernmental, non-governmental andprofessional bodies,” explaind Hana Hermanova,
M.D., Ph.D., Chair, Conference Organizing and
Planning Committee. “Over the past two years,
the Project has assembled an international teamof experts to probe these issues. The informationthat we have gathered thus far will serve as the
backbone of the conference and provide input tothe International Plan of Action on Aging.”
West Virginia University Center on Aging has
been named by the United Nations Programme
on Ageing as its advisory organization for thearea of rural aging. The Center on Aging of theRobert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center manages
educational programs, research projects, healthcare projects, community service and outreachprograms, and evaluation of programs
contributing to better lives of older men andwomen. For more information about theconference “Rural Aging: A Global Challenge,”please visit the Web site (www.ruralaging.org).
Hugh Downs to Keynote International Rural
Aging Conference
Hugh Downs, one of the most recognizable
American television figures, is the keynote
speaker at the opening ceremonies of theInternational Rural Aging Conference Mr. Downs’
extensive background covering the quality of life
and aging in America makes him one of the issues
top experts. During his lengthy television career,
Mr. Downs has covered many stories regarding
the subject, including a recent segment on the
groundbreaking scientific discovery oftelomerase, an “immortalizing enzyme” that
increased the lifespan of human cells by 40 to
50 percent in lab tests.
“We are thrilled that Hugh Downs will be sharing
his personal views and experiences at the
opening ceremonies with us,” says Robert M.
D’Alessandri, M.D., Conference Chair and Vice
President for Health Sciences at West Virginia
University. “Mr. Downs is the ideal person to
keynote this conference with his vast experience
as an Emmy award winning television anchor
and author of many books dealing with humanmaturity.”

IFMSA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGEING AND HEALTH
Capacity building for ageing societies
Porto, Portugal, 1-6 August 2000
The International Federation of Medical Students
Associations (IFMSA), in collaboration with thePortuguese Medical Students’ International
Committee (PorMSIC) will be organising one
international training conference on Ageing and
Health. The conference will be held in Porto,
Portugal, from the 1st to the 6th of August 2000.
The Ageing and Health conference aims atincreasing the awareness among medical
students and students from the allied sciences tothe issues involved in an ageing population. In
order that they may face the ageing population
with respect and understanding, we will supply
them with the knowledge and skills necessary
to identify and address the needs and rights ofolder population in developed and developing

countries. We will also encourage them toadvocate for the inclusion of training on healthissues related to ageing in the medical curriculumand national health policies.
To achieve these aims, the participants will be
informed of the principles of geriatrics, of healthy
ageing, of human rights, of ethics; they will also
receive a basic training on networking,counselling, advocacy and strategic planning. The
conference program is being developed closelywith the WHO Department of Health Promotion,
Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention andSurveillance, which is fully supporting thisinitiative.
The conference is designed for 80 participants,
divided between 20 participants from Africa, 10

from North America, 10 from South America, 10
Asian-Australian, 30 from Europe (15 North-WestSouth European, 15 Eastern European /Russian).
Participants are medical students and nonmedical students in pharmacy, social work,
physiotherapy, occupational therapy andeconomy. About 20 people, other thanparticipants, will be involved in training asorganisers, facilitators, lecturers and panelists.
Special training will be organised for thefacilitators in a 2-day preparation before theworkshop.
For more information contact: Secretariat of theInternational Conference on Ageing and Health
Rua Calouste Gulbenkian, n53, 5P, H1
4050-245-Porto-Portugal
Tel: +351 226063141
Fax: +351 222080291
Email: ageingcf@hotmail.com
Website: http://welcome.to/ageingcf

CHANGE TO REVIEWOF WORLD CONGRESSABSTRACTS
The establishment of an Abstract
Review Panel was recommended by
the Executive Committee andapproved by Council by postal votein 1999.
For the 2001 IAG World Congress it
was agreed that the Local
Organising Committee will establish
an Abstract Review Panel. The
Organising Committee will convey
the membership of the Panel to the
Executive of the IAG for confirmation
and approval.
The Abstract Review Panel will havedelegated responsibility to review
and accept or reject abstracts for the
2001 Congress. It was further
agreed that if the need arose,borderline submissions would bereferred back to the Regions forclarification and recommendation. A
decision on the number ofpresentations an individual could
make during the Congress will be at
the discretion of the Organising
Committee.
The success of this approach will be
evaluated by the programme
planning Committee to determine if
the arrangement should continue for
future World Congresses.

IAG DUES
Thankyoutothememberorganisations who have paid theirmembership dues. If you have not yet
done so, please remit to theSecretariat as soon as possible. It will
be required that all participants in
the IAG 50th Anniversary meeting are
paid members of the IAG.
If paying by ITT please ensure thatthe transfer document is identified as
IAG Dues and clearly states the nameof your organisation and country.
Most importantly, please forward a
copy of the documentation to the IAG
Secretariat.
If you require further information ondues, please don’t hesitate to contact the
Secretariat.

From other

Gerontological Associations
1999

AUSTRALIAN COALITION ’99
During the United Nations 1999 International Yearof Older Persons, Australian Coalition ’99 was theofficial focal point for non-government activity
within Australia.
Now, AC ’99 has produced a Commemorative
Publication which provides an extensive
retrospective of the Year’s aims and achievements,
as well as ways in which organisations andindividuals can maintain the momentum of IYOP.
A copy of this special publication can be yours
for only $10.00AUS per copy, plus postage andhandling. The first 100 people who place their

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order will receive, at no extra cost, a copy of“Tutmondijo”, a music CD commemorating theInternational Year of Older Persons. “tutmondijo”,
which means “whole world” in Esparanto,features 17 tracks by artists from diverse andculturally rich backgrounds.
To find out more or to order a copy please contact:
Council on the Ageing (Australia)
Level 2
3 Bowen Crescent
Melbourne, 3004, VICTORIA
Phone: +61 3 9820 2655
Fax: +61 3 9820 9886 Email: cota@cota.org.au

INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICASSOCIATION’S (IPA)
10TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
Bridging the Gap Between Brain and Mind
9-14 September 2001 Nice, France
Co-sponsored by French Society of Psychogeriatrics Psychiatry and Medical
Psychology Clinic Memory Center, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

IPA’s Tenth International Congress, “Bridging the
Gap Between Brain and Mind, will address theimportant issue of building bridges between
neuroscience and the practical psychosocial
applications to caring for patients and theirfamilies. The interaction, sharing, andinterchange among participants at the Tenth
Congress will prepare us all to face the challenges
of understanding and making the connection
between rapidly advancing scientific researchand its practical outcome, to benefit those whose
lives we are committed to improve.
Nice, the jewel of the French Riviera, epitomizes
the best of French hospitality, and is an ideal
setting to present the diversity and richness of
psychogeriatrics. Join us there to celebrate thisopportunity for professional and intellectual
development while savoring the many delightsof the South of France.
Preliminary Topics• Psychopathology and neuroscience: gap or
bridge?
• Cognitive approach to consciousness• Consciousness in persons with dementia• Relationship between emotion and cognition(neuropsychological approach)• Psychopharmacology of emotion• Frontal dysfunction in elderly subjects with orwithout dementia• Sleep disturbances in older persons• BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptomsof Dementia)• Pharmacological treatment of BPSD
• BPSD, cognition, and activities of daily living• Cognition and quality of life in the elderly• Mild cognitive impairment• Pharmacological treatment of cognitive
disturbances• Special care units: do they work?
For more information mail, fax or e-mail to
Nice Acropolis Congress Secretariat
1 esplanade Kennedy
B.P. 4083
06302 Nice cedex 04, FranceTel33(0)4 9392 8161
Fax
33(0)4 9392 8338
E-mail ipa2001@nice-acropolis.com

From theFROM OUR NEWEST MEMBER....

GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF
AMERICA TO INVITE INPUT INTO IAG
STRATEGIC PLANNING

At the organizational meeting of the North
American Regional Committee the members
elected Jim Sykes (GSA) Chair, Norah Keating(CGA) Secretary, and Peter Whitehouse (AGS) toa post as Vice Chair. Gary Andrews provided thenine-person committee with an update on IAG
programs and his plans for a serious look at IAG’s
future roles and mission. Gloria Gutman, after
reporting that plans for Vancouver 2001 weremoving along well, invited NARC members towork with her and the planning committee on
promoting the Congress, reviewing abstracts, andgenerating support for the Congress.

LATIN AMERICAN REGION (COMLAT)

All IAG Regional Chairs were invited to submit
material to this and all IAG Newsletters. We’dlove to hear from you.
Mary Luszcz, IAG Secretary General.

GERONTOLOGY

The Maltese Association of Gerontology andGeriatrics was established on the 12th February
1998. Since then the membership of the
Association has been steadily growing.

As of the 13th April 2000 the new members of
the Executive Committee of the Argentine Societyof Gerontology and Geriatrics are:President: - Dr. Isidora Fainstein
Vice President: - Dr. Hugo Alberto Schifis (Past
President)
Gerontological Vice President - Lic. Patricia Guido
Secretary General - Dr. Nora B. FioravantiProsecretary - Dra. Haydee Andres
Treasurer - Dr. Alejandro Wittenberg

The main aim of the Association is to promote
the professional and educational advancementof Gerontologists and Geriatricians. The
Association places great emphasis on researchbased mutual education by and of its own
members. It also stresses the importance ofconsidering all the aspects of the elderly person- physical, spiritual, social and psychological. The
Association is a forum for considering every aspectof Gerontology and Geriatrics both locally andinternationally.

The Association’s new address is:
San Luis 2538 C1056AAD Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA+54 11 4961-0070 4961-1042 4961-6814
Email: sagg@conmed.com.ar
Website: www.sag.org.ar

Since its inception the Maltese Association has
been kept busy organising various activities, thesehave included:• A one day national conference on The Financial
Aspects of an Ageing Population (10th Oct 1998)• Co-sponsoring of a three day international
conference on Ageing: A Challenge of the New
Millenium (3-6th Feb 1999)• A one day seminar titled Institutionalisation of
he Elderly in Malta: Present and Future Issues(5th May 1999)• A one day national conference on the Social
Aspects of Ageing (2nd Oct 1999)• Co-sponsoring with the Mediterranean andMiddle East Gerontological and Geriatric
Association (MEGAGA), a three dayinternational conference on Care of the Elderlyin the Mediterranean and Middle East Region(June 2000)

HelpAge International has released new
guidelines for best practice in humanitarian crises
and disasters.

The Association also publishes its own quarterly
newsletter and organises bi-monthly seminars
and lectures for its members on various topics ofageing. These seminars and lectures are also open
to the general public and in particular to membersof the University of the Third Age.
Visit the Website of the Maltese Association ofGerontology and Geriatrics (M.A.G.G) at http://
www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/8585
Dr. Joseph Troisi
President

OTHER SITES OF INTEREST...
SAVING OLDER PEOPLE’S LIVES IN
EMERGENCIES

Older people, especially older women, are asignificantly vulnerable group when hit bydisasters. The guidelines show how aid agencies
can meet older people’s needs and recognise theirpotential in emergencies. Simple changes inpractice and attitudes can often make thedifference between death and survival.
Older people in crises and humanitarian disasters:
Guidelines for best practice was launched in
London on April 12 2000 and is available in
English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
The full document is posted in English at
http://www.helpage.org.

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The new Executive Committee of the COMLATIAG was formed recently at the Assembly of theLatin American Committee of the IAG. The
members of the new Executive are: President Osvaldo Prieto Ramos, MD (Cuba) General
Secretary - Enrique Vega Garcia, MD (Cuba)
Biology - Pedro Pablo Marin Larrain, MD (Chile)
Psychology - Jose Enrique Maxxei Berti, MD(Venezuela) Geriatrics - Fernando Morales
Martinez, MD (Costa Rica) Social Sciences Fernando Portocarrero Salazar, MD (Peru)
Assistance - Fernando Gomez Monte, MD(Colombia)

MALTESEASSOCIATIONOF GERONTOLOGYAND GERIATRICS(M.A.G.G)

RNATIONTENNORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

MALTESEARGENTINE SOCIETY OF GERONTOLOGYAND GERIATRICSI

At the annual meeting in Washington in
November of 2000, members will be invited tocomment on the direction they think the IAG
should set for the coming decades. The three
GSA members of the North American Regional
Committee of the IAG, Toni Antonucci, Roger
McCarter and Jim Sykes (NARC Chair); Faye Lomax
Cook (GSA President), Frank Williams (Past NARC
Chair), and Carol Schutz (GSA Executive Director)
will receive comments from members andprepare a report for consideration at the IAG
Strategic Planning sessions scheduled for Italy
in December, 2000.

ASSOCIATIONNORTH AMERICAN REGION (NARC)GERIATRICS

Regions & Members

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IAG WEBSITE AT:
www.cas.flinders.edu.au/iag

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2001 INTERNATIONALPSYCHOGERIATRICASSOCIATION (IPA)
RESEARCH AWARDS
IN PSYCHOGERIATRICS

One of the principal goals of the International
Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) is fostering theadvancement of psychogeriatric researchworldwide. In support of this worthwhile goal,
IPA encourages, recognizes, and rewards highquality research through the IPA Research Awards
in Psychogeriatrics. These Awards have beenpresented since 1989 for the best original,
unpublished research in psychogeriatrics.
The Awards have clearly encouraged the pursuitof relevant and important research efforts. They
have helped focus the medical and scientificcommunity’s interest in psychogeriatric issues
and enhanced international scientific knowledge
about psychogeriatrics. Past winners include
many scientists who have demonstrated
continued leadership in the field and have goneon to do additional groundbreaking work.
Papers are now being solicited for the 2001 IPA
Research Awards in Psychogeriatrics. The Awards
are based solely on the merit of the researchpresented. Participants’ prior experience andprevious accomplishments do not influence theoutcome. Researchers from all cultures and allnations are invited to apply. Papers must be
written in English
The Awards
First Place
Second PlaceThird Place

BUSSE RESEARCH AWARDS
Promoting international research in gerontology,
two Busse Research Awards will be given at the
XVIIth World Congress of the International
Association of Gerontology in Vancouver, Canada,
July 2001. Two gerontologists (junior or midcareer) will be selected. One award willrecognize a scientist from the social/behavioral
sciences; the other from the biomedical sciences.
Awards are $5,000 each, with up to $3,000
travel/living expenses. Awardees must present
a lecture based on their research at theconference.

The 2001 IPA Research Awards in
Psychogeriatrics will be presented at IPA’s TenthInternational Congress, to be held 9-14
September 2001, in Nice, France. In addition to
the monetary prize, winners will receive ahandsome Award and a travel and expense
stipend enabling them to attend the Congress,
where they will present their papers.
Winning papers will be published in International
Psychogeriatrics, IPA’s quarterly peer-reviewed
journal.
Deadline for submission of papers: 15 January
2001 Date of Award selections: 1 June 2001
Information about the 2001 IPA Research Awards
in Psychogeriatrics also can be found at IPA’s web
site, http://ipa-online.org/.

For information and application forms, visit
WEBSITE: www.geri.duke.edu/busse/busse.html
or contact:
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD, Jury Chair
Busse Research Awards
Center for Aging, Box 3003
University Medical Center
Durham NC 27710 USA
TEL: 919/660-7502 FAX: 919/684-8569
Email: betty.ray@duke.edu

INTERNATIONAL GERONTOLOGICAL MEETINGS
2000
June 7-11
1st International Conference
Rural Ageing: A Global Challenge

Sept 17-21
Fifth Global Conference on Ageing
International Federation on Ageing

Charleston Civic Centre, Charleston,West Virginia, USA
TEL: 0011 1 304 293 0628 Fax: 304 293 0658
Email: ruag2000@wve.edu

ARGENTINA
The Millenium Congress on Ageing Challenges
Sheraton Mar del Plata Hotel
Email: ifa@citenet.net

Website: www.hsc.wvu.edu/rural_aging

Website: www.ifa-fiv.org

July 9-18
World Alzheimers Congress
With Change in Mind

November 10-12
International Symposium on Ageing and X
Biennial Meeting of The Association ofGerontology (India).

Washington DC, USA
Tel: 1 312 335 5813 Fax: 1 312 335 110
Email: alzheimer2000@alz.org
Website: www.alzheimer2000.org

US$7,500.
US$5,000.
US$2,500

Deadline for receipt of applications: October
15, 2000.

August 1-6
The International Federation of Medical
Students Association International
Training Conference on Ageing and Health
Capacity Building for Ag eing Societies
Secretariat of the International Conference on
Ageing and Health Rua Calouste Gulbenkian,n53, 5P, H1 4050-245-Porto-Portugal
Tel: +351 226063141 Fax: +351 222080291
Email: ageingcf@hotmail.com
Website: http://welcome.to/ageingcf

September 2-15
Royal College of physicians of Edinburgh
Health Care for Older People- The UK
experience.
Edinburgh, UK
Ms. Christina Gray
International Medicine Dept.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ, UK
Email: c.gray@rcpe.ac.uk

Convenor: Dr. MK Thakur
Organising Secretary: Dr. MM Chaturvedi
Secretariat - International Symposium on Ageing
Department of Zoology
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi 221 005, INDIA
Tel: (+91-542) 317649
Fax: (+91-542) 317074
Email: agi@banaras.ernet.in

2001
February 4-7
International Psychogeriatric Association(IPA) Section of Psychiatry of Old Age(SPOA)
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of
Psychiatrists Lorne, Victoria, Australia
Secretariat:
C/- ICMS Pty Ltd
84 Queensbridge Street, Southbank, Victoria 3006
Australia
Tel: +61 3 9682 0244
Fax: +61 3 9682 0288
Email: ipajm@icms.com.au

IAG CONGRESS CALENDAR

COMLAT REGION

2000
June 22-24
European Congress of Clinical Gerontology
Bratislava, Slovakia
Duranova, K. Klinika Geriatrie.
Faculty of Medicine. Consensus University
Dumbierska, 3. 83101 Bratislava.
Slovak Republic
TEL: 421-7-5954 5232 Fax: 421-7- 5477 3628
E-mail: mikes@funed.uniba.sk
August 25 - 28
2nd European Congress of Biogerontology
From Molecules to Human
Prof. Vladimir N Anisimiv
Gerontological Society of the Russian Academyof Sciences
NN petrov Research Institute of Oncology
Pesochny-2 St. Petersburg 189646
RUSSIA
Website: http://www.gerontology.spb.ru

2001
THE 17THCONGRESS OF THE
INTERNATIONALASSOCIATION OFGERONTOLOGYVANCOUVER, CANADAJULY 1–6, 2001

IAG REGIONAL CHAIRSTHEMEGLOBAL AGING

working together in a changing world

KEY DATES
Call for papers: June 1, 2000
Abstract deadline:
December 31, 2000
CONGRESS SECRETARIAT
Gerontology Research Centre
Simon Fraser University at
Harbour Centre
Facsimile +1 (604) 291-5066
E-mail iag_congress@sfu.ca
Web www.harbour.sfu.ca/iag/

2003
European Congress of Gerontology
Barcelona, España, Junio 2003
Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología
Email: segg@segg.org
Pan American Congress of Gerontology Buenos
Aires, Argentina
Argentine Medical Association
Argentine Society of Gerontology and geriatrics
San Luis 2538 C1056AAD
Buenos Aires ARGENTINA+54 11 4961-0070 4961-1042 4961-6814
Email: sagg@conmed.com.ar
Website: www.sagg.org.au

2005
18th World Congress of Gerontology Rio deJaneiro, Brazil

President
Dr. Osvaldo Prieto Ramos MD
Secretary
Dr. Enrique Vega Garcia, MD
Calle G Y 27,
Vedado, Ciudad Habana, CUBA
TEL: (53-7) 33 3864 Fax: (53-7) 33 3319
Email: comlat@infomed.sld.cu

ASIA/OCEANIA
Chair Dr. Hajime Orimo
The Japan Gerontological Society
Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital
35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-Ku
TOKYO 173 JAPANFax: 39 521 290776
Email: orimo@tmig.or.jp

IAG
INTERNATIONALASSOCIATIONOF GERONTOLOGY
Volume 5

June 2000

Secretary
Dr Yoshinosuke Fukuchi
Asia/Oceania Region
Yoshikawa Building No 2
2 Floor 2-9-8 Hongo Bunkyo-ku
TOKYO 113-0033 JAPANFax: +81 3 5684 3382

EUROPEAN REGION
Chair
Dr. Mario Passeri
Instituto Di Clinica Medica
Generale e Terapia Medica
Universita di Parma Via Gramsci 14
PARMA 43100 ITALY
Fax: +39 521 290776
Email: m.passeri@rsadvnet.it
Secretary
Dr Francisco Guillen Llera
Secretary, European Region of IAG
Permanent Secretariat, PO Box 9191
2080 MADRID SPAIN
Fax: +34 133 45150
Email: fguillenl@segg.org

NORTH AMERICAN REGION
ChairJames T. Sykes,
M.A. University of Wisconsin
2100 Rowley Avenue, Madison, WI 53705
TEL: (608) 238 2015
Fax: (608) 238 2013
Email: james.sykes@mail.admin.wisc.edu
Secretary
Norah C Keating PhD
Professor, dept. of Human Ecology
University of Alberta
3-22 Human ecology Building
Edmonton, AB, CANADA T6G 2N1
TEL: 780 492 4191
Fax: 780 492 3012

COPY DEADLINE
Copy for the September 2000 Editionof the Newsletter of the International
Association of Gerontology is due by
1st August 2000. All submissions are
greatly appreciated. Please email topenny.edwards@flinders.edu.au
or fax +61 8 8201 7551