Older Adults: At Risk in the Economic Downturn?

February 8, 2010

CONTACT:
Samantha Hunter
samantha.hunter@ncoa.org
202-479-6633

2010 Aging in America Conference to Focus on Retirement, Economic Security

WHAT:  The struggling U.S. economy threatens the economic security of millions of older adults. At this year’s Aging in America Conference, March 15-19 in Chicago, experts will explore the economic challenges affecting aging services and the long-term financial security of older adults. Conference sessions and experts include:

• The Aging of America: Triumph or Tragedy?
  Wednesday, March 17 from 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
  This session will take a futuristic look at what the aging population means for our nation. Presenters include Thomas Nelson, COO, AARP; Ken Dychtwald, president and CEO, Age Wave; and Robert Butler, MD, CEO, International Longevity Center. Presentations will cover the positive and negative implications of living longer, ranging from retirement to entitlement programs to caregiving.
  
  
• The Economic Downturn’s Impact on the Financial Security of Older Adults
  Tuesday, March 16 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
  NCOA will provide a comprehensive review of the challenges that disadvantaged older adults are currently facing and strategies to overcome financial hardships and regain economic security. Presenters include Sandra Nathan, vice president of Workforce Development Division at NCOA, and Ramsey Alwin, director of the NCOA Economic Security Initiative. Other presenters include Jane Fumich, director, City of Cleveland Department on Aging; Ricki Granetz Lowitz, senior program officer, Economic Opportunities, Local Initiatives Support Corporation/Chicago; Ellen O’Brien, PhD, senior policy advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute; and Kathy Wilson, PhD, seniors director, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona.
  
  
• Retirement at the Tipping Point: New Funding, New Timing, New Purpose
  Tuesday, March 16 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
  The American Society on Aging will explore new attitudes and behaviors toward retirement and what this means for future generations of the workforce. Ken Dychtwald, president and CEO of Age Wave, will lead this discussion.

WHERE:  All conference activities will be held at the:

Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601

For more details on the conference, please visit www.agingconference.org.  

• Register for a Media Pass now.

About the National Council on Aging
The National Council on Aging is a nonprofit service and advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, DC. NCOA is a national voice for older Americans—especially those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged—and the community organizations that serve them. It brings together nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government to develop creative solutions that improve the lives of all older adults. NCOA works with thousands of organizations across the country to help seniors find jobs and benefits, improve their health, live independently, and remain active in their communities. For more information, please visit www.ncoa.org.

About the American Society on Aging
Founded in 1954, the American Society on Aging is an association of diverse individuals bound by a common goal: to support the commitment and enhance the knowledge and skills of those who seek to improve the quality of life of older adults and their families. The membership of ASA is a multidisciplinary array of professionals who are concerned with the physical, emotional, social, economic and spiritual aspects of aging. They range from practitioners, educators, administrators, policymakers, business people, researchers, students, and more.

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