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Agenda
Monday | Tuesday
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Monday
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September 27, 2004
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7:30-8:30 a.m.
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Registration/Continental Breakfast
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8:30-8:45 a.m.
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Welcome/Intro - Bentley College
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8:45-9:30 a.m.
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Keynote: The Business of Design
Phil Terry
CEO, Creative Good
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9:30-10:00 a.m.
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Caregiving and Technology
John Rother, AARP
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10:00-10:30 a.m.
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Technology in Aging Services: Using It Today & Developing It for Tomorrow
Russell Bodoff, Center for Aging Services Technology
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10:30-11:00 a.m.
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Break
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11:00-11:30 a.m.
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PlaceLab: Researching Everyday Living
Kent Larson, MIT Placelab
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11:30 a.m. - Noon
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Innovation vs. Research: Getting to the Market
Kenan Sahin, TIAX
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12:00-1:30 p.m.
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Lunch
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1:30-2:30 p.m.
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Town Hall - Older Adults and the Web
Tom Tullis, Ginny Redish, Amy Lee
Town Hall - Aging in Place
Russ Bodoff, Julie Jacko, Dan Fisk, Diane Mahoney, Janice Nall
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2:30-3:00 p.m.
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Break
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3:00-3:30 p.m.
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Technology Access: Aging and Visual Dysfunction
Julie Jacko & Kathlene Emery, Georgia Tech
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3:30-4:00 p.m.
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Successful Strategies in Learning
Peter Crosby, SeniorNet
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4:15-4:45 p.m.
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Gray Matters: Technology and Older Adults
Walter Bender, MIT Media Lab
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4:45-5:15 p.m.
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Time to Thrive
Gretchen Addi, IDEO
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5:15 p.m.
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Closing Remarks - AARP
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6:00-7:00 p.m.
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Dinner Speaker
Christine Donohoo
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7:00-9:00 p.m.
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Dinner
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Tuesday
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September 28, 2004
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7:30-8:30 a.m.
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Registration/Continental Breakfast
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8:30-8:45 a.m.
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Welcome/Intro - AARP
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8:45-9:30 a.m.
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Keynote: The Politics of Design
Whitney Quesenbery
President, Usability Professionals' Association
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9:30-10:00 a.m.
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Technology and Older Adults: Evolution, Myths and Revolution
Roger Morrell, GeroTech
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10:00-10:30 a.m.
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Human Factors and the Aware Home
Arthur Fisk, Georgia Tech
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10:30-11:00 a.m.
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Break
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11:00-11:30 a.m.
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Understanding the Aging Web User: An Overview of Research Conducted at Fidelity Investments
Ann Chadwick-Dias, Fidelity Investments
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11:30 a.m. - Noon
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Older, Wiser, Wired: Designing for Adults over 50
Amy Lee, AARP
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More and more U.S. adults over 50 have computer access, with most of those using their computers to go online. They bank, they buy, they search, they read, they contribute. But how hard is it for them to find what they need?
Amy Lee will review some of the common assumptions about this demographic group, lessons learned from research that AARP has been conducting, and specific tips for making your Web site more accessible and enjoyable for adults over 50.
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12:00-1:30 p.m.
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Lunch
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1:30-2:30 p.m.
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Town Hall - Health and Caregiving
Roger Morrell, Lauren Storck, Barbara Holt, Roberta Milman
Town Hall - Learning Later in Life
Sandy Krasner, Marian Stoltz-Loike, Elizabeth Isele
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2:30-3:00 p.m.
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Break
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3:00-3:30 p.m.
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Connecting Technology and Older Adults
Barbara Holt, GeroTech
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3:30-4:00 p.m.
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Designing e-learning material for mature employees: Blending Innovation in Business and Technology
Marian Stoltz-Loike, SeniorThinking
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4:00-4:15 p.m.
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Break
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4:15-4:45 p.m.
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Web Accessibility
Mary Theofanos, NIST
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4:45-5:15 p.m.
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Making Federal Online Services Usable for Older Users
Janice Nall, GSA
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5:15 p.m.
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Closing Remarks - Bentley College
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