White House Forum Technologies for Successful Aging

October 4-5, 2000 Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC

Final Agenda

8:00 Registration

8:15 Welcoming Remarks and Plenary Addresses

	8:15	Host Welcome and Introductions	The Honorable Thomas Garthwaite, Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs.
	8:30	Diseases of the Future	John Rowe, MD, President and CEO, Aetna, Inc.
	8:50	Acknowledgements and Format	The Honorable Duncan Moore, Associate Director for Technology, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
	9:00	Keynote Address	Joseph Perkins, Immediate Past President, AARP.
	9:20	Keynote Address	The Honorable Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
	9:40	White House Perspectives	The Honorable Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Director, White House Office of Science and Technology.
	10:00	Keynote Address	The Honorable Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

10:20 Break ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10:30 Panel: Overview of Technology Issues for America’s Seniors

	10:30	Panelist Introductions	Moderator, Mindy Aisen, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research & Development Service.
	10:40	Economics Issues	Eugene Steuerle, Urban Institute.
	11:00	Long Term Care And Caregiving	Carol Levine, Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund, New York City.
	11:20	Institutional Issues	Herb Hoelter, National Center on Institutions and Alternatives.
	11:40	Technology and the Future of Aging	Joseph F. Coughlin, Director, Age Lab, Technology for Healthy Aging Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

12:00 Lunch (C-level Conference Room) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	12:45	Congressional Perspectives	Senator John B. Breaux (D-LA), Ranking, Senate Special Committee on Aging.
	1:15	Perspectives on Aging Societal Issues	The Honorable Ruth Kirschstein, Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
	1:35	Charge to Breakout Groups	The Honorable Duncan Moore, Associate Director for Technology, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

1:45 Breakout Sessions: Crosscutting Issues Affecting Technology Support for Seniors

  3:30 Break ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:50 Return to Breakouts 5:30 Adjourn to Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Indian Treaty Room - Room 475 6:00 Indian Treaty Room Reception 7:00 Conclusion – Day 1   Thursday, October 5, 2000 --Department of Veterans Affairs Offices

	8:30	Reconvene and Welcome	William C. Mann, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville.
	8:45	Day Two Keynote Address	Honorable Jeanette C. Takamura, Assistant Secretary for Aging, Department of Health and Human Services.

9:05 Work Group Reports and General Discussion         Moderator – John Feussner, Department of Veterans Affairs, Research and Development Office 11:10 Break ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	11:30	Policy Challenges and Synthesis	Speaker: Katherine D. Seelman, Dept. of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
	11:50	Concluding Remarks and "Next Steps"	Speaker: Duncan Moore, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

12:00 Adjourn