Conference Program

Monday, March 20
8:00 AM–6:00 PM Registration Desk Open Grand Foyer Registration (East Tower, Gold Level)
9:00 AM-6:00 PM Press Room Open Skyway 261 (East Tower, Blue Level)
11:00 AM–Noon
Networking Orientation for First-Time Attendees, New Members, Students
and Emerging Professionals
Plaza AB (East Tower, Green Level)
12:30–2:00 PM BFA/NOMA CG Program—Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Diverse Older Workers Regency D (West Tower, Gold Level)
12:30–2:00 PM 90-Minute Workshops & Symposia Various locations
12:30–3:30 PM National Forum on Family Caregiving Regency AB (West Tower, Gold Level)
2:30–3:30 PM 60-Minute Workshops Various locations
4:00–5:00 PM 60-Minute Workshops Various locations
5:15–6:15 PM Peer Group Meetings Various locations
Tuesday, March 21
7:00 AM–6:00 PM Registration Desk Open Grand Foyer Registration (East Tower, Gold Level)
7:00-8:00 AM Morning Exercise--Ladies in the Park and Men Who Dare to Try Skyway 272 (East Tower, Blue Level)
7:30–9:00 AM Morning Buzz with the STEP Group Skyway 260 (East Tower, Blue Level)
8:30 AM–4:00 PM The 11th Annual National Conference of Caregiver Advocates Regency D (West Tower, Gold Level)
9:00–10:30 AM What’s Next Boot Camps Toronto (West Tower, Gold Level)
9:00–10:30 AM
National Summit on Oral Health: Integrating Dental Care, Health and Wellness to
Improve Seniors’ Health
9:00–10:30 AM 90-Minute Workshops & Symposia Various locations
9:00–10:30 AM
9:00–4:00 PM
Managed Care Academy Boot Camp—Opportunities Found: Healthcare and
Community-Based Providers
MHAN Constituent Group Program—Mental Health and Aging: Leveraging
New Opportunities for Policy and Practice Change
Regency C (West Tower, Gold Level)
Crystal B (West Tower, Green Level)
Columbus AB (East Tower, Gold Level
9:00–4:00 PM LAIN Constituent Group Program—Diversity Within Diversity Columbus EF (East Tower, Gold Level)
9:00–4:00 PM
9:00–4:00 PM
LEARN Constituent Group Program—EngAGING the Whole Body-Mind
Through All Life Cycles
FORSA Constituent Group Program—Protecting Our Seniors: Interfaith Responses
to Elder Abuse and Neglect
Columbus IJ (East Tower, Gold Level)
Columbus KL (East Tower, Gold Level)
9:00 AM–6:00 PM Press Room Open Skyway 261 (East Tower, Blue Level)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
General Session—Out of the Shadows: Poverty and Other Social Determinants
of Health
Grand Ballroom (East Tower, Gold Level)
1:00–4:00 PM National Forum—Message to the President on Aging Policy Regency AB (West Tower, Gold Level)
1:00–4:00 PM Site Visit—Northeast (Levy) Senior Center West Tower Lobby
1:30–2:30 PM 60-Minute Workshops Various locations
3:00–4:00 PM STEP Speed Mentoring: Individual Mentoring Skyway 260 (East Tower, Blue Level)
3:00–4:00 PM 60-Minute Workshops Various locations
4:30–5:30 PM General Session—Ensuring Access to Affordable Treatments Grand Ballroom (East Tower, Gold Level)
5:30–7:00 PM Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception Riverside Exhibition Center (East Tower, Purple Level)
6:30–8:00 PM Aging2-Pint-0 Happy Hour The Living Room (West Tower, Blue Level)
7:00–9:30 PM Dine Around Chicago Progressive Dining Tour West Tower Lobby
Wednesday, March 22
7:00 AM–6:00 PM Registration Desk Open Grand Foyer Registration (East Tower, Gold Level)
7:00-8:00 AM Chair Chi: Seated Tai Chi for Movement Impaired Populations Plaza A (East Tower, Green Level)
7:00-8:00 AM YogaRate Stretch and Connect Plaza B (East Tower, Green Level)
8:00-9:00 AM Group Drumming for Wellness Riverside Exhibition Center (East Tower, Purple Level)
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