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ON FORWARD POLICIES AND ACTIONS FOR THE SENIORS IN EUROPE

Skövde - Kick-off Seminar 14-15 December 2009

 

PROGRAMME
The first event of the project took place 14 - 15th December 2009 in the City Hall of Skövde.

Sunday 13th December

Arrival of Delegates

17.30 Study visit and laboratories' at Baltazar Center.

Monday 14th December

09.00 Opening of the event. The Director of Skövde Municipality, Håkan Ahlström.
09.30 How long must we work by 2060?
Lena Lundkvist, Statistic Sweden.
10.30 Coffee break.
11.00 Lena Lundqvist continues.
11.30 The Swedish welfare system.
11.50 60+ today and 2020 information from Skövde.
12.20 Presentation from Norrköping.
13.00 Lunch
14.30 Presentation from Tours, France.
15.00 Presentation from Italy, Parma/Traversetolo.
15.50 Presentation from Enzkreis, Germany.
16.30 Coffee break at Christmas characters.
19.00 Dinner and social interaction at the Gothia Science Park.

Tuesday 15 December

09.00 HealthyAgeing-project. Therese Räftegård Färggren, investigator of Institute of Public Health 09.40 Ageism. Lars Andersson, Professor at the University of Linköping.
10.20 Coffee break
10.50 Who are the future healthy elderly in Europe? - from PRO Sweden point of view. Pyry Niemi, Commissioner for the National Pensioners' Organisation (PRO).
11.30 Group discussions.
12.15 Lunch
13.15 Group discussions continues.
14.15 Coffee break
15.15 Review of the project application. What's next?
15.45 Thanks from us in Skövde. Katarina Johansson, the chairman of the local elderly care committee.
16.00 Closing

16.15-20.00 Coordination group meeting

 

This project is co-financed by the European Union

The project is co-financed by the European Union through the programme Europe for Citizens (Action 1 - Measure 1.2).
The measure supports actions which aim to establish thematic and long lasting cooperation between municipalities and regions in order to address common issues.