[WSIS CS-Plenary] Circle the Date: " Age of Connectivity" 10 Feb. 2006 Conference

[Dianne Davis]

Dear Colleagues:

We invite you to attend the "Caring Communities for the 21st Century: 
Imagining the Possible" International Conference addressing the "Age of 
Connectivity" ... Friday 10 February 2006 at UN Headquarters. The flyer 
below will give you some insights to the program. The Preliminary Program 
will be posted shortly on website: international-iccc.org

Hoping you and your colleagues can join us for the unique conference which 
also features the winners of the 2005 ICT Student Design 
Competition.  Please help us "spread the word"  Many thanks...

Wishing you all the best in 2006...Jane Ross, Coordinator

"Age of Connectivity"
Caring Communities for the 21st Century: Imagining the Possible
Friday, 10 February 2006  International Conference   10am – 6pm   UN 
Headquarters, NY

The quantity of life change has become a quality of life challenge!
Join experts from the fields of urban planning and development, information 
and communication technologies, finance, government, business, and health, 
to discuss and exchange ideas.
As part of a series of Interlinked Congresses addressing the “Age of 
Longevity” held in cities around the world, this conference is organized in 
coordination with the United Nations Programme for Human Settlements 
(UN-Habitat), UN Programme on Ageing, Department of Economic and Social 
Affairs, Department of Public Information, NGOs, and the private 
sector.  The Conference is in support of the Commission for Social 
Development and highlights the winning projects of the 2005 ICT Student 
Design Competition.

The “Age of Connectivity” interrelates basic elements that influence our 
quality of life – innovative rethinking of the basic elements  -- family, 
education, health, housing, multi-levels of government, and the ICT 
Information Highway  – and creates a unique opportunity to encourage a 
quality blueprint for an enriched “Society for All Ages.” When perceived 
with an open mind, these interrelationships offer endless opportunities for 
us all. Successful case studies, public/private partnerships, and 
perspectives of local authorities, NGOs and business will be featured. The 
Conference’s purpose is to build bridges and develop projects, services and 
products that support the needs of people of all ages.  Each month the 
world’s older population increases by 1.2 million!

The following questions are the underlying themes:
    * How can global connectivity assist in resolving the complex 
challenges of a Graying Society?
    * What “blueprint” is needed? What new mindsets and paradigms can 
emerge from the age of digital opportunity?
    * How to overcome the age-related digital divide and connect the 
generations?”
    * How can partnerships be developed which incorporate older persons’ 
experience and augment their capacities?
    * How can ICT (information and communication technology) boost economic 
development in an ageing society?
    * How can ICT tools enhance life-long learning and employment?
    * What role can e-health play in improving the quality of life for 
people of all ages?

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Kim Hak-Su,* Under-Secretary-General.
  Executive Director, Untied Nations Economic and Social Council of Asia 
and Pacific (ESCAP).
Co-Chairs: Dean Fadi Deek, Professor of Information Systems and 
Mathematical Science, College of Science and Liberal Arts, New Jersey 
Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Dr. Michael Gurstein, Clinical 
Professor, School of Management, New Jersey Institute of Technology ( NJIT) 
, Chair, Community Informatics Research  Network

Speakers include: Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General, Executive 
Director, United Nations Programme for Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT), Mr. 
Sarbuland Khan, Director, United Nations Office of ECOSOC Support and 
Coordination, Mr. Sergei Kambalov, Chief, United Nations ECOSOC and 
Interorganization Cooperation Branch, Mr.Alexandre Sidorenko, Focal Point 
on Ageing, United Nations,  Programme on Ageing, Mr. Denis Gilhooly, Senior 
Advisor, the Global Alliance for ICT and Development, Ms. Sonia Elliott, 
Liaison Officer, UNAIDS New York Office, Dr. Luiz Carlos Boscolo, 
President, Dort Foundation (Brazil)*, Professor Frederick Fenech, Director, 
Institute on Ageing, Malta, Dr. Pramod Gaur , President and CEO, Viterion 
TeleHeathcare LLC, Dean Craig Lehmann, School of Health Technology, Stony 
Brook University, SUNY, USA, Dr. Peter Mathias, President, Bridge, Research 
and De Programme on Ageing, Mr. Denis Gilhooly, Senior Advisor, the Global 
Alliance for ICT and Development, Ms. Sonia Elliott, Liaison Officer, 
UNAIDS New York Office, Dr. Luiz Carlos Boscolovelopment, UK, and  European 
Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Ireland, 
(speaker to be announced) (*invited)

Special Event: “ VIP Sharing” Interactive Luncheon (registration fee)
Topics:     Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)  and the City.  ICT & Older 
persons,  Healthcare and e-Health, Urban Development, Cutting-Edge Issues, 
ICT & Enterprise Development. Adaptive Technologies for the 
Workforce     Delegates Dining Room

Registration Deadline 3 February 2006
International Council for Caring Communities   24 Central Park South, NY 
10019
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