2012 Conference
The Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society 2012 Biennial Conference will be held on September 10-11, 2012 (Monday and Tuesday) at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa Tower. This year's conference will be held in conjunction with the annual Long Term Care Conference, coordinated by the Department of Geriatrics Geriatric Education Center and the Hawaii Medical Directors Association.
The theme of this year's conference is "Transforming Hawaii's Aging Future: Innovate, Integrate, and Invigorate, " with specific tracks focused on innovation, integration, and invigoration.>
HPGS Conference – Call for Proposal Form
Due Date Extended to Friday, April 13, 2012
Transforming Hawaii’s Aging Future: Innovate, Integrate, & Invigorate
September 10–11, 2012 • Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii
CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
Due Date: Extended to Friday, April 13, 2012
What do you see in Hawaii’s aging future? The 2012 Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society Conference will provide a forum to discuss ideas and exchange knowledge to help make Hawaii a better place to grow old. The conference will be organized along three main topics:
Innovation: innovative programs and technologies that have improved the quality of life of older adults;
Integration: the successes and challenges of integrating services within and/or across health and social sectors; and
Invigoration: policies, research, and practices that energize and empower our community to meet social, health, and economic challenges an aging population brings.
The conference will feature keynote speakers, plenary sessions, and concurrent sessions of paper, panel and workshop presentations. The HPGS Conference is intended for elder care practitioners in the health and human service fields; businesses, government agencies, non-profits, and faith-based organizations serving older adults; applied researchers; students; and advocates. It will be held at Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, from September 10–11, 2012.
Submit a Proposal
The Presentations Committee invites prospective conference participants to submit a presentation proposal that addresses the conference theme—Transforming Hawaii’s Aging Future: Innovate, Integrate, & Invigorate—for one of the following concurrent session options: a 35 minute paper presentation, a 75 minute workshop presentation, or a 75 minute panel presentation. It may be practice or research focused. We welcome proposals from all disciplines and professions.
Please take note that each author is limited to two proposals and may only be a single/first author of one proposal at most. Once a proposal is accepted, all of the presenters must register and pay conference fees in advance to confirm participation and to be included in the printed program of the Conference.
The Presentations Committee will review all completed proposal received by the deadline. Notifications of acceptance will be emailed to the first authors by early May.
To submit a proposal, please complete an electronic proposal form, which is available for download on the HPGS website (http://www.hpgs.org/ ), and email attached it to the Presentations Committee at hpgsconf@gmail.com by Friday, April 13, 2012 (extended deadline).
For questions, please contact the Presentations Committee Co-Chairs: Sarah Yuan at 808-956-5939 or sarah.yuan@hawaii.edu, and Dawn Meaney at 808-626-8807 or DMeaney@plazaassistedliving.com
