Symposium on Aging and the Environment
When: February 3, 2009, 8:30 – 3:00 PM
Where: Best Western/University Inn, Ithaca, NY (Directions: http://www.bestwesternnewyork.com/hotels/best-western-university-inn-ithaca/)
Organizers: Karl Pillemer (Human Development) and Linda P. Wagenet (Development Sociology)
The Cornell Program on Aging and the Environment is hosting a symposium that will explore the relationship between America’s growing older population and environmental sustainability. Featured speakers for the event are Kathy Sykes, Director of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Aging Initiative, and Dr. Lenard Kaye, Director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and the creator of a model program to encourage safe drug disposal by older persons (and therby reducing pharmaceuticals in the water supply). Additional presentations will examine issues of smart growth and liveable communites, and methods of promoting environmental civic engagement and volunteerism among older people. Findings will be presented from the Retiree Environmental Stewards Program, which was successfully piloted in Tompkins County in 2008. We encourage Cornell Cooperative Extension educators to invite a representative from your county Office for Aging and/or Retired Senior Volunteer Program to attend.
There is no charge to attend the symposium; however, since space is limited, a reservation is required on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, please contact Jennifer T. Parise (jtp75@cornell.edu) by Tuesday, January 27, 2009. For more information about the symposium, contact Linda P. Wagenet (email: lpw2@cornell.edu; phone: 607-254-7460). A continental breakfast (at 8:30 a.m.) and lunch will be provided.
0 comments Lori Bushway | Campus News, Professional Develop.