Gerontology Program
The
Gerontology Program
of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
invites you to attend, sponsor, exhibit, and advertise at our 5th annual one-day
summit.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center, UNCG
Registration Check-In at 8:30 a.m.
Presentations 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Thanks to all 5th annual Summit Sponsors, Exhibitors, & Advertisers!
PREregistration required. Click here for the Registration form!
Registration deadline is extended! Registration forms will be accepted
by FAX to 336-334-4113 through Monday, April 12, for those paying on-site.
Click here for a one-page flyer advertising the 2010 Summit
Click here for logistical details including parking, maps,
and details for Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Advertisers
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Registration Packet Pick-Up, Continental Breakfast, and visit with Exhibitors 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions 9:00-9:15 a.m.
- Janice I. Wassel, PhD, Director, The UNCG Gerontology Program and Co-Director, MS in Gerontology – MBA Dual Degree Program
- James C. Petersen, PhD, Dean, The Graduate School, UNCG
Guest Speakers
- Free Agent Aging: Reinventing Ourselves in the Second Half of Life presented by H. R. "Rick" Moody, PhD, Director, Academic Affairs, AARP, Washington, DC, moderator/provocateur of the Morning Plenary Session. 9:15-10:00 a.m.
- Entrepreneurship Opportunities presented by Dianne
H.B. Welsh, SPHR, PhD, Director, North
Carolina Entrepreneurship Center, Charles A. Hayes Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina Greensboro. 10:00-10:45 a.m.
- Mid-morning Break and visit with Exhibitors 10:45-11:00 a.m.
- The Surprising Prevalence of Later-Life Entrepreneurship presented by Edward G. Rogoff, MBA, PhD, Professor of Management, Baruch College, The City University of New York; and Co-Author, The Second Chance Revolution: Becoming Your Own Boss After 50. 11:00-11:45 a.m.
- The New Entrepreneurial Models of Aging presented by David L. Carroll, MA, Writer and Producer specializing in health and aging issues; and Co-Author, The Second Chance Revolution: Becoming Your Own Boss After 50. 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Buffet Luncheon and visit with Exhibitors 12:30 -1:30 p.m.
Round table discussions 1:30-2:45 p.m.
Guest speakers, faculty from the Bryan School of Business & Economics, the North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center, entrepreneurs, and experts on aging will engage discussions of all participant's entrepreneurial aspirations and provide supportive feedback.
Highlights of round table discussions followed by closing remarks by Rick Moody and Jan Wassel. 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Thanks
to previous Aging Is Good Business summit sponsors, exhibitors, and
whose support
generated
participation by over 125 registrants
from over 90 organizations, 65
cities and 12 states!
2009 Aging is Good Business: The Silvering Workforce
2008 Aging is Good Business: Silver Technologies
2007 Aging is Good Business: Residential Choices and the Boomers Coming
of Age (not online)
2006 Aging is Good Business: Silver Technologies
(not online)
Direct questions to:
The UNCG Gerontology Program
336-256-1020
Championed by the Erickson School of Aging, Management, and Policy:
