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Newsletter 10: July 2007NEWSProgress on Thematic Working GroupsMonRAS held two thematic working group meetings this month:
At each meeting, an external speaker raised a number of key issues on the theme that were then discussed by participants. If you would like to participate in these or other MonRAS working groups in future, please register your interest at monras@adm.monash.edu.au Special Seminar Hosted by MonRAS, the Transport and Social Inclusion Committee and the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing WellMeeting the Mobility Needs of Older People. If You’re Not Part of the Solution, You’re Part of the Problem
Monash University has been fortunate to have Dr Sandra Rosenbloom from the University of Arizona as a visiting speaker to diverse audiences this week. At a presentation jointly sponsored by MonRAS, the ARC/NHMRC Network in Ageing Well and the Transport and Social Inclusion Committee (TASIC) of the Department of Infrastructure, Dr Rosenbloom gave a challenging and entertaining presentation on the mobility need of the elderly. Dr Rosenbloom challenged many myths and preconceptions about the elderly and their desires and preferences for housing and transport. The increased independence and mobility of the baby-boomer generation was shown to make an increasing contribution to travel and related issues of congestion and pollution. Planners and engineers looking at the transport needs of the elderly were particularly encouraged to better understand the changing population profiles and dispersal patterns of older people in metropolitan, outer suburban and rural areas. Dr Rosenbloom also reflected on the failure of academic institutions to incorporate teaching units on ageing into courses such as engineering and planning. UPCOMING EVENTSMonRAS Evening Forum no. 3Evidence based treatment and care of the very oldOutliving the evidence On Wednesday 15th August 2007 4-6pm Speakers include Prof Daniel O’Connor, A/Prof Peteris Darzins, Joan Yalden and Chris Puckey. Please RSVP your interest to attend the forum by Friday 10th August 2007 at monras@adm.monash.edu.au Transport Studies (Monash): Transport Research Workshop"Putting new values on public transport services for social inclusion"Speaker: Dr Karen Lucas - University of Westminster, UK Dr Lucas is the research co-ordinator for the Centre for Sustainable Development(CfSD) and a Principal Research Fellow with the Transport Studies Group, within the School of the Built Environment at the University of Westminster. Her specialist research area is the relationships between sustainable development and social exclusion, with a particular emphasis on the two policy areas of neighbourhood renewal and transport. In 2002, Karen was seconded to the UK Government’s Social Exclusion Unit to act as policy advisor on their study of transport and social exclusion and subsequently worked for DfT to develop guidance for the implementation of the policy strategy that resulted from this study. She has recently published a book on this subject, entitled Running on Empty: transport, social exclusion and environmental justice. Date: Friday 10th August 2007 Time: 10am – 11am FUNDING & CONFERENCESAgeing, Ageism & Abuse Seminar and WorkshopsUpcoming Elder Abuse Prevention Association (EAPA) national seminar and workshops on the 2-3 August 2007 at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. More details on the EAPA website. Future Bound – A Partnership Approach to Mental Health, Ageing and EthnicityThe conference will provide a forum to raise awareness about mental health issues among the elderly in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Friday 10 August 2007 For more information, please visit the Future Bound conference website Transport and Social Inclusion Committee SeminarSocial Exclusion in the UK: Policy Development and ImplementationBy Dr Karen Lucas As part of its ongoing commitment to raise awareness and understanding of the impact and links between transport disadvantage and well-being, the Transport and Social Inclusion invites you to this two-part seminar by Dr Karen Lucas. In the first part of the seminar, Dr Lucas will discuss “Transport Poverty and Making the Links with Social Exclusion in the UK”. She will outline why this issue is important and what is being done to address this matter in the UK. In the second part, Dr Lucas will discuss “Accessibility Planning: Progress So Far.” She will discuss how accessibility planning has been done so far in the UK and what has been learnt from this process. Dr Karen Lucas is the Director of Research at the Centre for Sustainable Development at the University of Westminster. Her specialist research area is the relationships between sustainable development and social exclusion, with a particular emphasis on the two policy areas of neighbourhood renewal and transport. Wednesday 8 August 2007 If you are interested in attending please contact Ms Merryel Perera, Policy and Planning, Department of Infrastructure, on telephone(03) 96556500 or merryel.perera@doi.vic.gov.au by Wednesday 1 August 2007 as seating is limited ARC/NHMRC Ageing Well Network - National Access Grid WorkshopGrandparents in Parenting RolesPresenters: Bettina Cass, Vicki Rundle and Lisa Langley The workshop will be run in parallel sessions at Access Grid sites across the country connected via video link. This workshop is the first collaboration between the Ageing Well and Future Generation Research Networks. This represents an ideal opportunity for members of both Research Networks to identify shared intergenerational research priorities. Ageing Well and Future Generation members and members of all Network Contributing Organisations, are welcome to attend this joint event. This free workshop will include presentations on the issues to do with Grandparents in Parenting Roles from a range of perspectives. Following on from the presentations, a discussion session will take place aimed at targeting the key issues and research priorities in this area with a view to developing potential research projects and identifying people interested in taking these projects forward. For more information or to register contact: annad@aracy.org.au. Registration close Monday 13 August 2007 6th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in AgeingDefining Future DirectionsTuesday, 20 November 2007 Abstracts for ERA 2007 are due by close of business Friday, 27 July 2007. For further conference details and to submit an abstract, please visit www.ageingwell.edu.au/era2007 or contact (08) 8222 5215. HISA Aged Care Informatics Australian WorkshopThis workshop is part of MedInfo (International Medical Informatics Conference) in Brisbane Monday 20 August. Registration for just the one day workshop is possible. For details go to http://www.medinfo2007.org Australian Association of Gerontology 40th National Conference'BeyOND 2007, Ageing: Evolution and Revolution'Hilton Adelaide, South Australia 21-23 November 2007 More details see the AAG website Australian Psychological Society 2007 Psychology & Ageing Interest Group Conference1-3 November 2007Deakin Management Centre, Geelong, Victoria. Keynote speakers will be Professor Louis Burgio from the University of Alabama and Professor John Snowdon from the University of Sydney. More information at www.groups.psychology.org.au/GroupContent.aspx?ID=1192 Geriaction National Conference 2007Caring for the Aged in all Contexts: models, myths and magic11–12 October 2007 More information is available from www.geriaction.com.au/conference or from Sally Brown on (07) 3201 2808. For other funding opportunitiesSee the listings on the MonRAS website hereCONTACT USThe MonRAS office is staffed every weekday from 9am to 5pm. Register with MonRASJoin the more than 150 Monash researchers who are registered with MonRAS. Simply complete the on-line form here. Publicising ageing research through the monthly MonRAS e-newsletterDid you know that the MonRAS e-newletter is distributed to over 400 recipients? |
