1^st CEPAR International Conference

Analysing Population Ageing: Multidisciplinary perspectives and innovation

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) is delighted to announce its inaugural international conference.

When: 2-4 July 2013.

Where: University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Population ageing is a global phenomenon. While individual nations are at different stages in demographic transition, the trend for almost all is clear. The economic and social impact of demographic change is generating increasing research and policy attention. This conference will bring together leading academics, senior policymakers and practitioners to share new research and industry and policy perspectives on the dynamics of the ageing demographic. Fiscal, labour force, family, health, and financial questions will be discussed.

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The conference includes the Industry Forum: Age Friendly Businesses

When: 4 July

Where: Tyree Room, John Niland Scientia, UNSW

Featuring keynote addresses from:

George Savvides, Managing Director of Medibank Private

and

Dr John Beard, Director, Department of Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization

With a panel including:

Paul Clitheroe AM Director, ipac Securities

Robert Cumming Professor of Epidemiology and Geriatric Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Sydney

Heather Ridout AO Chair of AustralianSuper

The Hon Susan Ryan AO Age Discrimination Commissioner

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Whilst in Australia to attend the 1st CEPAR International Conference Partner Investigator James Nazroo will visit The Australian National University and present a public lecture on Age, wellbeing and inequality: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

Retirement from the workforce in industrialised societies has been seen as a transition into an economically dependent situation coupled with declines in social status and health. This focus on older people as dependent, however, neglects evidence of improvements in mental health in the period around retirement age, suggesting that for some, at least, the transition into a 'retired' status is a positive experience. Indeed, there is a growing recognition that Laslett's description of the 'Third Age' as post-work life characterised by opportunity, leisure and self-fulfilment, is a reality for many. This shift in focus from dependent to healthy and wealthy argentic older people, though, neglects both the complexity of retirement trajectories and the marked inequalities between older people. Intergenerational inequality - comparing the situation of older people with younger people - has been the focus of much work, but it is also appropriate to focus on inequalities within the older population.

When: Friday 5th July, 12:30 - 1:30

Where: Innovations Lecture Theatre, Innovations Building (124), Eggleston Rd, ANU

For more information visit the ANU wesbite

2013 marks the 21^st anniversary of the annual colloquium of superannuation researchers. Contributed papers are invited on a wide range of topics relating to pensions and superannuation, retirement and the economic and financial implications of population ageing, including but not restricted to: 

• Retirement saving decisions
• Retirement saver knowledge and skills
• Communication and disclosure of long term risks
• Member engagement
• Financial advice
• Governance of superannuation and pension funds
• The superannuation/pension industry
• Investment strategies
• Lifecycle behaviour
• Annuities and retirement benefits
• Addressing increasing longevity
• Understanding and incorporating heath and aged care costs
• Taxation
• Regulation
• Labour market issues
• Retirement decisions
• Demography
• Subjective life expectancy
• Achieving sustainable fiscal policy

When: 9-10^th July 2013

Where: The University of New South Wales

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CEPAR is proud to once again host a strand at this years National Honours Colloquium. The Australian School of Business will host and provide a forum for Honours students to discuss their thinking. The National Honours Colloquium provides an exceptional opportunity for a select number of Honours students from across Australia and New Zealand to present their research-in-progress to some of Australia's most prominent business academics.

When: 23rd August 2013

Where: Australian School of Business, UNSW, Sydney

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CEPAR is proud to announce the 12th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing of which it is a major sponsor. This year's event is being organised by CEPAR associate Investigators Kate O'Loughlin and Lindy Clemson. Hosted by the Ageing, Work & Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, the ERA conference presents a unique opportunity for research higher degree students in the diverse fields relating to ageing to present their developing research.

CEPAR Chief Investigator Professor Robert Cumming will be the keynote speaker this year, presenting on "Public Health and Ageing in sub-Saharan Africa - a personal perspective".

Each year the conference draws an audience of students, academic researchers, practitioners and policy makers and ERA 2013 promises to be an exciting opportunity to network, exchange ideas and discuss the latest in ageing-related research.

The major theme of the conference, "Enabling Active Ageing", focuses on the policy and practice implications of research. It emphasises the impact that the work of emerging researchers has on the field of ageing and the potential their research holds for influencing change.

The conference will take place from the 25th-26th November 2013.

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