II INTERAMERICAN CONFERENCE OF THE CGL
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"Hunger and Ageing: Growing Double Challenge"
PROGRAM PRELIMINAR
25-27 April 2001
Metropolitan University
Cupey, Puerto Rico
Co-Auspician: Metropolitan University and Society of Gerontology of Puerto Rico
Wednesday, April 25
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Official Reception by the Metropolitan University of Puerto Rico
Thursday, April 26
8:00am – 9:00am
Registration
9:00am – 10:00am
Inauguration – Welcome
10:30am – 12:00pm
Demographic Data and Nutritional Indexes on Older Adults in the Caribbean
Panel of Experts includes:
Dr. Roberto Alvarez, Cuba
Oh, Dr. Margot Tapia, Dominican Republic
Oh, Dr. Carmen Délia Sanchez, Puerto Rico
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Lunch to International Guests
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Conference reports: Regional Headquarters
Panel:
Northern region (Canada, USA and Mexico): Dr. Raúl Gutiérrez, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Central Region (Costa Rica):
Oh, Dr. María Solís U., Head of the Academic Council, National Hospital of Geriatrics and Gerontology, San José, Costa Rica.
Southern Region (Argentina, Brazil and Chile):
Dr. Alberto Delgado, Municipality of La Plata, Argentina
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Model Projects in the Americas
United States – Mexico – Costa Rica – Argentina – Puerto Rico – Chile.
Friday, April 27
8:30am – 1:00pm
Working sessions – Development of Conclusions and Recommendations.
1:00pm
Closure
HOSPEDAJE
The following establishments are accepting reservations and grant special rates for conference attendees. The CGL shall have one-way transport and Back to the meeting place.
Hostage of the Sea – Ocean Park
US $75 – US $195
Fono: 787.727.3302
Guest House of Playa
US $80 – US $90 – US $100
787.728,9779
Three Palms Inn
Includes breakfast and taxes
US $92 – US $105 – US $117 (4 people)
787.727.4617
Note.- The above places are located in Punta Las Marías, between the County and Isla Verde, about 20 minutes from the Metropolitan University in Cupey.
Sharing the Knowledge
Left: 1 Inter-American Conference, Chile, 1994.
Right: National Conference, USA,1995
IN PRESS CONFERENCE THE GERONTOLOGIC CENTRE LATIN ANUNCIA SECOND INTERAMERICANA CONFERENCE. ASISTEN PRINCIPAL BASED IN NEW YORK
New York, August 30, 2000.- Mario E. Tapia (In the box), president of the Centre Latin Gerontology(CGL) announced this morning the convening of a hemispheric convention of experts to discuss unusual growth of the number of elderly people on the continent and the increase in poverty, which is affected by the to most of them.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) states that the The problem of hunger is in poverty and marginalization. The second lecture on gerontology will focus on this double challenge by bringing together experts University of California, University of Texas and University of Houston, USA Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León de México; Society of Gerontology of Puerto Rico; Costa Rica’s Costa Rican Social Security Fund, Hispanic Development Council of Canada and Centro del Adulto Mayor de La Plata, Argentina, among others, for together find possible solutions.
The conference is hosted by Philip Morris Companies Inc. It consists of a series of workshops and working sessions, conducted in Spanish. It will take place over the years 2000 and 2001, across the Americas on the following dates:
- Monterrey, Mexico (September 21-22, 2000)
- San José, Costa Rica (18-19 October, 2000)
- La Plata, Argentina (30 Nov. and 1st of Dec, 2000)
- San Juan, Puerto Rico (25-27 April 2001)
“Six years ago we organized the First Inter-American Conference on Gerontology in Chile. It has been pleasing to note that after that conference, several governments in the region They began to develop programs for the elderly,” said Mario E. Tapia, president and founder of the Latin Gerontological Center. “This second conference inter Hemispheric is particularly notable because experts from Canada to Chile will try to find solutions to crucial issues, very closely to those affected themselves.”
“By sponsoring organisations fighting hunger, Philip Morris commits to look for new ways to combat this obvious problem around the world,” says Cathy Leiber, Vice President of Business Relations for Latin America, Philip Morris International. “We are proud to sponsor this conference for its close relationship to this commitment business.”
The conclusions of the conference will be shared with the Office on the Old Age of the United Nations and the Governments of the region. CGL will continue to work with the parties involved offering assistance to help implement programs so What’s the elderly Latinos?
According to CGL estimates, the total number of Latinos currently living in the Americas is bordering 490 million people. Of these, 233 live in poverty. This translates. 48% of the population. According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),”” the number of Latin Americans and Caribbean living in poverty is Higher than ever.” Of the 490 million, there are 42 million Latinos over sixty (60) Of which 30 million live in poverty. The number of seniors will double in the next 50 years, according to the United Nations.
The Latin Gerontological Center is a non-profit organization based in New York, that seeks to improve the quality of life of the older Hispanic person, through education and the defense of their interests. The CGL has been selected to receive the prestigious award “Monseñor Raúl del Valle,” for his tireless work for the Latino elders, in What are the most needy. The delivery will take place on October 6 at the Rainbow Room Rockefeller Center for the Residence for Elders St Vincent de Paul, sponsored entity by the Archdiocese of New York.
For more than 40 years, the Philip Morris company group – Kraft Foods, Miller Brewing Company, Philip Morris International and Philip Morris U.S.A. – has supported Public sector programmes and helped the neediest. Through the Philip campaign, we sponsor organizations that provide, collect, distribute and increase the availability of fresh and nutritious foods, fruits and What are the starving of? Over the last decade, the company contributed more $350 million in donations – in cash and food – to organizations fighting the – I’m hungry. What’s more, Philip Morris has pledged to donate $75 million to help this It’s the next three years.
For more information about the Centre, please call (212)344-9636, or visit our page at www.gerolatino.org. For more information on donation programmes Philip Morris, visit www.philipmorris.com/pmcares.