Road map launch conference

13:00-20:00
18 October 2011
Paul-Henri Spaak P1A002, European Parliament, Brussels.

Summary

This conference launched the FUTURAGE Road Map, which will provide a European research agenda for ageing research for the next 10 years.

The Road Map was presented in the European Parliament at this conference hosted by the STOA Panel of MEPs. Drawing on two years of work, eight stages of consultation with over 700 contributors the Road Map will shape the ageing research agenda in Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.

The Road Map is one of the major strategic European initiatives addressing the grand challenge of the ageing population.

Parallel initiatives including the Active and Healthy Ageing Innovation Partnership, European Research Area in Ageing, Joint Programme Initiative and the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 will also be participating.

Documents

FUTURAGE event poster (PDF, 332B)

STOA event poster (PDF, 114KB)

The launch conference programme (PDF, 54KB)

Speaker biographies (PDF, 2.2MB)

Summaries of projects (PDF, 56KB)

FUTURAGE road map (PDF, 3.93MB)

The FUTURAGE road map

The FUTURAGE road map: addressing the grand challenge (PDF, 1.3MB)
Professor Alan Walker, University of Sheffield, UK.

Healthy ageing for more life in years - unequal ageing and age-related inequalities (PDF, 1.3MB)
Professor Carol Jagger, Newcastle University, UK.

Maintaining and regaining mental capacity - ageing well at home and in community environments (PDF, 970KB)
Professor Hans-Werner Wahl, Heidelberg University, Germany.

Inclusion and participation - social protection (PDF, 972KB)
Dr Giovanni Lamura, INRCA, Italy.

Biogerontology (PDF, 2.8MB)
Professor Olivier Toussaint, University of Namur, Belgium.

Links to major EU initiatives

ERA AGE 2: the joint call for ageing research "Active and healthy ageing across the life course" (PDF, 339KB)
Professor Kenneth Abrahamsson, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research.

Pilot innovation partnership for active and healthy ageing (PDF, 578B)
Dr Paul Timmers, DG INFSO, European Commission.

JPI more years better lives (PDF, 594B)
Dr Bernhard Rami, Chair of the JPI General Assembly, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany.

European year for active ageing and solidarity between generations 2012 (PDF, 285KB)
Mr Ralf Jacob, DG Employment, European Commission.

Healthy ageing - is it a time for innovation? (PDF, 743B)
Dr Andrzej Rys, DG SANCO, European Commission.

AAL: ambient assisted living joint programme (PDF, 1.6MB)
Dr Karina Marcus, AAL Europe.

Implementing the road map

Implementing the road map (PDF, 620KB)
Dr Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, DG RTD, European Commission.

Panel discussion

• European Science Foundation forward look project: ageing, health and pensions in Europe (PDF, 275B)
  Dr Asghar Zaidi, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Austria.

• BRAID: Bridging Research in Ageing and ICT Development (PDF, 2.7MB)
  Dr Karim Hadjri, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland.

• AGE platform Europe (PDF, 220KB)
  Ms Anne-Sophie Parent, Age Platform Europe.

• CIHR-IA (PDF, 2.4MB)
  Dr Yves Joanette, Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Aging.

Concluding statement

• Concluding statement (PDF, 70KB)
  Professor Alan Walker, University of Sheffield, UK.