2010 - 2011 Study Tour Calendar
IAHSA’s Mission is to connect and support ageing service providers around the world to increase quality of life for the elderly. We have found that one of the best ways for shared learning and innovation development is through personal networking and one-on-one interaction. As a result, we have created opportunities for IAHSA members to participate in study tours to foster individual dialogue with leading policy makers and professionals, while experiencing the rich culture and customs in different countries. To ensure maximum opportunity for interaction and discourse, IAHSA Study Tours limit participation to 24 individuals.
20 - 30 October 2010
IAHSA and the
Center for Aging Service Techonology (CAST) invite you on a study tour to the Western United States. Cutting-edge technologies will be the focus of this unique study tour, giving you an opportunity to visit US ageing service providers in Seattle, Portland, Sacramento and San Francisco, with an optional extension to attend the AAHSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Los Angeles. This tour focuses on the development and utilization of advanced technologies in ageing services and includes a meeting with Eric Dishman, Intel Fellow & Director of Health Policy and Innovation as well as visits to the nationally recognized demonstration project at Eskaton and the living laboratory at Oregon Health and Science University.
20 – 28 February 2011
IAHSA in Israel
Under the leadership of IAHSA Board Members Yitzhak Brick, Director General of ESHEL - Association for the Planning & Development of Services for the Aged in Israel, and Eli Feldman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Jewish Health System in New York City. IAHSA has developed a comprehensive tour to the old and new in Israel, including visits with ageing service providers in Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Sharon, Haifa and Jerusalem. You will also have professional meetings with SHILO – Association for Promoting Services for the Elderly, B’nai B’rith and ESHEL.
10 – 22 April 2011
IAHSA in China
Ageing is emerging as a major priority in China and the IAHSA study tour will provide you with a unique opportunity to meet with Chinese policy leaders and discuss major trends in ageing services. IAHSA Board Members Edward Leung, Chair of the Hong Kong Gerontology Society, and Dr. Mary Ann Tsao, CEO of the Tsao Foundation in Singapore, are providing IAHSA with key introductions to ensure comprehensive coverage of programs and issues. The tour will visit Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai, including meeting with the Hong Kong Housing Association, the China National Committee on Ageing and Shanghai Development Corporation.
8 – 19 October 2011
IAHSA in the USA
Celebrate Age is the theme of the IAHSA/AAHSA Global Conference on Ageing to be held in Washington DC 16-19 October 2011. You can experience this world-class event after an 8-day tour of leading ageing services in New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore.