2005 White House Conference on Aging California Delegate Training

Monday, November 7, 2005

Sacramento Convention Center, Rooms 202-203
1400 J Street, Sacramento
DRAFT Agenda #6

9:15 a.m. Registration and Refreshments

10:00 a.m. Welcome/Introductions/Setting the Stage – Room 202

• Opening Remarks
  Jorge Lambrinos, Acting Chair, California Commission on Aging
• A Vision and Opportunities for California’s Delegation:
  Kimberly Belshé, Secretary, Health and Human Services Agency
• A Preview of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging:
  Dorcas Hardy, Chair, WHCoA Policy Committee
  Mel Woods, WHCoA Policy Committee Member
• Historical Perspective: A Look Back at Prior White House Conferences on Aging
  Sandra Smoley and Ray Mastalish, 1995 California White House Conference on Aging Delegation Co-Leaders

11:00 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. Social Support Issue Track

• Our Community
  Kathleen Wilber, Ph.D., Mary Pickford Foundation, Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California
  Gretchen Alkema, LCSW, Hartford Doctoral Fellow in Geriatric Social Work, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California
• Civic and Social Engagement
  David Muraki, Deputy Director, California Service Corps
• Marketplace
  Mary Furlong, Ed.D., President, Mary Furlong and Associates, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University

12:30 p.m. Lunch – Room 203

• A Call to Action for the California Delegation
  Jennie Chin Hansen, R.N., M.S., Senior Fellow, University of California San Francisco Center for Health Professions

2:00 p.m. Economic Security Issue Track – Room 202

• Planning Along the Lifespan
  Monika White, Ph.D., President/CEO Center for Healthy Aging; Adjunct Professor at the Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California
• The Workplace of the Future
  Helen Dennis, M.A., Specialist on Aging, Employment & Retirement, Lecturer, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California

2:45 p.m. Health Issue Track

• Health and Long-Term Living
  Cheryl Phillips, M.D., Medical Director of Chronic Care and Senior Services, Sutter Health

3:30 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. Demographics and Diversity: Celebrating California’s Uniqueness

• Fernando Torres-Gil, Ph.D., Director, Center for Policy Research, UCLA
  Lora Connolly, M.S., Acting Director, California Department of Aging

4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

• Making the Most of the White House Conference on Aging Experience
  Jorge Lambrinos, Acting Chair, California Commission on Aging