Purpose
Population ageing is a global challenge today. On the one hand, with increasing average life expectancy, the question of service for the elderly as a whole and for the senior and frail elders in particular has attracted more and more attention from society. On the other, with a swelling population of " junior elders" and "healthy elders", more and more people accept the concept of active ageing, and more and more governmental and social organizations adopt policies and measures encouraging the elder people to participate in social activities and make contributions to society.

For the purpose of learning the advanced concept, successful experience and effective practice in rendering service to the elder people and in their participation in social activities from our foreign and domestic counterparts and exchanging views with them, discussing the existing hot and difficult issues and exploring countermeasures and future policy orientation and enhancing international cooperation in this field, we will host the 2008 Shanghai International Conference on the Development of Old Age Programs.

Theme & Topics
Theme: The development of old age programs

The theme falls into the two topics of Service for the Elder People and the Elder People's Participation in Social Activities.

Topic One: Service for the Elder People
New concepts and policies
Leisure service: culture, art, sports and tourism
Financial service: reverse mortgage, care insurance, and development of financial products for elder people
Product service: product design and market development
Caring service: community-based home care and institutional care

Topic Two: the Elder People's Participation in Social Activities
Policies and measures on promoting their social participation
Development of elderly talents and elder people's voluntary service
Community development and elder people's participation in social activities
Education of elder people
Organization and management of elder people's societies

Date
September 26 – 28, 2008

Venue
Shanghai International Convention Center, Shanghai, China
No.2727, Riverside Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China

Hosts
Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau
Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries