Webcast--Detailed Agenda

November 12, 2008

 

            8:00 a.m.Registration/Check-in   La Vida Llena Retirement Community auditorium

 

W*        8:30      Welcome/The Purpose Revolution:  Pursuing Purpose, Meaning and Vitality
Mary Jo Kreitzer, Director for Center for Spirituality & Healing

 

W         8:50      The Midlife Opportunity: A Whole New Way to Age

            Richard Leider, Author of Something to Live For: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life

 

W         9:30      Three Paths to Find Meaning and Purpose for Our Life
Richard Bolles, Author of What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement: Planning Now for the Life You Want

10:30    Break

W         10:45    Later Life Creativity
Harry R. Moody, Director of Academic Affairs, National AARP

W         11:15    Q & A Session

L          11:45    Positive Aging Conversations: Purpose and Meaning in Your Own Life
Facilitated conversation at Great Hall tables and in local communities

            12:15    Lunch with participants – continued table conversations welcome

W         1:00      The Blue Zones: Unlocking the Secrets of Longevity
Dan Buettner, Explorer, educator, journalist, author of book by the same name

            2:15      Break

W         2:30      Positive Aging as Public Policy

            Joanne Disch, Director for the Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership

W         3:00      Q & A Session

L          3:30      Positive Aging Conversations: Bringing a Positive Aging Perspective to Organizations and Communities      

Facilitated conversations at Great Hall tables and in local communities

 

W         4:15      Summary and Closing Comments

Mary Jo Kreitzer and Richard Leider

 

            4:30      Conference Ends

 

*W—Webcast activity

L—Live activity