Conference Programme

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Thursday, February 11, 1999

Registration 9:00 a.m.
Morning Session: 10:00 – 12:30 p.m.

Co-Chair: Dr. Neil Solomon, (ICCC Board Member), Renowned Medical Expert and Author,

Former Maryland Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene

10:00 -10:30      Opening Remarks

10:30 -11:30
Keynote Address: "Caring Communities—Global Perspectives"

Introduction: Ms. Aliye P. Celik, Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT) NY Office
Address by: Dr. Eamon Kelly
Chairman, National Science Board (US)
President Emeritus, Tulane University
Respondents: Dr. Alexandre Sidorenko, Coordinator, International Year of Older Persons
Mr. Bryan Montgomery, (ICCC Board member), Chairman, Montgomery Networks, United Kingdom

"Reaching into the 21st Century"
Dr. Jane Katz, Professor, Health, Physical Education, and Sports,
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York

11:30 - 12:30
Case Studies: International Successes
Moderated by Mr. Sylvan Barnet, Rotary International Alternate Representative to the UN

"Seeding the Future," Nova America Outlet Shopping, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Presented by Señora Lia Baptista Carhalho, President, Cruizada Do Menor and Consultant to Ancar Empreendimentos Comerciais Ltda.
Nattoku Kobo Studio in Sekisui House Comprehensive Housing R&D Institute
Presented by Ms. Chizuko Yamane, Sekisui House, Ltd., Japan

12:30 - 2:30      Luncheon Break Benefit Luncheon: "Public/Private Partnerships" **

Welcome: Mr. Edward Buyes, ICCC Board Officer
Moderator: Counsellor Aurelio Fernandez, Permanent Mission of Spain to the UN
Luncheon Address by Mr. James B. Kennedy, Executive Director,
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Atlantic City, New Jersey

** by reservation

AFTERNOON SESSION

2:30 -3:30      How Do Older Persons Benefit Communities?
Moderator: Mr. Stephen King, Executive Director, International Council on Social Welfare
Panel: Dr. Joel Grossman, Director of Applied Technologies, RGA Architects and Planners
Ms. Jeanne Smith, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) UN Rep. International Activity Office/NY
Dr. Erzebet Vajdovich Visy, Director of Regional Planning, Research and Development Division, Budapest, Hungary

3:30 - 4:30      Perspectives from the Public Sector
Moderator: Ambassador Bagher Asadi, Chair, Second Committee, General Assembly, Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN
Panel: Honorable Jaime Ravinet, Mayor of Santiago, Chile and Former President of the International Union of Local Authorities
Ms. Katerina Papamichail, Head of Research and Technology Section, OEK – Workers’ Housing Organization, Greece
Ambassador Carlos Dos Santos, Permanent Mission of Mozambique to UN

4:30 - 6:00      Architectural Student Presentations
Moderator: Mr. Jonas Rabinovitch, Senior Urban Development Advisor, Management, Development, and Governance Division, United Nations Development Programme
Projects: Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Hawaii

6:00 - 8:00pm

"Building Community Through Culture" Reception**
featuring ICCC Award presentation
Delegates Dining Room

Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Noel Brown, President, Friends of the United Nations
Presenter: Mr. Rene Frank, FIABCI Representative to the UN

Featuring the ICCC Awards
Pioneer Award: Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates

Accepted by H.E. Qassim Sultan, Director General

Caring Citizen of the World: Ambassador Juan Somavia,
Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations and
Director General Elect, International Labour Organization

Caring Citizen for the Humanities: Dr. Eamon Kelly
Chairman, National Science Board
President Emeritus, Tulane University

Public-Private Sector Leadership Award: Mr. Fred Clough
Chairman Mowland Publications and Chairman, Dane Enterprises

Caring Corporation with Social Responsibility: Sekisui House,
Comprehensive Housing Research and Development Insitute
Accepted by Ms. Chizuko Yamane

** BY RESERVATION

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1999

Registration 9:00 a.m.
Exhibition – Student Projects (Viennese Hallway)

Morning Session, 10:45 a.m.- 12:45 p.m.
Chair: Ms. Lyutha Al-Mughairy, Chief of the Public Liaison Service in the Department of Public Information, United Nations

10:45 - 11:00      Technology Transfer and World Betterment: Dr William Bertrand, Executive Director
Payson Center for International Development and Technology Transfer, Tulane University

11:00 - 12:00       Interior Design Student Presentations from New York City colleges,
Moderator: Ms. Ruth Lynford, Architect and Interior Designer, Lynford, Ltd.
Schools: Fashion Institute of Technology, New York Institute of Technology, New York School of Interior Design, Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, The School of Visual Arts

12:00 - 12:45      Keynote Address: "Best Practices" Impact for the 21st Century
Introduced by: Mr. Selman Erguden, Focal Point for Aging, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
Address by: H.E. Qassim Sultan, Director General, Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates

12:45 - 2:00      Lunch Break Afternoon Session, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Chair: Mr. Bryan Montgomery,
(ICCC Board member), Chairman, The Montgomery Network, United Kingdom

2:00 - 2:15      The Annual Bush-Brown Address
Holistic Communities for the 21st Century: "Projects in Progress: India, United States, and China"
Professor Jan Wampler, School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2:15 - 3:30      Presentation of Architectural Projects
Moderator: Ms. Aliye P. Celik, Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements(HABITAT) New York Office
Projects: Florida A&M University, The University of New Mexico, Southern University, New Jersey Institute of Technology

3:30 - 5:00      Caring Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Dr. Srdjan Matic, Director, Medical & Health Network Programs, Open Society Institute, Soros Foundation
Case Study: "Community Architecture: How Does It Work?"
Dr. Rod Hackney, RIBA, Former President, International Union of Architects, Founder of Community Architecture in United Kingdom

Panel:
Rural Perspectives:Dr. Hana Hermanover, Director, Center of Aging, West Virginia University, Former WHO Staff member
Electric Age:Living Environments , Ms. Misake Kaji, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN*
"People to People Communication," Janet Koster, Global Aging Report, American Association of Retired Persons
Preparing for Globe Trends: Professor Gary Andrews, Consultant, United Nations International Year of Older Persons
Older Persons' Survey Briefing:Mr. Richard May, Senior Associate, Institute of Public Administration
Social Architecture—Its Role:Dean Urs Peter Gauchat, School of Architecture, New Jersey Institute of Technology

5:00 - 5:15      Report of the Jury
Award to Finalist: Ms. Aliye P.Celik, Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT)

5:15 - 5:45      Successful Ideas That Address the Longevity Factor: Innovative Projects, Products, and Services
Moderator: Professor Dianne Davis, Founding President, International Council for
Caring Communities
World Federation for Mental Health Representative to the UN
Panel: Mr. James Woods, Vice President, The Sutton Companies
Mr. Ivor Ambrose, Expert, European Commission
5:45 - 6:00      Closing Remarks

SPECIAL EVENTS

* Invited ** Registration


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1999

OPTIONAL EVENT - SUGGESTED

"DESIGN FOR LIFE" Exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Tour at leisure.... Located at Fifth Avenue and 91 Street


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