Co-Chair: Dr. Neil Solomon, (ICCC Board Member), Renowned Medical Expert and Author,
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 |
"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
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"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. |
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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" **
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
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
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 |
| Panel: | Mr. James Woods, Vice President, The Sutton Companies Mr. Ivor Ambrose, Expert, European Commission |
* 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