HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF GERONTO

HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY

THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF GERONTOLOGY

29 NOVEMBER 2008 (9:00 am to 5:00 pm)

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

Date: 29/11/2008 (Saturday)

Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Venue: Ballroom, Langham Hotel Hong Kong

8 Peking Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

Conference Theme:

Enhancing quality care and protection for older people

Officiating Guest and Keynote Speech

Dr LEONG Che-hung, GBS, JP, Chairman, Elderly Commission

Tentative Programme:

Morning Session:

Opening Remarks

Keynote Address

Plenary Session and Outstanding Paper Presentation

Afternoon Session:

Free Paper Sessions (concurrent sessions)

Registration Fees (lunch & refreshments included):

HK$350 (Members)

HK$450 (Non-members)

US$100 (Overseas)

CME, CNE and CPE Accreditations:

CNE 6 points

CME and CPE are under application

Call for Abstracts:

The Organizing Committee is calling for abstracts which are relevant to the theme of the Conference. If you are interested in submitting your abstract, Please filled up the abstract form (download) and email, post, or fax it with your original abstract to the Conference Secretariat on or before 12th September 2008.

To allow time for the selection panel to consider the submission, you are strongly recommended not to miss the deadline.

Enrollment Procedures

Please fill up the registration form (download) and send it back with a payable cheque to:

Hong Kong Association of Gerontology

Enquiry

Please feel free to contact us at 2727 3250 or,

Email to wmtsang@hkag.org

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We look forward to seeing you at the conference on 29^th November 2008

Dr. Edward M.F. Leung Dr. Raymond M.H. Ngan

President, Chairman, Organizing Committee

Hong Kong Association of Gerontology, 15th Annual Congress of Gerontology