The IFAs 9th Global Conference Call for Abstracts was a tremendous success. Among the over 350 submitted, one hundred of them are from developing countries. The organisers of the Conference are also proud to announce that more than 50 countries will be represented in Montréal, in September.

In addition to the 4 plenary panels of the Conference, delegates will have a selection of 100 symposia and workshops, 30 poster and 350 paper sessions to choose from.

To help you decide which issues of ageing you'd like to explore in September, here are the topics that our numerous speakers have focused on in their abstracts:

• Addictions in Later Life
• Age Discrimination
• Age Friendly Communities
• Ageing in a Rural and Remote Community
• Ageing Well in an Enabling Environment
• Ageing-in-place - Models that Create Community
• Better Diagnostics for Older People
• Care Management of the Frail Older Person
• Caregivers - Issues and Practices
• Chronic Diseases - Management and Outcome
• Creating Accessible Housing
• Dementia
• Driving as a Measure of Status and Independence
• Elder Abuse and Neglect
• Emergency Preparedness and Seniors
• Emergency Response Systems
• Empowerment for a Purpose - Seniors in Action!
• Falls Prevention
• Financial Protection
• Fraud and Abuse - Telemarketing as a Case Example
• Global Ageing - The New Tomorrow
• Graphics for the Baby Boomers and Beyond
• Guardianship - Trends and Practices
• Healthy, Positive, Active Ageing - Effective Models
• Home and Community Care - Models and Practices
• Housing Options - Is this a Myth?
• Images of Ageing - Positive and Negative
• Intergenerational Relations
• Interiors that Enhance the Quality of Lives
• Landscapes and Enabling Environment for Older People
• Life Long Learning
• Mature Older Workers - Barriers and Incentives to Full Employment
• Mental Health - Innovation and Solutions
• Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing - National and Local Perspectives
• Older People and HIV/Aids
• Older People at the Centre of Family
• Older Women - Their Position and Status in Society
• Products that Improve and Maintain Independence
• Retirement is not an option
• Seniors in "Action" - Participation Creates a Purpose
• Social Inclusion = Decreased Marginalization
• Standards and Accreditation of Care Facilities
• Technological Advancement and Health Improvement
• Technologies to Creating Accessibility
• The Demography of Ageing
• The New Generation of Older People - LGBT
• The Rights of Older People
• The Shape of Public Health Systems for Older People
• Transportation Means Independence!
• Volunteers and Volunteering
• Urban Planners - Stakeholders in Social Inclusion - Best Practices

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