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Helping Your Loved Ones Age in Place

Schedule of Events

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8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 – 9:10 a.m. Welcome and Overview of Conference

9:10 – 9:40 a.m. Aging and Spirituality, Challenges and Opportunities - Drew Leder

9:40 – 10:05 a.m. Exploring the Possibilities: what is happening around the country - Zev Paiss

10:05 – 10:30 a.m. Forming and Living at ElderSpirit Community

Dene Peterson

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Panel – Overarching Concepts Applied

Moderated by: Dene Peterson

Zev Paiss, Monica Abbleby, Carolyn Ohle, Twin Oaks

12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch –Local Foods by Revolutionary Soup

Green Roof Tours available – sign up at registration table

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Panel – Innovations for Aging in Community

Moderated by: Drew Leder Frank Stoner, John Quale, Patricia Kluge, Chris Murray

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Affordability, Accessibility and Sustainability in Cohousing Communities

Z. Peter Lazar and Janaka Casper

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Panel – Going Local – Exploring the Possibilities

Moderated by: Bill Wanner (TJPDC)

Amy Kilroy, Barry Clark, Ron Higgins, Gordon Walker

3:45 – 5:00 p.m. Where do we go from here?

Discussion of Next Steps

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Reception

Green Roof Tours available – sign up at registration table

Book Signing by Drew Leder

Books and materials available for sale