Media Advisory

For Immediate Release Contact: WHCOA Press Office
301-443-2394

 2005 White House Conference on Aging to Participate in Listening Session

The 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) will participate in a Listening Session sponsored by the National Coalition of Mental Health and Aging on Monday, January 24, 2005 in Washington, D.C.

The listening session will be attended by WHCoA Policy Committee Chairman Dorcas R. Hardy as well as other Policy Committee members as they continue to solicit input from older adults and baby boomers, service providers, organizations and others who are interested in playing a role in the future of aging policy in the United States. Comments and recommendations from the Listening Sessions, Solutions Forums, Mini-Conferences and Officially Designated WHCoA events which are being held throughout the country are being considered as the Policy Committee as the basis for resolution development as the Committee continues its preparation for the Conference to be held October 23-26, 2005 in Washington, D.C. White House Conferences on Aging have occurred once a decade since 1961.

When: Monday, January 24, 2005
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Where: American Psychological Association
9 th Floor Conference Room
750 First Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-4242

Contact: Pamela Willenz, American Psychological Association
(202) 336-5707

All statements from the Listening Session will be posted on the WHCoA website at http://www.whcoa.gov

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