For Immediate Release Contact: WHCoA Press Office
Friday, February 4, 2005 301-443-2394

Media Advisory

2005 White House Conference on Aging Policy Committee to Hold Fourth Meeting

The Policy Committee for the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) will hold its fourth meeting to plan for the implementation of the Conference to be held October 23-26, 2005 in Washington, D.C. The Committee will continue its conversation about the 2005 Conference, the agenda and format.

The Committee is honored to have presentations from Dr. Robert Butler, founding director of the National Institute on Aging and president and CEO of the International Longevity Center who will address aging and health issues and from David B. Wolfe, author and internationally recognized expert in consumer behavior who will discuss baby boomers and the future.

When:
Thursday, February 10, 2005
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where:
Conference Room
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
2519 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.

Contact: Nora Andrews at 301-443-2874

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The meeting is open to the public.

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The mission of the WHCoA is to make policy recommendations to the President and Congress, and to assist the public and private sectors in promoting dignity, health, independence, and economic security of current and future generations of older persons. In addition to addressing issues of the current older population, the 2005 White House Conference has a mandate to focus on needs and impact of those individuals born between 1946 and 1964 (baby boomers). White House Conferences on Aging have occurred every decade since 1961. The 2005 WHCoA will be the first of the 21 st Century. To learn more about the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, please visit http://www.whcoa.gov