Media Advisory

For Immediate Release
WHCOA Press Office
301-443-2394
Thursday, March 24, 2005

Scott Nystrom, Executive Director, 2005 White House Conference on Aging to Address Mississippi Conference

Scott Nystrom, Ph.D., Executive Director of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) will address the Mississippi Association of Planning and Development Districts Conference in Biloxi, Mississippi on March 30, 2005.

Dr. Nystrom will discuss the significance of the 2005 WHCoA at a time of unprecedented national longevity and the importance of Regional, State and local input as the Policy Committee continues to plan for the 2005 WHCoA, scheduled to occur from October 23 to 26, 2005 in Washington, D.C.

The mission of the WHCoA, which is held once a decade, is to report policy recommendations to the President and Congress which are designed to help guide national aging policies for the next ten years and beyond. The 2005 WHCoA will be the first of the 21st Century. Four previous White House Conferences on Aging have been held.

The 2005 WHCoA will focus on the interests of current and future seniors, including the 78 million baby boomers who will begin to turn 60 in 2006. In the last three decades, Mississippi’s 60 and older population has increased by 43 percent.

When: Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Beau Rivage Convention Center, Biloxi, MS

Contact: Marion Dunn Tutor (MS Division of Aging and Adult Services) 601-359-4929

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