<div dir="ltr">FYI,<div><br></div><div>Suzanne L. Sager</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Emily Sheketoff</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:esheketoff@alawash.org">esheketoff@alawash.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 10:26 AM<br>Subject: [alacro-l] White House Conference on Aging<br>To: "<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you may be aware, the White House Conference on Aging is being held on July 13<sup>th</sup>. Please find below the agenda for the event along with a blog post for those libraries interested in hosting a watch party.
<span style="color:#1f497d"><a>>http://www.whitehouseconferenceonaging.gov/submissions/EventSubmission.aspx<</a>.
</span>Libraries can also download the Watch Party Discussion Guide PDF from this site. We understand that there are libraries across the country that have already committed to hosting a watch party and the White House hopes for even more!
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">PRELIMINARY AGENDA FOR WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING EVENT</span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Note: All times and topics are subject to change</span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">10:00am to 12:20pm ET Welcome; Opening Panels on Caregiving and Financial Security; President Obama’s Remarks</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">12:20pm to 1:20pm ET Break for Lunch</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">1:20pm to 4:20pm ET Afternoon Panel Discussions on Healthy Aging, Elder Justice and Technology</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a><span style="font-size:15.0pt;color:#1177bb;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Your
Guide to Participating in the 2015 White House Conference on Aging</span></a></span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">With less than a week to go to the 2015 <a><span style="color:#1177bb;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">White
House Conference on Aging</span></a> (WHCOA) on July 13, enthusiasm is building. This White House Conference promises to be an extraordinary event, with watch parties participating from homes, community centers, and libraries in every state. We hope that you’re
planning to get involved by watching the livestream and engaging online as the President and other senior Administration officials headline this once-a-decade forum.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:18.25pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The White House Conference on Aging is working with older adults,
families, caregivers, advocates, community leaders, and experts in the aging field to hold watch parties across the country to make this the largest White House Conference on Aging to date. With people participating far and wide, we plan to make the day interactive
and engaging for those tuning in online. </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">We encourage all organizations hosting events—whether public or private—to<span> </span><a><span style="color:#1177bb;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">register
their Watch Party</span></a>. By registering, watch party hosts will receive the latest information about the July 13 Conference and a rundown of the best ways to submit your questions, comments and stories. Public watch parties will be posted on the Conference
website once confirmed. <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Already, more than 85 public watch parties have been organized. </span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The White House Conference on Aging is having a national conversation about how to best address the changing aging landscape in the coming decade. We need your voice as part of our
dialogue and discussion. Host and register your watch party and be part of history-in-the-making.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Suzanne L. Sager</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Oregon ALA Representative</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland State University Library</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">PO Box 1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland, OR 97207-1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Phone: </span><a value="+15037258169" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">503-725-8169</a><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Fax: </span><a value="+15037255799" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">503-725-5799</a><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">email: </span><a href="mailto:sagers@pdx.edu" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">sagers@pdx.edu</a></div></div></div></div>
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