In support of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society

CARING COMMUNITIES FOR THE 21^st CENTURY: IMAGINING THE POSSIBLE
"Age of Connectivity"

International Conference on Wednesday February 12, 2003 10am – 6pm
United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room # 4

Join experts from the fields of urban planning, information communication technology, finance, government, business, health, real estate development, and tourism to discuss your ideas.

Addressing the following questions:

How can global connectivity assist in resolving the complex challenges of a Graying Society?
What "blueprint" is needed?

How can partnerships be developed which incorporate older person’s experience and augment their capacities?

How can ICT (information communication technology) boost economic development for a Society for All Ages?

What new roles will technology play?

How can innovative solutions be stimulated?

How can leapfrog technology contribute to multi-generational communities?

The "Age of Connectivity" examines the role of information and connection technology in influencing the quality of life of older persons in the world; it stipulates a framework of how to think about ICT as an agent of change -- offering a quality blueprint for an enriched
"Society for All Ages."

When perceived with an open mind, these interrelationships offer endless opportunities for us all.

Keynote Address

Mr. Danilo Piaggesi
Chief, Information Technology for Development Division
Inter-American Development Bank

"The Knowledge Economy: Creating Conditions for the Caring Communities of the 21^st Century"

Conference Speakers include:
Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director, UN-HABITAT
H.E. Mr. Bob Jalang’o, Chairman, ECOSOC Working Group on Informatics, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the UN
Mr. Manuel Felix, Alternate Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic
Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Director, ECOSOC Support and Coordination
Mr. Johan Scholvinck, Director, Division for Social Policy and Development
Mr. Alexandre Sidorenko, UN Focal Point on Ageing
Mr. Sergei Kambalov, Deputy Executive Coordinator, Secretariat of the United Nations ICT Task Force
Mr. Li Bao Ku, President of the China National Committee on Ageing (CNCA), China
Ms. Ester Proveller, Secretaria de Estado Da Crianca e Assuntos Da Familia, Brazil
Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Ltd.
Dean Urs Gauchat, New Jersey School of Architecture, NJIT
Professor Jan Wampler, School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,USA
Ms. Kristine Hughes, Manager, International Public Policy, Hewlett-Packard Company
Ms. Stella Hughes, Chief, Media and Society Section, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
Mr. William P. Underwood, Executive Director, Business Council for the United Nations

Highlights include: ICT Case Studies and Exhibition.

As part of a series of Interlinked Congresses addressing the "Age of Longevity" held in cities around the globe, this conference is being held during the 41st Session of the Commission for Social Development. It is organized by the International Council for Caring Communities (ICCC) in collaboration with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), UN Programme on Ageing, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN ICT Task Force, Department of Public Information, the private sector, other NGOs, and the NGO Committee on Ageing, United Nations/NY.

"Public-Private Partnership" Benefit Luncheon

West Terrace Dining Rm., UN 1:00 – 2:30pm (registration fee)

Luncheon Speaker:

Ms. Lilia Clemente
Chairman, Clemente Capital, Inc.

ICCC Caring Award Presentations to International Leaders