Events and Networking Opportunities
Fun Walk & Run
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Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:00am – 7:00am Fee: $25 |
In partnership with the Health Sciences Section to benefit The Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award
Runners, joggers, and walkers of all skill levels are invited to participate in a fun-filled morning along the beautiful New Orleans Riverwalk for the GSA Fun Walk & Run. This event will start and finish at the headquarter hotel, Hilton New Orleans Riverside, and will follow a 2.7 mile scenic route by the World Trade Center, Aquarium of the Americas, French Quarter, Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and along the Mississippi River through a park with statues, monuments, and river boats.
The first 100 participants will receive a water bottle donated by the Organizing Chair and HS Past Chair, Barbara Resnick, University of Maryland. And all proceeds from this event will go to the GSA Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award.
Everyone is a winner in this race….and no timing will be done. Come out simply for the health benefit and fun. Registration is required.
Humanities and the Arts Feature: A Festival of Short Films
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Saturday, November 20 8:00pm – 9:30pm Fee: $10 |
Sponsored by the UWM Center on Age & Community
This year, short films will be featured by the filmmakers gathered for H&A’s Pre-Conference Workshop “Film and Social Media in Aging Research and its Translation.” Filmmakers will be present for the post-show discussion.
Featured Film: A King in Milwaukee, by 371 Productions
Artist David Greenberger transformed over 60 interviews with Milwaukee elders into 38-songs, a CD, and a rock concert with the Paul Cebar Stage Ensemble. Learn Greenberger’s unique approach to the art of conversation with older adults, particularly those experiencing memory loss. 30 min, documentary.
100 FREE copies of the film to the first 100 people through the door!
Mentoring Consultancy for Emerging Scholars
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Session I Session II |
In partnership with the Mentoring Task Force, Behavioral and Social Sciences and Social Research, Policy, and Practice Sections, the Publications Committee, and the Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization
The fourth annual Mentoring Consultancies bring students and junior faculty members together with senior faculty, experienced researchers, and GSA editorial board members to focus on publications or research methodological challenges, share experiences, and develop problem solving strategies.
The consultancy is a highly structured process that provides each participant with an opportunity to both give and receive feedback on a particular issue related to publishing or research methodologies. Groups are formed using information submitted before the conference so an appropriate facilitator can be assigned to each group providing expert advice to supplement and enrich the conversation. Each individual has a chance to speak and to listen, and this unique and successful format reinforces the idea that, when a challenge is faced together, “the answer is already in the room.”
No fee to participate and pre-registration required. Limited seating available.
Music & Food: What it Means to Love New Orleans
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Sunday, November 21 8:00pm – 10:30pm Fee: $40 |
Clarinetist and author Tom Sancton leads a multigenerational jazz band ranging in age from 33 to 99 [sic]. In between the musical interludes, Sancton will talk about his experiences as a teenager growing up in New Orleans in the 1960s and learning to play traditional jazz with the elderly African-American musicians at Preservation Hall. The story of this unlikely apprenticeship between a young, white, middle-class boy and his much older black mentors, lovingly chronicled in Sancton’s memoir “Song For My Fathers,” describes a remarkable reaching-out and coming-together over generational barriers. Sancton’s book, like the live performance of his band, illustrates some key themes related to aging: the dignity of old age, what the elderly can teach the young, the possibility of leading active lives into the nineties… What better embodiment of these themes than the presence onstage of trumpeter Lionel Ferbos, who turns 99 in July; bassist Gerald Adams, 83; and special guest, jazz legend, pianist Ellis Marsalis, 75.
The concert will be immediately followed by a reception and a dinner, featuring New Orleans favorites. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the artists. Tickets also include transportation to and from the venue. Space is limited.
