Social Structures, Mobility Focus Of Gerontology Caucus

7-24-97
University Park, Pa. -- In cooperation with the Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania, the College of Health and Human Development is presenting the Penn State Gerontology Center Conference on "Social Structures and Mobility in the Elderly." The conference, a continuing and distance education service, will be held Oct. 13-14 at the Penn State Conference Center Hotel. The event is free for Penn State faculty, staff and students.

Chaired by William Evans, from the University of Arkansas and Penn State's Martin Pietrucha and K. Warner Schaie, the two-day conference will include six presentations: "Sensory and Cognitive Changes with Age," "Limitations of Mass Transportation and Individual Vehicle Systems for Older Persons," "Cause of Accidents Related to Age," "Used or Developed Improvements for Increasing Mobility and Reducing Accidents of Older Drivers," "Physiological Age Changes" and "Development of Assistive Devices to Improve Driving Skills in the Elderly and Amelioration of Environmental Hazards."

There is a $90 fee ($55 for graduate students from other institutions) for registrants other than Penn State faculty, staff and students. To register, you may call (800) 778-8632. For more information, contact Judy Hall by phone at (814) 863-5130 or by e-mail at ConferenceInfo1@cde.psu.edu. You may also visit the Web site: http://www.cde.psu.edu/C&I/SocialStructures&Mobility/.