September 1st

Session 1: Theoretical and overview perspectives
Chair:

9.00-9.30

Registration and introduction

9.20-9.30

Introduction and welcome Emily Grundy and Patrick Festy

9.30-10.10

Demographic change and the potential supply of family supporters in the future
Mike Murphy (UK) Pekka Martikannen (Finland) (incl questions)

10.10-10.50

Economic perspectives on intergenerational support
Dr. Anette Reil-Held (Germany) (also to represent SHARE at meeting of groups)

10.50-11.20

Coffee

11.20-12.00

Gender, social change and family support for older people
Gunhild Hagestad (Norway)

12.00-12.15

Discussant (whole morning) G.Wunsch (Belgium)

12.15-12.45

Discussion

Lunch

Session 2: Comparative overviews

14.00-14.40

Comparative perspectives on the support of older adults: living arrangements
Joyelle Gaymu and Aline Desesquelles (France)

14.40-15.20

Social support, intergenerational relationships and the well-being of older adults in Europe: current and future prospects Emily Grundy (UK)

15.20-15.30

Discussant: Jenny Gierveld (Neths)

15.20-15.50

Tea

15.50-16.30

Equity and Solidarity across the Generations
TBC
Intergenerational exchanges in older European families
Sylvie Renault and Jim Ogg (France)

16.30-16.45

Discussant: John Henretta (USA)

16.45-17.15

Discussion

September 2nd

Session 3: Support for older people in various policy contexts
Chair: Gaiane Safarova (RF)

9.30-10.10

Cross national perspectives on ageing well Giovanni Lamura (Italy) (also to represent Eurofamcare in meeting of groups)

10.10-10.50

Attitudes to ageing and family support for older people:
Nada Stropnik.(Slovenia) and Lucie Ehrenbergerova (Czech Republic) (also to represent PPA II in meeting of groups)

10.50-11.20

Coffee

11.20-12.00

Functions, forms and meaning of the family as a support of older Europeans with disabilities. Chyong-Fang Ko (Taiwan).

12.00-12.15

Discussant : Ingrid Connidis (Canada) TBC

12.15-12.45

Discussion

Lunch

Session 4: Consequences and implications
Chair: Constantinos Prouskas (Greece)

14.00-14.40

Comparative perspectives on the support of older people: state, market and family contributions in differing policy contexts.
Sven Olaf Daatland (Norway) (also to represent OASIS in meeting of groups)

14.40-15.20

Implications for long-term care usage and expenditure
(Adelina Comas-Herrera on behalf of EC funded group)
Jean Marie Robine and OECD group (both also to participate in meeting of groups)

15.20-15.50

Tea

15.50-16.30

Demographic and social change: implications for use of acute care services by older people in Scotland.
Steve Kendrick, Scotland

16.30-16.45

Discussant Dorly Deeg (Netherlands) also to represent CLESA

16.45-17.15

Discussion

September 3rd

Session 5: Contributed papers
Chair: Karen Glaser (UK)

9.30-10.10

Two contributed papers of 15 minutes each plus 5 minutes each discussion/questions

10.10-10.50

Two contributed papers of 15 minutes each plus 5 minutes each discussion/questions

10.50-11.20

Coffee

11.20-12.00

Two contributed papers of 15 minutes each plus 5 minutes each discussion/questions

12.00-12.15

Discussant: Ewa Fratcak

12.15-12.45

Conclusion and Panel discussion

Lunch and EAPS working group meeting

Session 6: A network of networks

14.30-15.20

Meeting of European groups working on comparative studies of aspects of demographic change and support of older people

15.20-15.50

Tea

15.50-17.00

Meeting of European groups working on comparative studies of aspects of demographic change and support of older people