Temasek Design School, Temasek Polytechnic and >60 Design Centre presents ICODA 2010.

18 to 20 November 2010

Venue: Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore

Event Description: The world is ageing at a rate that is near impossible to replace. By 2030, one quarter of the

population of the developed world will be over 65, and within Western Europe, nearly half the

population will be over 50 years of age. These days, however, life does not stop in the silver

years. Ageing demographics show seniors enjoying better quality of an extended active life.

Ageing no longer holds the grim prospect of simply growing old, but opens doors to new

adventures. It is this change in perspective and lifestyle that gives rise to the need for

designers to evaluate designs for ageing.

Recognizing this prospect, Singapore's National Design Centre for Ageing, the >60 Design

Centre, is organizing the International Conference on Design for Ageing (ICODA) to be held

in Singapore for the first time in 2010.

The conference will serve as a platform for the engagement of great minds in the world of

design for ageing: from designers to gerontology experts, industry players to government

policy makers.

The theme for ICODA 2010 is Redefining Age.

Redefining Age is neither a new genre of design nor a separate specialism. It is an approach

to design in general and an element of business strategy that seeks to ensure that

mainstream products, services and environments are accessible to the largest number of

people across different generations.

ICODA 2010 aims to be a marketplace of ideas, encouraging the sharing of design and

product innovations through dialogue and discussion to reach new solutions, tap new

resources and expand on new intellectual capital to improve the quality of life for older

persons.

ICODA 2010 will address the Business, Design and Education aspects of four key areas,

namely Habitat, Wellness, Medical and Employment, through the keynote speeches,

presentation of academic papers, sessions with strategic partners and exhibition.

Audience: 500 delegates comprising international and local people spread across business, design and education fields, including designers, academics, entrepreneurs, government officials and

students.

Read more  icoda_fact-sheet_may10

See also GADA 2010 Global Age-Friendly Design Awards HERE

Should you have any enquiries for Conference logistic matters, please contact Ms Simren Panoo at email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it <mailto: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it >  or direct line: +65 6513 8726. For any other queries, you may reach me at my email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it <mailto: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it >  or +65 6780 6787.
 

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