SEDAP: Program from the First Conference (March 12-14,1999)


   
	First Annual SEDAP Conference -- March 12-14, 1999
      Travelodge (formerly Venture Inn), Burlington, Ontario

Friday evening

 7:30 -		Reception

Saturday

9:00 - 9:20	Welcome and Introduction, Byron Spencer
	
9:20 - 10:10	Research potential and problems of working with
		StatCan master files, Michael Wolfson 

10:10 - 10:30	Break

10:30 - 12:30	Social and Economic Aspects of Aging

	Chair: Les Robb

	Research potential of data from LAD: Doug Norris

	A researcher's experience with the use of LAD: Ross Finnie

	Proposed SEDAP research
	- Preparations for later life, Margaret Denton, Susan French,
	  Amiram Gafni Anju Joshi, Anne Martin-Matthews, Carolyn
	  Rosenthal
 	- Government policies and incentives to save, John Burbidge, 
	  Mike Veall
	- Alternatives for raising living standards, Bill Scarth

12:30 - 2:00	Lunch

2:00 - 5:00 	Health and Aging	

	Chair: Anne Martin-Matthews

	Research potential of data from NPHS: Michael Wolfson

	Research potential of data from CIHI: Jennifer Zelmer

	Research potential of data from Survey on Health and Aging:
	   Parminder Raina

	Proposed SEDAP research
        - Health and community characteristics, Francois Beland,
	  Steve Birch, Greg Stoddart
	- Health system planning, Frank Denton, Amiram Gafni,
	  Byron Spencer
	- Regional dimensions and migration behaviour, Eric Moore,
	  Mark Rosenberg, Lee Liaw
	- Social services utilization, Parminder Raina, Tom
	  Abernathy, Larry Chambers, Mark Rosenberg

5:30 - 	Reception and Dinner
	   Buonasera Ristorante
	   1504 Elgin (walk north on Brant, turn left)

Sunday

9:30 - 12:30	Aging, Family Life, and Retirement

	Chair: Eric Moore

	Research potential of data from GSS and Census: Doug Norris

	Research potential of SLID, FAMEX, SCF, SAD: Michael Wolfson

	Proposed SEDAP research
	- Aging and family life, Anne Martin-Matthews, Carolyn Rosenthal,
	  Margaret Denton, Susan French, Anju Joshi, Lynn McDonald, 
	  Jenny Ploeg
	- On the future of retirement, Lynn McDonald, Peri Ballantyne,
	  Anne Robertson, Peter Donahue, Esmi Fuller-Thomson
	- Life cycle patterns of income, saving, retirement, John
	  Burbidge, Lonnie Magee, Les Robb
	- Expenditure patterns of the pre-elderly and elderly,
	  Frank Denton, Dean Mountain, Byron Spencer

12:30 - 1:30	Lunch				

12:30 - 2:00	Meeting of SEDAP Steering Committee


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