Posts Tagged ‘healthy aging’
Olga the amazing
CBC Sunday Edition recently aired a documentary on Olga Kotelko, a 92 year old athlete who has the attention of some scientists:
Olga Kotelko is an athlete who excels in a number of track and field events, winning medals and beating the competition in contests all over the world.
She can also bench press weights that would challenge any man.
She’s been a runner for many years.
One other thing: Olga Kotelko is 92 years old.
She has the physique, the strength and the stamina of someone 20 or more years younger.
She is so extraordinary that scientists who study the mysteries of aging are trying to unlock the secret of her longevity.
In our First Hour, a documentary portrait of Olga the Magnificent by John Chipman and a conversation about the secrets of aging or not.
Click here to listen to the broadcast.
GANS hosts first [un]conference November 28, 2010
The Gerontology Association of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that we will be holding our first ever unconference, November 28, 2010 at the Alderney Gate Public Library in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Registration for this one day event is $50 ($25 for seniors or students) and you do not need to be a GANS member to register. Refreshments and lunch are included in the cost of registration.
The theme of the conference is “How do we promote health aging in Nova Scotia?” Our keynote speaker will be geriatrician Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, the director of Geriatric Medicine Research at Dalhousie University.
What is an unconference? Unlike a traditional conference, an unconference is a series of hosted conversations where ideas, information and interests can be exchanged. It lets YOU (the participants) decide what conversations you would like to engage in. You can host a conversation, and you can choose which conversations you want to participate in. The idea is to create an environment that promotes networking and exchange of ideas related to the theme of promoting healthy aging.
What does it mean to host a conversation? There is no set format for hosting your conversation. You can give a traditional slide show, you can introduce a topic you are interested in and let everyone discuss it around a table. You can sing and dance if you want! The format allows you to choose whatever way you are most comfortable with. As the host, you have chosen to start the conversation, but everyone who comes will be there because they feel they have something to offer, or want to learn more about or from the ideas of others.
What’s a suitable topic for a conversation? Anything that is of interest to you, and that falls under the general topic of promoting healthy aging in Nova Scotia.
To register online, or download a registration form to print, click here.
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