Schedule

7:30 Registration/coffee

8:30 Welcome
Dr. John Morris, Director
Washington University Center for Aging
Jeff Pike, Dean
Washington University School of Art

9:00 Business Models & Design Strategies for an Aging Market
Dr. Joseph F. Coughlin, Director
MIT AgeLab

10:00 Break

10:30 Sensory Changes with Age
Mitch Sommers
Washington University

11:00 Learning by Design
Meredith Davis
North Carolina State University

11:30 Transitions: A Question & Answer Session
Mitch Sommers
Meredith Davis
Jack Driscoll, Moderator

11:45 Lunch provided with registration

1:00 Making the Visible Audible
Kim Ducharme

1:40 Prototypes for Interactive Design
Zoe Strickler

2:20 Break

2:40 Navigating the Environment
Roger Whitehouse
Whitehouse and Company

3:20 Medical Information Design for Patients
Dr. Karel van der Waarde
Van der Waarde Graphic Design – Research

4:00 Directions in Aging & Design: A Panel Discussion
Dr. Joseph F. Coughlin
Jack Driscoll
Dr. John Morris, Moderator

4:30 Closing Reception