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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Folks:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I was a keynote speaker (virtually) in the conference below a year ago and it provided useful insights about European efforts in the general area of aging and technology. If you have interest in organizing a panel, workshop, working breakfast,
etc., let Callie know and we will organize a meeting to discuss how to apply to the conference. Best, Neil<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Neil Charness, Ph.D., William G. Chase Professor of Psychology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FSU Distinguished Research Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Director, Institute for Successful Longevity<a href="http:// www.isl.fsu.edu"> www.isl.fsu.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Psychology, Florida State University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, Florida, USA 32306-4301</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Phone (office): 850-644-6686; Fax: 850-644-7739</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">E-mail: <a href="mailto:charness@psy.fsu.edu">charness@psy.fsu.edu</a>; <a href="http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~charness/">http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~charness/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please Note:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Due to Florida’s very broad public records law, most written business communications to or from FSU staff and/or any public college or university employee
are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Martin Spata <spata@keynote.cz> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 18, 2022 9:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Neil Charness <charness@psy.fsu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2022 (eng)aging! international conference: CALL FOR PROPOSALS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Neil, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">I hope this email finds you well. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">As you participated in our 2021 conference and were interested in contributing to
<i>(eng)aging!</i> project, we would be honored to discuss and potentially implement a joint session with Institute for Successful Longevity during the upcoming
<b>"Active Ageing through Innovation: Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic"</b> conference<b>,
</b>which will take place on June 8–9, 2022 in Prague. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">The COVID-19 pandemic has affected various aspects of individual and societal life and older people have been among those most affected. Overcoming the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis
uncertainties will require more decisive actions on ageing. This year’s conference will be dedicated to discussing innovative solutions to overcome these uncertainties as well as to presenting technological products and innovations with a potential to improve
living in old age. For more detailed description of the conference theme, please visit
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.engagingprague.com__;!!PhOWcWs!mUEccySB4NiMwbRCKVrKvOA5k1B4rEMbfh1MKbfrIxPQHSw_1_f_GP7N3sH63FxciK4$">
www.engagingprague.com</a>. T<span style="background:white">he conference is associated with Technology Fair, where technological products and innovations focused on older persons and their specific needs will be presented. </span>
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The conference will principally focus on the following thematic areas: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic; <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Ageism and Technology Gap; <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Evaluation and Adjustment of International Frameworks for Policy Actions on Ageing. <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">Besides the above-mentioned topics, we also welcome cooperation proposals concerning other relevant issues on the field of population aging and its impacts. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">Please kindly let us know whether your organization would be interested in proposing and co-organizing a 2022
<i>(eng)aging!</i> conference session, be it a panel, a lecture, a working breakfast, a workshop, or any other format that may be relevant and that you believe would enrich the conference discussions. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Please note that the deadline for submitting a brief concept at the following link:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/KHDbpDrhJDfsvzRv9__;!!PhOWcWs!mUEccySB4NiMwbRCKVrKvOA5k1B4rEMbfh1MKbfrIxPQHSw_1_f_GP7N3sH6TFqGAyk$">
https://forms.gle/KHDbpDrhJDfsvzRv9</a> is <b>March 31, 2022</b>. We will contact you by the end of April to follow-up on your proposal. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">For any inquiries, please feel free to contact me. We sincerely hope that you will find our proposal interesting, and we look forward to possibly working together. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">Sincerely yours, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">____________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Martin Špáta<br>
Project Coordinator<br>
(eng)aging!<br>
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GSM </span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="tel:%20608153456"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+420 608 153 456</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555"><br>
</span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:spata@keynote.cz"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">spata@keynote.cz</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.engagingprague.com/__;!!PhOWcWs!mUEccySB4NiMwbRCKVrKvOA5k1B4rEMbfh1MKbfrIxPQHSw_1_f_GP7N3sH69Ez4WTw$">www.engagingprague.com</a></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">Twitter: @engagingprague
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