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The Third LARNA Conference 'Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean: Changes in Social Structure and Family Roles, Images of Ageing and the Public Policy Agenda,' hosted by the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and UNEX Pontificia Universidade Catolica del Peru, was held on 10 & 11 November in Lima, Peru.
Professor Sarah Harper, Director, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and Dr George Leeson, Co-director, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and Director of the LARNA Network participated as Chairs of the meeting and presented keynote lectures.
Thanks to the Co-ordinators Mg. Blanca Lopez and Dr Alejandro Klein and all the generous supporters, this conference was a resounding success paving the way to unique research collaborations, interesting academic initiatives and the strengthening of relationships with other institutions, NGO's and government agencies, all which will serve to progress the ageing research agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Media Coverage:
The conference attracted interest by the media whose stories included the following:
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'Western Europeans will Average a Life Expectancy of 103 Years' (English translation) “Europa Occidental tundra una esperanza de vida promedio de 103 años” (Spanish original, page 16) by Gonzalo Silva Infante, Published Page 16, EDU Puntofinal, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
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Esta Semana en la Catolica, EL COMERCIO lunes 7 de noviembre del 2011
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La UNEX realizará mesas temáticas, El Comercio domingo 30 de octubre del 2011
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Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean (English translation) Envejecimiento en América Latina y El Caribe (Spanish original, page 10), 10 | .edu | LIMA, del 7 al 13 de noviembre del 2011
