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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging

 

White House Conference on Aging; Recognition of Mini Conferences

AGENCY: White House Conference on Aging, AoA, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The 1995 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) intends to 
recognize mini-conferences conducted by outside organizations during 
1994 and 1995. Recognition implies the WHCOA's acknowledgement of the 
relevancy of the mini-conference to the goals of the WHCOA. Interested 
organizations must adhere to the guidelines listed below to have a 
mini-conference officially recognized by the White House Conference on 
Aging.

ADDRESSES: Forms should be sent to the WHCOA, 501 School St. SW., 8th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judy Satine, White House Conference on Aging, 202-245-7826. See address 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A White House Conference on Aging is 
intended to produce policy recommendations to guide national aging 
policy over the next decade. In Public Law 102-375, the Older Americans 
Act Amendments of 1992, Congress specifically identified six primary 
purposes for the White House Conference on Aging. They are:
    (1) To increase public awareness of the interdependence of 
generations and the essential contributions of older individuals to 
society for the well-being of all generations;
    (2) To identify the problems facing older individuals and the 
commonalities of the problems with problems of younger generations;
    (3) To examine the well-being of older individuals, including the 
impact the wellness of older individuals has on our aging society;
    (4) To develop such specific and comprehensive recommendations for 
executive and legislative action as may be appropriate for maintaining 
and improving the well-being of the aging;
    (5) To develop recommendations for the coordination of Federal 
policy with State and local needs and the implementation of such 
recommendations; and
    (6) To review the status and multigenerational value of 
recommendations adopted at previous White House Conferences on Aging.

Guidelines

    In order for the White House Conference on Aging to consider 
recognizing a mini-conference, it must meet the following basic 
criteria:
    (A) It must be a policy-oriented event; it must focus either on one 
specific Federal policy issue affecting the elderly or the near-elderly 
or on one specific constituency group;
    (B) It must ensure participation of older persons;
    (C) It must be held by March 31, 1995;
    (D) It must produce a written report within 30 days summarizing 
major issues discussed and recommendations proposed that can be 
utilized by the White House Conference on Aging;
    (E) It must not be a profit-making or fundraising event although it 
is permissible to charge a fee to recover the costs of the event; and
    (F) It must be approved by the Executive Director. If the White 
House Conference on Aging agrees to recognize the mini-conference, an 
official letter will be provided that could be presented at the event. 
In certain limited instances, the White House Conference on Aging may 
also be able to participate. A White House Conference on Aging 
recognition allows the mini-conference to publicize that it has been 
recognized by the WHCOA and that it will be listed in the final report 
of the Conference. However, recognition does not imply that the WHCOA 
endorses the recommendations or the sponsoring organization(s).
    Interested organizations should respond to the questions set out in 
the appended form and send the information to the above address as soon 
as possible. It will be reviewed and a response sent as expeditiously 
as possible.
    Limited funding for the conduct of mini-conferences will be made 
available at a later date. The program announcement for these mini-
conferences as well as applicable guidelines and criteria for funding 
will be forthcoming. Applying for recognition under this current Notice 
does not preclude an organization from applying for funding.
Fernando M. Torres-Gil,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.

Appendix--Form

Request for WHCOA Mini-Conference Recognition

Name of organization---------------------------------------------------

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State------------------------------------------------------------------

Zip--------------------------------------------------------------------

For profit (    ) Non-Profit (    )

Title of mini conference-----------------------------------------------

Date/s-----------------------------------------------------------------

Location---------------------------------------------------------------

City/ies 1.------------------------------------------------------------

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Please briefly describe your proposed mini-conference.

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    What specific Federal aging policy issue/constituency do you 
intend to address? Please describe:

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    Will older people be invited to and be involved in your proposed 
mini-conference? Can you indicate the size of the target audience 
and what percentage might be seniors?

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    Can you provide to the WHCOA within 30 days of your mini-
conference, a written summary report on issues discussed and 
recommendations proposed? Yes (  ) No (  )

    Do you plan to charge a fee for your activity? Yes (  ) No (  )

    If yes, to cover the costs of the mini-conference? Yes (    ) No 
(    )

Contact person---------------------------------------------------------

Date of request--------------------------------------------------------

Telephone--------------------------------------------------------------
[FR Doc. 94-9788 Filed 4-21-94; 8:45 am]
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