Technology for the Silver Generation
Bernd Widdig, Sigrid Berka
Mon Jan 9 thru Sun Jan 15, 08am-10:00pm, Germany
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 28-Nov-2005
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Preference given to MIT grad students & advanced undergrads
Fee: 300.00 for travel expenses
When we think of “technology” we may associate younger people as primary users. But as advanced societies rapidly age, older generations increasingly interact with new technologies in all aspects of life. Our workshop focuses on future mobility asking: How can we envision the future of communication in the car for an aging population? How should a car's interior accordingly be designed? How should companies market products for an elder generation?
Organized by the MIT-Germany Program together with the MIT AgeLab and its director, Dr. Joe Coughlin, the workshop will take place in Berlin. Our German counterparts are from DaimlerChrysler and Siemens. Cultural excursions in Berlin as well as company site visits follow the workshop. The workshop is sponsored by DaimlerChrysler, Siemens, Lufthansa and the German Academic Exchange Service.
Contact: Sigrid Berka, sberka@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Germany Program, CIS
Cosponsor: Center for International Studies
Latest update: 22-Nov-2005
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