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List of Delegates Released for White House
Conference on Aging
Input for conference has been provided by 350 events
Sept. 7, 2005 - The 2005 White House Conference on
Aging (WHCoA) has announced the names of At-Large delegates who will
participate in the WHCoA from December 11 to 14, 2005 at the Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.
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We are pleased to invite these individuals to be
part of the historic 2005 WHCoA, said Dorcas R. Hardy, Chairman of the
Policy Committee. Their overall dedication and expertise, not to
mention diversity and experience, will contribute to the success of the
WHCoA and consequently to the future of aging in America.
At-Large delegates were selected by the WHCoA
Policy Committee following an extensive application process. At-Large
delegates will represent a wide group of varied interests and
professions including aging and health professionals, baby boomers,
business and industry, disability, non-profit and veterans from all over
the country.
The majority of delegates, announced on June 1,
2005, were appointed by Governors of all 50 states, the U.S.
Territories, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, Members of
Congress, and the National Congress of American Indians.
WHCoA Executive Director Scott Nystrom added, The
WHCoA Policy Committee has worked hard during the selection process of
the At-Large delegates. The delegate pool included excellent
applications. It was a very competitive process and as a result the
delegates selected are outstanding.
The 2005 WHCoA is the fifth WHCoA in history. Its
purpose is to make recommendations to the President and Congress to help
guide national aging policies for the next ten years and beyond. The
2005 WHCoA will focus on the aging of today and tomorrow, including 78
million baby boomers who will begin to turn 60 in January 2006.
More than 350 events are providing input to the
Conference
Since August 2004, there have been more than 350
events held across the country to provide input to the 2005 White House
Conference on Aging (WHCoA). These events, involving approximately
120,000 people, are organized by communities, academic institutions,
business and industry, national and local organizations and coalitions,
non-profits, faith-based organizations as well as Federal, State and
local agencies.
The results of these events are important to the
WHCoA Policy Committee as it continues to refine the Agenda for the
Conference and develop resolutions to be voted on by the delegates later
this year. The WHCoA welcomes input, and invites individuals to apply to
hold "Independent
Aging Agenda Events."
Having an event designated as an Independent Aging
Agenda Event ensures that the event will be listed on the WHCoA website,
used to develop materials for consideration by the Policy Committee for
the delegates to the WHCoA, and referenced in the Final WHCoA report. To
have your event designated as an "Independent Aging Agenda Event,"
please
read the guidelines and send in your application as soon as possible
to
Moya.Thompson@whcoa.gov or by fax to 301-443-2902.
The names of the 2005 WHCoA At-Large delegates,
listed by name and state can be found in a pdf document
click here.
The names of all
delegates appointed by Governors, Congress, the National Congress of
American Indians and the WHCoA Policy committee, listed by state and
then name, can be found in a pdf document
click here
For more information about the WHCoA, visit
http://www.whcoa.gov.
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