Conference: 26th Nordic Congress of Gerontology (NKG)

Date: 8-10 June 2022

Place: Odeon, Odense, Denmark

On behalf of the Danish Society of Gerontology, the Danish Geriatric Society, and the Nordic Gerontological Federation, we invite you to join the 26th Nordic Congress of Gerontology (NKG) to share our engagement in aging and later life.

Life is about change and continuity. We experience ourselves and our surroundings differently at different stages throughout our lives. For most people, later life is often characterized by major transitions, moving towards frailty and multiple losses. But it may also be a part of life with more time to engage in preferred activities, explore new possibilities, and come to terms with or embrace new challenges. The coronavirus pandemic proved to be a challenge to the world beyond imagination, particularly to frail and vulnerable people and societies. However, it has also given us valuable new insights and reminded us of the values in life.

On behalf of the organizers, we invite professionals, scholars, policy makers, and companies to explore questions of change and continuity from the perspective of aging and later life. Plenary lectures, symposia, oral sessions, posters, and exhibitions will reflect themes from a multitude of gerontological and geriatric topics, particularly:

• Digitization and technology;
• Housing, generations and mobility;
• Lifestyle, engagement and transition;
• Education and competences in aging societies;
• Morbidity, medical treatment and aging processes;
• A good life and a good death.

We welcome presentations and discussions to address perspectives that may have major impact on societies and future generations: citizen perspective, ethnicity, inequality, sustainability and ecology.

For more information, please visit our conference website: https://26nkg.dk/.