1. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
IS1402 AGEISM:
A MULTI-NATIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE
Rewards and Challenges Associated with COST
10-11 September 2015
Berlin, Germany
The German Centre of Gerontology
10-11 September 2015

2. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
The purpose of the talk:
To be more explicit about our experiences and hopes for this Action.
To develop a stimulating and enabling work environment.
To learn how to work together.
A process rather than a product oriented talk.
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

3. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
Today’s talk:
The pleasures and advantages of COST.
Challenges and ”costs” of COST.
Proposed guidelines and points for further reflection.
Proposed products.
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

4. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
Why are you here? What would you like to achieve?
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

5. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
The pleasures of COST
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

6. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
The pleasures of COST
Interact with people.
Inclusive- know people you wouldn’t have otherwise.
Diverse: scientifically, culturally, and academically.
Learn about different cultures and societies.
Learn about different disciplines.
Develop research collaborations.
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

7. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
The pleasures of COST
Impact policy: Go beyong our comfort zone as researchers.
Enhance our knowledge of the field.
Improve our scientific skills.
Develop a new generation of ESRs.
See the world.
A real luxury to interact on a single topic for four years!
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

8. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
The “costs” of COST
What are some of the challenges that your have experienced thus far or that you foresee?
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

9. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
The “costs” of COST
Diversity
Different people
Different expectations
Openness
Unstable: Who will come? Who will do the work?
Dedication of time and efforts
Travel
Beyond travel
Diffusion of responsibility
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

10. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
The “costs” of COST
A balance between process vs. product orientation.
No set product/s
No set audiance/s
A balance between democracy & inaction.
A new experience to all of us.
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

11. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
What can we do better?
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

12. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
What can we do better?
Expect diversity.
Accept diversity and variations:
Due to culture
Due to experience
Due to discipline
Due to personalilty styles
No need to check in your culture, beliefs or values at the door.
Try to be explicit about expectations.
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

13. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
What can we do better?
This is a four-year opportunity:
What would you like to get out of it?
How are you going to get it?
Devote time to this Action:
Travel
Reflection & planning
Beyond travel
Feel free to speak up!
Process is highly important, yet we want our work to be product-oriented.
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology

14. Responsible Person(s)
IS1402 AGEISM:
A MULTI-NATIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE
Goal Setting
Plans for this year:
Target
Tentative Date
Deliverable
Responsible Person(s)
Do you want to address here the two collaborative projects: book and mentorship program?

15. Responsible Person(s)
IS1402 AGEISM:
A MULTI-NATIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE
Goal Setting
Plans for this year:
Target
Tentative Date
Deliverable
Responsible Person(s)
Communicate with others and develop a comprehensive overview of the field
June, 2017
Handbook
Liat & Clemens
Develop a new generation of ESRs ?
A mentoring program
Communicate with others and among ourselves
Sep, 2016
A conference
Scientific committee
Do you want to address here the two collaborative projects: book and mentorship program?

16. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
Collaborative project 1: Book
Handbook on ageism
Editors: Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Roemer
Audience/s: Science and policy makers
Potential contributions: A call
Potential deadlines-10, 2015 first intention
A book on ageism: general or focused? We suggest: No? Yes?
Editors?: We suggest: LA, CTR
Audience/s? We suggest: Science, policy makers?
Potential contributions- a call? WGs? We suggest: A call.
6/23/2019

17. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
Timeline for the book:
Abstracts Final Book Outline Contract with publisher First draft of chapters COST meeting in Israel:
A final version is sent to publisher
Publication of the book (IAGG World Congress)
A book on ageism: general or focused? We suggest: No? Yes?
Editors?: We suggest: LA, CTR
Audience/s? We suggest: Science, policy makers?
Potential contributions- a call? WGs? We suggest: A call.
6/23/2019

18. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
Table of contents:
Ageism: concept, a philosophical outlook
The origins of ageism: individual, societal levels
The manifestations of ageism: health, media, etc.
The consequences of ageism
Response to ageism
Researching ageism
Iterative process
Non COST experts will be invited to contribute
A book on ageism: general or focused? We suggest: No? Yes?
Editors?: We suggest: LA, CTR
Audience/s? We suggest: Science, policy makers?
Potential contributions- a call? WGs? We suggest: A call.
6/23/2019

19. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
Collaborative project 2: Mentorship Program
Goal: Mentors-mentees (ESRs)-Skype several times per year to discuss issues related to academic development in the field of gerontology and geriatrics.
Coordinator?
Goal: Mentors-mentees (ESRs)-SKYPE several times per year to discuss issues related to academic development in the field of gerontology and geriatrics. We suggest: good idea
Coordinator? We suggest: Not us.
6/23/2019

20. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
2016 conference-issues for consideration :
Location?
Size of the conference?
Potential audiences?
Involving policy makers?
Invited speakers?
# of days- 3/2?
Scientific committee
Size of the conference? We suggest: not too big.
Potential audiences? We suggest: scientists
Presenting and sharing our work? We suggest: yes
Invited speakers? We suggest: Becca Levy?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, Loredana
6/23/2019

21. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
2016 conference-issues for consideration :
Location? We propose the Netherlands!
Size of the conference?
Main goal: Presenting and sharing our work
Potential audiences?
Involving policy makers?
1-2 invited speakers? (E.g., Becca Levy)
# of days- 3/2?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, & Loredana
Size of the conference? We suggest: not too big.
Potential audiences? We suggest: scientists
Presenting and sharing our work? We suggest: yes
Invited speakers? We suggest: Becca Levy?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, Loredana
6/23/2019

22. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
2016 conference-issues for consideration :
Location? We propose the Netherlands!
Size of the conference?
Main goal: Presenting and sharing our work
Potential audiences?
Involving policy makers?
1-2 invited speakers? (E.g., Becca Levy)
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, & Loredana
# of days- 3/2?
Size of the conference? We suggest: not too big.
Potential audiences? We suggest: scientists
Presenting and sharing our work? We suggest: yes
Invited speakers? We suggest: Becca Levy?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, Loredana
6/23/2019

23. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
2016 conference-issues for consideration :
Location? We propose the Netherlands!
Size of the conference?
Main goal: Presenting and sharing our work
Potential audiences?
Involving policy makers?
1-2 invited speakers? (E.g., Becca Levy)
# of days- 3/2?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, & Loredana
Size of the conference? We suggest: not too big.
Potential audiences? We suggest: scientists
Presenting and sharing our work? We suggest: yes
Invited speakers? We suggest: Becca Levy?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, Loredana
6/23/2019

24. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
2016 conference-issues for consideration :
Location? We propose the Netherlands!
Size of the conference?
Main goal: Presenting and sharing our work
Potential audiences?
Involving policy makers?
1-2 invited speakers? (E.g., Becca Levy)
# of days- 3/2?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, & Loredana
Size of the conference? We suggest: not too big.
Potential audiences? We suggest: scientists
Presenting and sharing our work? We suggest: yes
Invited speakers? We suggest: Becca Levy?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, Loredana
6/23/2019

25. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
2016 conference-issues for consideration :
Location? We propose the Netherlands!
Size of the conference?
Main goal: Presenting and sharing our work
# of days- 3/2?
Potential audiences?
Involving policy makers?
1-2 invited speakers? (E.g., Becca Levy)
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, & Loredana
Size of the conference? We suggest: not too big.
Potential audiences? We suggest: scientists
Presenting and sharing our work? We suggest: yes
Invited speakers? We suggest: Becca Levy?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, Loredana
6/23/2019

26. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
Day 2
Day 1
Room Kirchensaal 
Room Kirchensaal
WG1: Health
Room New York 
Room London
WG2: Judicial-Legal
Room Finkenwalde 2
Room Flossenbürg
WG3: Media
Room Atrium 
WG4: Workforce
Room Finkenwalde 1
Room Atrium
WG5: Internalized age stereotypes
Size of the conference? We suggest: not too big.
Potential audiences? We suggest: scientists
Presenting and sharing our work? We suggest: yes
Invited speakers? We suggest: Becca Levy?
Scientific committee: steering committee, Joost, Andreas, Loredana
6/23/2019

27. ACTION IS 1102 - SO.S COHESION
Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective
We look forward to a very productive meeting and future collaborative work!
10-11 September 2015
The German Centre of Gerontology