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Dr. Joshua M. Wiener dedicated his life to advocating for and researching aging and long-term services and supports (LTSS). In honor of his legacy, RTI is hosting a symposium focusing on the issues to which he dedicated his career, including long-term care financing, LTSS quality, and integrated models of care. This event will be held May 11, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET. Participants may attend the symposium in person at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, DC, or may view a livestream of the event online.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day will be observed Tuesday June 15, 2018. As part of this observance, a special event to discuss the future of elder justice will be held June 5, 2018 at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC. This event will begin in the morning with the Elder Justice Coordinating Council Spring Meeting. In the afternoon, the 4th Global Summit for Elder Justice will take place, where updates will be given on ongoing international and national initiatives.

N4a is presenting a five-part webinar series on improving the well-being of older adults through social engagement. The first webinar in this series is called engAGED: Increasing Social Engagement through the Arts, and will focus on how creative activities can improve the engagement of older adults. This webinar will be held Wednesday April 25 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET and will be presented by Jennie Smith-Peers, executive director of the National Center for Creative Aging, and Beth M. Bienvenu, accessibility director of the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Easterseals, an organization that provides services for people with disabilities and veterans, is partnering with Freddie Mac to present an educational webinar about financial literacy. The webinar will be held Wednesday, April 25th from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET and will focus on the unique financial challenges faced by caregivers, people with disabilities, and veterans.

AUCD has announced that their 2018 conference will be held on November 11-14 in Washington, DC and will focus on the theme of belonging and inclusion. The goal of this conference is to share strategies for integrating people with disabilities into every aspect of their communities and to promote equal opportunity in all areas, including education, housing, employment, healthcare, transportation, faith communities, and beyond.

NCIL is hosting the 2018 Annual Conference on Independent Living from July 23-26 in Washington, DC. The theme of this year’s conference is mobilization and advocacy. Over 1,000 people are expected to attend, making this the biggest Independent Living event of 2018. Early bird registration is available through April 27.

As part of the Knowledge in Motion Lecture and Webcast Series, SNERSCIC is presenting a webinar on aging and long-term spinal cord injuries. The webinar will take place on Thursday, April 19^th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET and will feature Jan Lexell, MD, PhD from Uppsala University, Sweden. Dr. Lexell is a neuroscience professor whose research focuses on the life-long implications of neurologic disabilities.