To celebrate the 2024 International Day of Older Persons, the Professors Emeriti Network is holding an online brainstorming event on the contribution of senior academics and retirees to society.
To attend the meeting, please register at Joze.Gricar@UM.si.
Those registered will receive a link to the meeting.
More information:
Meeting Chair :
- Dr. Luigi Campanella, Professor Emeritus. Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Past General Secretary, European Association of Professors Emeriti – EAPE & Chairman, Ethics Committee, General Secretary, EAPE Italy, Luigi.Campanella@UniRoma1.it
Presenters:
- Dr. Carole-Lynne Le Navenec, Associate Professor Emerita, University of Calgary, Canada. Previous program Director, University of Calgary Retirees Association (UCRA), Board Member and Chairperson of their Later Life Learning Committee, College and University Retiree Associations of Canada – CURAC, Editor, Academic For Life, University Affairs, CLLeNave@UCalgary.ca
- Developing Positive Incentives for Timely Retirement. Dr. Phillip R. Sloan, Professor Emeritus. Program of Liberal Studies/Program in History and Philosophy of Science, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. President, Association of Retired Faculty & Professional Staff, PSloan@ND.edu
- Dr. Michael J. Ginzberg, Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Business, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United States. Partner, ELM2 Advisors LLC, Strategic Transactions for Higher Education, MJGinzberg@WPI.edu
- Retired professors who are not allowed to use a university email account are discriminated. Dr. Jože Gričar, Professor Emeritus, University of Maribor, Slovenia. Secretary, Professors Emeriti Network, Secretary, eSeniors 55+ Network, Secretary, Using Digital Technologies for Active Aging Initiative, Joze.Gricar@UM.si
- How senior academics can help raising fairness in societies. Dr. Hartmut Frank, Professor of Ecotoxicology. Department of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, University of Bayreuth, Germany, Hartmut.Frank@Uni-Bayreuth.de
Links to video recordings of the Professors Emeriti Network Zoom meetings are posted at You Tube Emeriti Network.