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Richmond Offers A Cornucopia of Events & Activities This November!

28 October 2016 – Richmond, CA: “Richmond is now a “go to” destination for major Bay Area events”, said Marsha Tomassi, Board President of the Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This November is no exception. We are proud to welcome visitors to Richmond to enjoy events and activities large and small – from Bay Area Crab Fests and benefit Soiree’s at the Craneway Pavilion to celebrating Main Street flourishing with vibrant art and creativity, there is truly something for everyone here in Richmond.”

Check out unique lodging options on visitrichmondca.com and come enjoy a weekend along the historic Richmond waterfront. Fun activities in Richmond this November include:

• Tuesday November 1 – Saturday November 5: The Arts Political Exhibit. An exhibition of 7 artists taking this moment on the verge of the 2016 presidential election to reconsider where we are and where we might be headed. Exhibit curated by artists Art Hazelwood and Barbosa Prince running October 8 – November 5. BridgeMakerARTS, 23 Maine Avenue, Richmond. www.bridgemakerarts.com /(510) 233-3348.

• Tuesday November 1 – Tuesday November 8: Rich City Rides – A Photo Documentary Exhibit by Josue Hernandez. Documenting cyclists living in Richmond, CA and where, how and why they ride. Rich City Rides Campaign Office, 1021 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond. For information: wwwrichcityrides.org/ Josue@RichCityRides.org.

• Wednesday November 2 and Wednesday November 9, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Richmond Main Street Farmers Market. Sponsored by the Richmond Main Street Initiative and produced by the Pacific Coast Farmer’s Market Association. Fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, prepared lunch, gourmet items, artisan vendors, specialty foods and more. All produce comes from California farms. 13th Street and Nevin Avenue. For more information: http://richmondmainstreet.org/farmers-market.

• Thursday November 3, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Richmond Main Street Crystal Anniversary Celebration. Celebrating 15 years of service and the revitalization of historic downtown Richmond. Enjoy wine, tapas, live music, dancing and a silent and live auction. Plus, a special salute to our Rosie the Riveter Downtown Champion, Betty Reid-Soskin. Riggers Loft Winery, 1325 Canal Boulevard, Richmond. For tickets: http://crystalcelebration.eventbrite.com or (510) 236 – 4049/RichmondMainStreet.org.

• Friday November 4 – Saturday November 26, M-F 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM/Sat 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Overloaded – Contemporary Art, Folk Art & Unique Objects, Organized by Phil Linhares. NIAD Art Center. Phil Linhares served as Chief Curator of art at the Oakland Museum of California from 1990 to 2011, Director of the Mills College Art Gallery (now Museum) 1978-1989 and Director of Exhibitions at the San Francisco Art Institute, 1967-1977. NIAD Art Center. 551 23rd Street, Richmond. (510) 620-0290.

• Friday November 4, 5:30 PM: LIVE MUSIC. Brian Lawrence jazz pianist. Riggers Loft, 1325 Canal Boulevard, Richmond.

• Saturday November 5 and Saturday November 19, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM: Bay Trail Plant Restoration. Join Tom and Jane Kelly for their native plant restoration project along the Bay Trail between Point Isabel Regional Shoreline and Marina Bay.  Where: Point Isabel next to the dog park. Contact info: Tom or Jane Kelly (510) 704-8628 (w) or (510) 684-6484 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net.  

• Saturday November 5, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: “Making Our Artists Talk.” Artists Squeak Carnwath, Hung Liu, Dru Anderson, and Michael Hall will participate in one of the Making Our Mark Artists’ Talks related to the 80th anniversary year exhibition running through November 12. Artists will discuss their individual practices and how they have experienced the teacher/student/assistant relationship. Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond. For more information: (510) 620-6772/ www.richmondartcenter.org.

• Saturday November 5, 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM: CycleFest 2016. Join the NorCal League and the cycling community for a lively evening complete with silent and live auctions, live music, incredible food and drinks, great company and a fun panel discussion with esteemed NorCal League alumni. Enjoy a fabulous evening, and support high school cycling in Northern California. Craneway Conference Center, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond. Tickets and information: norcalmtb.org.

• Saturday November 5, 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM: Soiree by the Bay: Hospice by the Bay’s Annual Ball. Dine, Dance and Drink in the stunning views. Elegant dinner, dancing till midnight with the Dick Bright Orchestra and a live auction. Hospice by the Bay is celebrating the expansion of its pediatric programs into the East Bay. Funds raised at this event support the community-based non-profit’s caring programs. Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbor Way South, Richmond. For tickets and information: (415) 526-5500/events@hbtb.org.

• Sunday November 6, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Oyster Sunday. Good times at R&B Cellars pairing raw and grilled oysters with wine. Admission $10 includes 2 oysters and a glass of wine. R&B Cellars at Riggers Loft, 1325 Canal Boulevard, Richmond. Advance reservations required. Call (510) 233-2065.

• Sunday November 6, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Bay Trail Walk. FREE. Take a leisurely one-hour stroll along the Bay Trail and explore Home Front history with a park ranger (rain cancels). Rosie the Riveter WWII Visitor Education Center. 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond. For information: (510) 232-5050.

• Saturday November 12, 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM: 10th Annual Home Front Family Run/Walk – the Live, Love Laugh Together 5K/10K & Half-Marathon. Join the Hilltop Family YMCA in celebrating 10 years of togetherness. All proceeds go to funding healthy living programs in the community. Marina Bay Richmond – Bay Trail. Ford Assembly Plant, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond. For information: (510) 222-9622. To register: RaceRoster.com.

• Saturday November 12, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Closing Reception: Making Our Mark. The 80th Anniversary year exhibition celebrating artists who have exhibited, supported and enriched programs at Richmond Art Center including Jim Melchert, Hung Liu, Squeak Carnwath and Lia Cook who had their very first exhibitions here, closes with this final event. Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond. For more information: (510) 620-6772/ www.richmondartcenter.org.

• Wednesday November 16, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Bay Trail Walk in Point Pinole Regional Shoreline. Explore the explosive past and the exciting future of Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, enjoy new trails and improve your health with a friendly walking group led by an EBRPD ranger. Wear sturdy footwear, bring water and dress for the weather. Heavy rain cancels. For information: (510) 544-3258.

• Thursday November 17, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Annual Thanks For Giving Luncheon. Richmond Chamber of Commerce. Richmond County Club, 1 Markovich Lane, Richmond. For information: rcoc.com.

• Thursday November 17, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Home Front Film Festival 2016: Defiance (2008) aboard the SS Red Oak Victory. FREE admission with a suggestion donation of $10 to help preserve and maintain the ship. 1337 Canal Boulevard, Richmond. For information: richmondmuseum.org.

• Friday November 18, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Mind Life Project’s 2nd Annual Benefit Concert. The night will be filled with Mindful Hip-Hop performed by the highly talented Mindful Life Hip Hop team and other special music performances plus special guests, appetizers, a silent auction, and cash bar. Come show your support for Mind Life Project’s work with over 8,600 students. Craneway Pavilion Conference Center, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond. For information/tickets: http://mindfullifeproject.org.

• Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20 (Time TBD): Soul Endeavor I and II. FREE. Two days of highly diverse recitals featuring Center music students performing solo and in small ensembles. East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, 339 11th Street, Richmond. For information: eastbaycenter.org.

• Saturday November 19, 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Fried Crab Festival. Join the fun at FriedCrabFest one of the most acclaimed food festivals in the country with plenty of fresh Dungeness crab. The festival celebrates not only Fried Crab but brings Seafood, Soul and Asian-creole goodies, music, and kids’ events into a spectacular 1-day event for everyone. General Admission: $50. Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South. For information: craneway.com.

• Sunday November 27, 12:00 PM – 5:00PM: Foreign to California Day at the Golden State Railroad Museum. $5 Adults/$3 seniors and children. 900 A Dornan Drive, Point Richmond. For more information: (510) 234-4884 or info@gsmm.org.

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San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum finds a new home

www.cartoonart.org

Esteemed 32 Year Old Institution To Locate In Heart of SF’s Tourism District

2 November 2016 – San Francisco, CA: Cartoons are serious business. The Bay Area’s own Charles Schulz, legendary creator of the iconic Peanuts, knew that there was more to the funnies than being funny. That’s why in 1987, an endowment from the Schulz foundation allowed San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum (www.cartoonart.org) to open a location near what has now become Yerba Buena Gardens. Now, almost 30 years later, the investment has paid off as one of the oldest museums of cartoon art in the United States expands again: signing a 10-year lease in an historic building along the City’s tourist-rich northern waterfront.  The Cartoon Art Museum is the first museum dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of cartoon art in all its forms in the western United States. This unique institution houses approximately 7,000 original pieces in its permanent collection and attracts more than 30,000 visitors annually.

“The future of the Cartoon Art Museum has been secured,” said Museum Executive Director Summerlea Kashar noting special assistance from the Northern California Community Loan Fund and the City and County of San Francisco. “Once our Board of Trustees saw this building, they immediately knew that it was the one. In addition to a breathtaking view of the San Francisco Bay, the new location allows the museum to design a perfect venue for viewing, discussing, creating, and interacting with all forms of cartoon art and connecting with the artists who make it.”

Located at 781 Beach Street (just one block from Aquatic Park, the Maritime Museum, Ghirardelli Square, and the Hyde Street cable car turnaround), the 1912 brick building features a beautiful historic façade, prominent street presence, convenient parking, and easy access to and from public transportation. It offers highly visible public access to the museum’s nearly 8,000 square feet of space featuring galleries, screening area, workshop, classroom, bookstore, library and collections facility.

The Benton family, owners of the historic structure, are equally excited about the museum’s new home. A family representative noted, “We’re thrilled to have the Cartoon Art Museum as one of our new tenants. As owners in San Francisco for more than 50 years, it is great to be working with a non-profit that offers unique programming and exhibitions, as well as community outreach. We’re proud to be a part of keeping artistic culture alive in San Francisco.”

The Cartoon Art Museum has begun making improvements to the location, and plans to reopen to the public in the spring of 2017. During the transition, the museum will continue to host offsite events and work with partner organizations throughout the Bay Area.

“We are thrilled that we’ll be welcoming visitors back through our doors soon,” notes Kashar. “It’s been worth the wait! ”

Founded in 1984, the Cartoon Art Museum has something for everyone—from comic strips, superheroes and anime to political cartoons, graphic novels and underground comix. People of all ages can view original cartoon art at exhibitions and screenings, produce their own comics and animation at classes and workshops, research deeply into our collection and library, and mix and mingle with professional and aspiring cartoonists. The Museum’s mission is to ignite imaginations and foster the next generation of visual storytellers by celebrating the history of cartoon art, its role in society, and its universal appeal. The Museum’s vision is to be the premier destination to experience cartoon art in all its many forms from around the world, and a leader in providing insight into the process of creating it.

During the Museum’s past three decades, nearly 200 exhibitions have featured hundreds of artists from almost every continent and artistic style, including Mary Blair, Dan Clowes, Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, Phil Frank, Edward Gorey, Hayao Miyazaki, Spain Rodriguez, Charles Schulz, Ronald Searle, Dr. Seuss, Art Spiegelman, Garry Trudeau, Morrie Turner, Bill Watterson and many more.

The Museum’s unique permanent collection houses 7,000 pieces, including original Disney animation art from the collection of Mike Glad; historic comic strip art from Charles Schulz (Peanuts), Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes), Bil Keane (Family Circus), Walt Kelly (Pogo), George Herriman (Krazy Kat) and Winsor McCay; political cartoons from Bill Mauldin and Lou Grant; comic book art from Bob Kane, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, and many others.

What People Are Saying About the Cartoon Art Museum:

“The Cartoon Art Museum is a unique asset of the City of San Francisco; it has worldwide respect and its exhibitions and programs appeal to people of all ages and from all walks of life. We are thrilled that the Museum’s new location in Fisherman’s Wharf will add a cultural institution to the area and become a destination for both locals and tourists.”
— Tom DeCaigny, San Francisco Director of Cultural Affairs

“The Cartoon Art Museum is exactly the kind of art museum I wish I’d been able to visit when I was a kid, and it informs and inspires me as a cartoonist today. They manage to cover every kind of cartoon art, bringing attention to obscure masterpieces and insight to well-known classics. The best art often manages to be simultaneously entertaining and thought provoking – something The Cartoon Art Museum manages to do as well.”
— Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist, recipient of the Ignatz Award and two Eisner Awards, New York Times best selling author

“I’ve been a fan and supporter of the Cartoon Art Museum for many years because it is one of the few places to see original art from past and present creators–it is a wonderful source of inspiration for both working artists and younger people. We’re lucky to have such a unique institution in the Bay Area. I’m really excited about its new facility and what the future holds.”
— Pete Docter, Pixar Animation Studios Academy Award-winning Director

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Kletra Newton is New Addition to Storied South Bay Event Center

New Director of Event Sales and Services Brings Experience and Fresh Outlook to

www.smeventcenter.com

31 October 2016 – San Mateo, CA: With an eye to raising the bar on its already popular special event and food and beverage options, the San Mateo County Event Center, management has brought on a rising young star to head up Event Sales and Services: Kletra Newton.

“Kletra understands that it’s all about building and fostering relationships,” said Dana Stoehr, COO of the San Mateo County Event Center. “Her connections in business-to-business, and business-to-consumer sales and marketing are unparalleled. We are so excited to offer her expertise to our clients.”

With more than 12 years in product development and marketing, partnering with such brands as NEC, Cisco Systems, Levy Restaurants, Sodexo USA and Stanford University, Newton is a certified event planner with a reputation for creative thinking and professionalism.

The Event Sales and Services Director plays a critical role in developing creative and strategic event solutions for the San Mateo County Event Center with an emphasis on client and guest satisfaction and increased efficiencies and productivity. In her new position, Newton will help lead the sales, events and production teams that sell, plan and execute more than 300 events held annually throughout the Event Center’s 48-acre campus.

“Kletra’s extensive event production and management experience will be key to our ongoing success,” Stoehr continued, noting that every year the San Mateo County Event Center expands its offerings, for clients and guests of the Event Center. “Her addition to our team really ups our game.”

The San Mateo County Event Center– is The Peninsula’s premier event space and place to meet. Visit www.smeventcenter.com often for regular updates.

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Fara Gold of Blue Willow Systems To Speak at Aspire Conference in Rancho Mirage

October 24 – 26, Rancho Mission Hills Resort

Revolutionary Automatic Fall Detection and Automatic Alerts Key
to Innovative Wearable Technology for Elders

20 October 2016– Rancho Mirage, CA: When the best-and-brightest minds in the assisted living industry converge in the California desert for the annual CALA Conference (www.caassistedliving.org) this week, they will have something innovative indeed to raise their eyebrows — and awareness: Blue Willow Systems (www.bluewillowsystems.com).

“The annual California Assisted Living Association conference is the perfect market for the Blue Willow solution,” said Fara Gold, Blue Willow Systems Vice President of Business Development, noting that the company has already started to install the Blue Willow System in care facilities in both the US and Canada. “Blue Willow complements your existing solutions with fall detection, real-time location system and the collection, calculation and aggregation of events. To quote this year’s CALA Conference tagline, we ‘aspire’ to be the solution needed by many CALA members.”

Gold, a longtime expert in the field of senior living, will speak at 2pm on Wednesday, October 26 in a session entitled Achieving Higher Occupancy with Market Differentiation exampling Blue Willow Systems as a tool for senior living companies with which to differentiate themselves in the market.  

Blue Willow System is a “unique patent pending end-to-end resident and staff safety solution with specially designed wearable devices, access points, and a SaaS-delivered cloud platform that enables automatic fall detection monitoring, reporting, real-time visuals of location, and alerts.” (Laurie Orlov, Aging in Place Technology Watch). Blue Willow “has cracked the  detection and elopement problem. Blue Willow Systems has figured out how to take advantage of technology and capabilities.  They have created the system you have been looking for.” (Steve Moran, Senior Housing Forum)

Each year, Assisted Living providers and associate businesses come together at the CALA Conference & Trade Show to share best practices, learn about new products and services, network with colleagues, and obtain ready-to-use tools and strategies for providing high-quality care to residents: ready to use tools like Blue Willow.

Debuted just last month at the prestigious NIC Conference in Washington, DC, Blue Willow is already causing a buzz in the senior living and health care space. In a recent issue of Forbes Magazine (9/28/16), the discussion is around three industries that will be transformed by intelligent technology, including health care. Blue Willow is poised for that revolution.

“Blue Willow Systems and CALA share a vital mission,” said Vikram Devdas, Founder and CEO of Blue Willow Systems. “We both are devoted to the betterment of assisted living.”

Devdas founded the company after the tragic loss of his father due to an undetected fall. As he learned more about the issue, the highly-regarded computer engineer and successful entrepreneur, found that undetected falls account for a significant proportion of the hospitalizations of seniors in senior care communities. However, he was surprised to learn that new technologies weren’t being used to solve the problem, and decided to change this. The result, Blue Willow Systems, is an innovative fall detection and alert system designed to allow seniors’ facilities to automatically monitor the health and location of their residents using a variety of wearable and non-wearable sensor devices.

“Previous technologies required the wearer to pull a string,” Devdas continues. “What if your mother has a stroke and is incapacitated, or your grandfather has a heart attack and is unable to move? The features of automatic fall detection and geo-location sensing in the Blue Willow device make previous technologies obsolete. Our patented technology is the future of senior and disability care delivered now: safely, securely and via the cloud.”

Blue Willow Systems makes fall detection and health monitoring into an easy-to-implement solution. Its innovative, cost-effective system provides significant benefits to meet all the challenges of helping seniors to stay independent:

The Blue Willow System comprises a number of industry advantages:

• Provides an integrated and modern platform: Blue Willow Systems offers an end-to-end solution that uses wearables and sensors within a resident’s living space, and sends information instantly to mobile and desktop dashboards for caregivers and operators.

• Cloud-based delivery provides ample mobility and flexibility: Multiple locations and on-the-go staff members require a solution that can be managed from anywhere, at any time. Blue Willow Systems is cloud-based, so you can access your data and tools whenever you need them.

• SaaS model gives you affordability and just-right functionality: No need to purchase an expensive software solution that’s packed with features you don’t use, not to mention, getting hit with fees for upgrades and support. Software-as-a-service allows you to buy only what you need, making it an extremely budget-friendly option that still has all the functionality you require.

• Automatic monitoring, reporting, and alerts give you real-time insights: Fall prevention and health monitoring are a 24/7/365 responsibility, but few organizations can staff up to those levels. Now there’s no need. With Blue Willow Systems, you have always-on monitoring, which issues alerts when risks are detected. You also have reports that can give you insights on trends and issues worth watching.

About CALA (The California Assisted Living Association)

The California Assisted Living Association (CALA) is the only association solely representing the state’s Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly, which encompass Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Our members have access to a wealth of tools and resources to support day-to-day operations and quality care for residents, as well as the opportunity to participate in successful, ongoing advocacy efforts to help shape policy and clarify regulations. CALA represents over 575 providers and more than 125 associated businesses. Our provider members range from small, independently operated communities to large, multi-national organizations, and from providers that cater to an active lifestyle to ones that specialize in caring for residents with dementia.

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Bay Area’s Blue Willow Systems Highlights Innovative Wearable Technology for Elders

at Aging 2.0 Optimize Conference in San Francisco

October 12-14, Hilton Union Square

Revolutionary Automatic Fall Detection and Automatic Alerts Key to Blue Willow System

12 October 2016–Washington, DC: Blue Willow System (www.bluewillowsystems.com)
“has cracked the  detection and elopement problem,” said Steve Moran of the respected Senior Housing Forum. “Blue Willow Systems has figured out how to take advantage of technology and capabilities.  They have created the system you have been looking for.”

Debuted just last month at the prestigious NIC Conference in Washington, DC, Blue Willow is already causing a buzz in the senior living and health care space. In a recent issue of Forbes Magazine (9/28/16), the discussion is around three industries that will be transformed by intelligent technology, including health care. Blue Willow is poised for that revolution. This week, at the Aging 2.0 Conference in San Francisco (October 12 – 14, Hilton Union Square), Blue Willow will be, as the conference tagline pronounces, “at the intersection of innovation and aging.”

“Blue Willow Systems and Aging Aging2.0 share a vital mission,” said Vikram Devdas, Founder and CEO of Blue Willow Systems. “We both exist to bring the worlds of senior care and innovation together.”

Devdas founded the company after the tragic loss of his father due to an undetected fall. As he learned more about the issue, the highly-regarded computer engineer and successful entrepreneur, found that undetected falls account for a significant proportion of the hospitalizations of seniors in senior care communities. However, he was surprised to learn that new technologies weren’t being used to solve the problem, and decided to change this. The result, Blue Willow Systems, is an innovative fall detection and alert system designed to allow seniors’ facilities to automatically monitor the health and location of their residents using a variety of wearable and non-wearable sensor devices.

“Previous technologies required the wearer to pull a string,” Devdas continues. “What if your mother has a stroke and is incapacitated, or your grandfather has a heart attack and is unable to move? The automatic features of geo sensing in the Blue Willow device make previous technologies obsolete. Our patented technology is the future of senior and disability care delivered now: safely, securely and via the cloud.”

Blue Willow Systems makes fall detection and health monitoring into an easy-to-implement solution. Its innovative, cost-effective system provides significant benefits to meet all the challenges of helping seniors to stay independent:

“The Aging2.0 OPTIMIZE conference is the world stage for innovation and aging, ” said Richard Heaton, Blue Willow Systems CTO & COO, noting that the company has already started to install the Blue Willow System in care facilities in both the US and Canada. “This is exactly where we need to be, and should be, at this point in our development track.”

The Blue Willow System comprises a number of industry advantages:

• Provides an integrated and modern platform: Blue Willow Systems offers an end-to-end solution that uses wearables and sensors within a resident’s living space, and sends information instantly to mobile and desktop dashboards for caregivers and operators.

• Cloud-based delivery proves ample mobility and flexibility: Multiple locations and on-the-go staff members require a solution that can be managed from anywhere, at any time. Blue Willow Systems is cloud-based, so you can access your data and tools whenever you need them.

• SaaS model gives you affordability and just-right functionality: No need to purchase an expensive software solution that’s packed with features you don’t use-not to mention getting hit with fees for upgrades and support. Software-as-a-service allows you to buy only what you need, making it an extremely budget-friendly option that still has all the functionality you require.

• Automatic monitoring, reporting, and alerts give you real-time insights: Fall prevention and health monitoring are a 24/7/365 responsibility, but few organizations can staff up to those levels. Now there’s no need. With Blue Willow Systems, you have always-on monitoring, which issues alerts when risks are detected. You also have reports that can give you insights on trends and issues worth watching.

About Aging2.0

Aging2.0® is a global innovation network on a mission to accelerate innovation to improve the lives of older adults around the world. Aging2.0 connects, educates and supports innovators through community (Aging2.0 Alliance and Chapters), events, startup programs and content. Over the past 4 years, Aging2.0 has hosted more than 300 events around the world, cultivating a robust ecosystem of entrepreneurs, technologists, designers, investors, senior care providers and older adults themselves.

Aging2.0 works to bring the worlds of senior care and innovation together. Supporting technologists and entrepreneurs as they develop new products and services to fit within the needs and opportunities of the aging industry – and vice versa – working with key leaders in senior care and senior housing organizations to introduce them to cutting-edge technology and help them integrate innovation into their businesses.

Founded in 2012 by Katy Fike and Stephen Johnston, Aging2.0 is passionate about changing the conversation around aging from 1.0 (focused on challenges, exclusively medical, siloed approaches) to 2.0 (collaborative, lifestyle oriented, opportunity driven) – hence the name: Aging2.0.

Aging2.0 is run by a small, dedicated, mission-driven team out of San Francisco, California. Aging2.0’s 40+ volunteer-run Chapters span the globe with chapters across Europe, Asia, United States, Canada, Brazil and Australia.

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