2009-03

1. A New Understanding of ICT Solutions for Older Persons

From September 29th till October 1st, 2009 the first AAL FORUM as the beginning of a series of international conferences took place in the Viennese Hofburg. It was established as the platform and meeting point of the European AAL Joint Programme and 500 international participants were inspired by the event.

2. Workshop AAL and the Regions Brussels, 21 September 2009

At the second meeting of the working group “AAL and the regions” as agreed at the first meeting use cases presented by the regions and a presentation of demographic change policy in the context of regional policy have been the main topics.

3. On the Road towards “Mass Customization” of Ambient Assisted Living Environments

On the 9th of September at the World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, in Munich, the AAL-Joint Programme and the German VDE arranged a workshop on interoperability – especially focusing on the IEEE/ISO standard 11073.

4. AAL IT Services Tender published

On 13 October 2009 the AAL Association has published a tender for the delivery of IT services.