Friesen Conference Series
John K. Friesen contributed vision and leadership wherever he lived and worked. In British Columbia, he has a distinguished record of public service with many organizations and as a major contributor to the Gerontology Research Centre’s research, teaching, and information dissemination activities. He established the John K. Friesen Conference in Gerontology to provide an important source of professional development to those working with seniors and to act as a catalyst for new research.
2012: 21st Friesen Conference: Innovations in Home Care: A Public Policy Perspective
2010: SPECIAL John K. Friesen Public Forum for Seniors Gerontechnolgies for health, aging in place and fun: What’s there for me? & Café Scientifique on Gerontechnology held in conjunction with 7th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontech
2009: 19th Friesen Conference: Staying Active, Staying Healthy: Aging Well in Contemporary Society
2007: 17th Friesen Conference: Active Aging and the Built Environment: Health for All
2006: 16th Friesen Conference: Aging, Ageism and Abuse: Moving from Awareness to Action
2005: 15th Friesen Conference: Quality of Life at the End of Life: Decisions and Choices
2004: 14th Friesen Conference: The Romanow Report Two Years Later: Impact on Health Care in Canada
2002: 13th Friesen Conference: Boomers Come of Retirement Age: What are the Prospects?
2000: 11th Friesen Conference: Who Cares? Looking After the Elderly in an Aging Population
1997: 8th Friesen Conference: Moving Forward: Seniors and the New Adult Guardianship Legislation
1996: 7th Friesen Conference: Productive Aging: Meeting the Challenge of a New Old Age
1995: 6th Friesen Conference: Rethinking Retirement: A Conference on Issues for the 21st Century
1992: 4th Friesen Conference: Pathways to Fitness in Later Life
1990: 2nd Friesen Conference: Growing Older in Canada and Japan
