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International Council of Gerontology Student Organizations

IAG approved the establishment of the International Council of Gerontology Student Organizations (ICGSO) in 2002 to draw attention to and increase involvement of students in worldwide gerontology. The first meeting of the ICGSO was held during the 18th World Congress of Gerontology in Rio de Janeiro on June 27th, 2005. The IAG Student Council will foster international networking amongst students as well as provide input into the IAG on education, training and other substantive issues.

Currently seventeen IAG member organizations have student sections and others are working towards establishing them with the assistance of Student Section Development Grants. The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), a standing committee of IAG also has a student section with representation on the ICGSO. Additionally the International Student's Network on Ageing and Health, established by the International Federation of Medical Students Associations and the International Pharmaceutical Students Federation, are represented. Students worldwide benefit from dedicated space in the IAG Newsletter, which is published twice a year, as well as space here on the website. Through ICGSO students have representation on the IAG Council and are able to provide direct input to IAG, with strong support from the IAG Executive.

For information on how to start a student section, click here [PDF].

For information on how to apply for an IAG Student Section Development Grant, click here [PDF].

The following are profiles of current members of the Council of Gerontology Student Organizations.

• American Geriatrics Society - Student Section
• Association of Gerontology (India) - Student Section
• Australian Association of Gerontology - Student Section
• British Society for Research on Ageing - Student Section
• British Society of Gerontology - Network of Gerontology Students
• Bulgarian Assn. on Aging - Student Section
• Canadian Association on Gerontology - Student Connection
• Gerontological Society of China - Student Section
• Sociedad De Geriatria y Gerontologia de Chile - Student Section
• Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization of the GSA
• German Society of Gertontology and Geriatrics - Student Section
• International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - Student Section
• International Students' Network on Ageing and Health
• Israel Gerontological Society - Student Section
• Maltese Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics - Student Section
• New Zealand Association of Gertontology - Student Section
• Society of Gerontology of Serbia - Student Section
• Thai Society of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine - Student Section
• Uruguay Society of Gerontology & Geriatrics - Student Section
  

Photo taken June 2005 at the ICGSO meeting at the 18th World Congress of Gerontology in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Xiaobo Yuan of the Gerontology Society of China - Student Section, Kristine Votova, President of the CAG Student Connection (Canada) and Juan Liu of the Gerontology Society of China - Student Section.

Photo taken October 2004 at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology

Sherry Ann Chapman, (outgoing President of CAG Student Connection), Liz Kiata, (visiting student from the New Zealand Association on Gerontology), Dr. Gloria Gutman, (President of the IAG), and Kristine Votova, (President of the CAG Student Connection)

CAG Awards 20 Student Travel Grants for IAG World Congress in Rio

The Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) has awarded 20 Legacy Fund grants of $2000 (Can) to assist students to attend the 18 th IAG World Congress in Rio in June, 2005. The Legacy Trust Fund was endowed by CAG with revenue from the IAG Congress held in Vancouver, Canada in 2001, and will continue to support Canadian as well as international students to attend IAG conferences in the future.

Ten awards were to students registered in a Canadian university and 10 to students registered in a non-Canadian university at the time of application. The home university, not citizenship, determined eligibility. In the international competition preference was given to those attending a university in a developing country. Criteria for awards includedfull-time enrolment in a research-based masters or doctoral degree program or postdoctoral appointment, academic excellence and demonstration that their program and thesis topic are focused on aging or the aged. Legacy committee members are: Dr. Norah Keating (chair), Dr. Réjean Hébert , Dr. Dorothy Pringle, Ms Valerie White and Dr. Victor Marshall.

The 20 students who received awards are listed below. Receipt of the award was contingent on formal notification of acceptance of their abstract by the IAG World Congress Program Committee, and attendance at the meeting. The photo below is of the IAG Legacy Fund Recipients taken at the 18th World Congress in Rio de Janeiro Brazil in June 2005.

Photo taken of the IAG Legacy Fund Recipients, June 2005 at the ICGSO meeting at the 18th World Congress of Gerontology in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

I AG Legacy Fund Recipients Rio 2005

Front Row, L to R: Leah Macaden-India, Norah Keating-Canada (Chair Legacy Committee), Paula Gardner-Canada, Cat Tuong Nguyen-Canada, Challa Geetha-India, Madelin Gomez-Cuba, Elizabeth Anderson-Canada

Middle Row, L to R: Claudine Auger-Canada, Dawn Gill-Canada, Juan Liu-China, Xiaobo Yuan-China, Soumitra Basu-India, Lisiane Paskulin-Brazil

Third Row, L to R: Liz Kiata-New Zealand, Julia Rozanova-Canada, Andrea Gregg-Canada, Kristine Votova-Canada, Predrag Erceg-Serbia and Montenegro, Aleksandra Zecevic-Canada, Heather Cooke-Canada

 

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