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2026 EPIC Conference
May 25-June 4, 2026


2026 AGE-WELL Summer Institute
June 22-26, 2026


2026 AGE-WELL Annual Conference
November 2-4, 2026

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Call for Abstracts: 2026 AGE-WELL Annual Conference
Call for abstracts is now open for the 2026 AGE-WELL Annual Conference. The AGE-WELL Annual Conference brings together the brightest minds in academia, industry, and health and community care to explore how technology can transform the lives of older adults and caregivers. Learn more!

2025 AGE-WELL 10th Annual Conference
The 2025 AGE-WELL Annual Conference took place on Oct 22–23, 2025, in Montréal. Learn more about this exciting event. 

Research Project: COAR
SFU STAR and 411 Seniors Centre Society have collaborated on a project to stablish the Collective of Older Adult Researchers (COAR), supporting 411’s vision of becoming a hub for community-led research, and have developed a toolkit to engage older adults as active partners in community-based research.

New SFU STAR Report: ICE-TEA: International Consortium on Ethics in Technology and Aging
Check out our new report on SFU STAR's ethics & AgeTech project, funded through AGE-WELL. Read about this exciting initiative on addressing ethical challenges in AgeTech. 

New AGE-WELL Book: Extended Reality Solutions to Support Older Adults
Hot of the press! New book in AGE-WELL's AgeTech book series in partnership with Springer Nature and supported by SFU STAR. AGE-WELL's book series is comprised of short, accessible, state-of-the-art books featuring transformative technologies for health, wellness, and independent living

New AGE-WELL Topical Collection: Ethical and Societal Implications of AgeTech
AGE-WELL and SFU STAR collaborated with the Journal of Science and Engineering Ethics to produce a new topical collection on ethics and agetech. 

New Research Project: Music & Dementia Care
SFU STAR and Canadian partners received funding from UoE - UoE - AGE-WELL Institutional Strategic Initiative to carry out a project on music-based interventions to support dementia care.

New AGE-WELL Book: Supportive Smart Homes
Hot of the press! New book in AGE-WELL's AgeTech book series in partnership with Springer Nature and supported by SFU STAR. AGE-WELL's book series is comprised of short, accessible, state-of-the-art books featuring transformative technologies for health, wellness, and independent living

2024 AGE-WELL Annual Conference
SFU STAR attended the AGE-WELL Annual Conference in Edmonton this year from October 23-24, 2024. Learn more about the conference and SFU STAR's involvement.

New Research Project: Collective of Older Adult Researchers (COAR)
SFU STAR, in partnership with 411 Senior Centre Society, received funding from SFU's Community Engagement Initiative to create a model for building a Collective of Older Adult Researchers (COAR).

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