ASP

Programme

The School will be based on a series of modules (lectures plus discussion) conducted in English by experts from Italy and overseas and on working group sessions chaired by facilitators. 


The School consists of 5 full days, plus the networking dinner on the arrival day, and includes 12 “lecture modules” (1:00 hour lecture plus 15 min. discussion) plus 4 “working group sessions” (2:00 hour guided discussion with lecturers and tutors). 

Breakfast and Lunch for every day and the Networking and Farewell dinner are included in the Tuition Fee.

Download here the full program. (updated to 22/09/2012)


Programme

- September 23 (Sun)

•    16:30~           Arrival, registration for the accommodation at the university residence

•    19:30~           Networking dinner

- September 24 (Mon) – “Mind and Body” (Chair Ferdinando Rossi)

•    14:00-14:30   Opening: Greetings (T.Hondoh, Hokkaido University Vice Rector; M.Gola, Politecnico di Torino Vice Rector; tbn, Università degli Studi di                                    Torino Vice Rector, L.Ciferri, International University of Japan )

•    14:30-14:45    Welcome to Torino (Torino Municipality)Lecture: Age-dependent Neural Plasticity and Repair (Rossi)

•    14:45-15:00    Rememberign Silvia Ciairano 

•    15:00-16:15    Key lecture: Smart Ageing. Improve Cognitive Functions by Interventions Methods Driven by Cognitive Neuroscience (Kawashima)

•    16:30-17:15    Lecture: Age-dependent Neural Plasticity and Repair (Rossi)

•    17:15-17:30    Introduction to the School (Ciferri)

•    17:30~            Discussion with lecturers and tutors

- September 25 (Tue) – “Science and Technology” (Chair Paolo Ariano)

•    08:30-09:30    Lecture: Early Neural Impairments in Alzheimer's Disease: Moving beyond the Hippocampus (Marcantoni)
•    09:45-10:45    Lecture: Microfluidic and Bio-MEMS Technologies for Biomedical Applications (Ohashi)
•    11:00-12:00    Lecture: Wearable Robotics and the Future Age of Performance Enhancing Technologies (Margaria)
•    13:30-14:00    Presentation: Motion Analysis in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Gastaldi)
•    14:00-15:30    Discussion with lecturers and tutors

•    15:30~            Time for working groups’ activity

- September 26 (Wed) – “Environment and Society” (Chair Patrizia Lombardi)

•    08:30-09:30    Lecture: Towards an Age-friendly City (Mela)
•    09:45-10:45    Lecture: Universal Design for Adaptive Ageing (Tadano)
•    11:00-12:00    Lecture: The Economic Impact of an Ageing Population: Geographical Scales, Policy Objectives and ‘Common Sense’ (Ietri)
•    13:30-15:30    Discussion with lecturers and tutors
•    15:30~            Time for working groups’ activity

- September 27 (Thu) – “Research and Innovation” (Chair Ludovico Ciferri)

•    08:30-09:45    Lecture: Information Technology (IT), a Possible Solution to Overcome Population Ageing in Developed Countries (Cho)
•    09:45-10:45    Lecture: Epidemiology of Dementia among the Elderly in Japan. Health Disparity (Tamashiro)
•    11:00-12:00    Lecture: Sensor Network Technologies for a Safe and Comfortable Ageing Society (Yamamoto)
•    13:30-14:00    Presentation: Ageing-related Problems as a Family’s Matter (Rivoiro)

•    14:00-15:30    Discussion with lecturers and tutors
•    15:30~            Time for working groups’ activity

- September 28 (Fri)

•    08:30-12:00    Discussion of working groups’ final presentation
•    12:00-12:15    Official closing
•    19:30~            Farewell dinner