2007 National Aging and Law Conference Is Forum for Clearinghouse Review Special Issue Planning

“Safety Net for Older Americans: What Can Be Done to Protect It?” is the theme of the 2007 National Aging and Law Conference next month in Arlington, Virginia. The seventh annual conference consists of a “nuts and bolts” preconference on October 10 and a main conference on October 11–13.

At the conference, the sponsoring organizations and the Shriver Center will jointly plan a 2008 special issue of Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law and Policy on the legal and policy issues of aging. The Shriver Center invites you to participate in a roundtable discussion at the conference to suggest possible topics and authors. Attendees of next year’s conference will receive copies of the special issue.

The AARP Foundation, the ABA Commission on Law and Aging, the National Senior Citizens Law Center, the Center for Social Gerontology, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the National Consumer Law Center, and the National Association of State Units on Aging are sponsoring the conference. The Shriver Center is a cooperating agency.

To get more information and to register, go to http://givenow.ga4.org/aarpnltp/events/nalc07/details.tcl.

If you are unable to attend the conference but would like to give feedback on the special issue plans contact Ilze Hirsh, editor (312.263.3830 ext. 231 or ilzehirsh@povertylaw.org) or Catherine Dorn Schreiber, staff attorney–legal editor (909.793.2578 or cschreiber@povertylaw.org).

Health, housing, disability, social security, and other issues affecting the aging population are covered in Clearinghouse Review. To read article summaries, go to www.povertylaw.org/clearinghouse-review.