iagg 2013 - The 20th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Held by the IAGG (International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics) and the International Congress Organizing Committee once every four years, the World Congress of the IAGG is the world’s largest international congress. Here, leading gerontologists, geriatrics scholars, policy decision-makers, professional activists, related companies, and researchers get together and share recent discoveries and study results.

In addition to Rio de Janeiro, where the 18th IAGG World Congress was held in 2005 and Paris, which is scheduled to host the 19th in 2009, Seoul was chosen as the location for the IAGG’s 20th World Congress in 2013. This was a remarkable achievement that resulted from intense competition.

To hold this World Congress, alternatively known as the International Olympics for Gerontology and Geriatric Research, Korean members who were organized to host the 20th World Conference in the Federation of Korean Gerontology Societies (FKGS) under the leadership of then-FKGS president Dr. Heung-bong Cha had made every effort to host the 2013 conference in Seoul.

This congress is expected to promote Korea’s international academic position in research to improve the rights, health, and quality of life of the older people. An added benefit is that it could help attract tourists to Korea and help allow them to experience Korea’s dynamic society.

The 20th IAGG World Congress has been arranged to be held in the Seoul Coex Convention Center from June 23rd - 27th, 2013.

The organization committee responsible for preparing this global conference belongs to the Federation of Korean Gerontological Societies, a union of four leading academic associations in Korea. The members are mostly Korea’s representative scholars in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics.


Call for Submitted Symposia
Important Dates
? Period: September 1st 2011 ~ February 29th 2012
? Notification of Acceptance: April 2012
? Notification of Presentation schedule: May 2012
? Final list of accepted proposals: May 2012

Main Themes
The congress program is primarily organized around four main themes:
? Biological Science
? Clinical Medicine
? Social & Behavioral Science
? Research, Policy and Practice

Guidelines for Submitted Symposia
? Each symposium should have three to four speakers for a total of 90 min.
? Proposals, only in English, must be submitted only online.
? To facilitate the review process, please pay careful attention and complete all application fields.
? Submission for participation on symposium (as speaker or organizer) is limited to two per person.
? It is assumed that the first author will be the presenter.
? By submitting a proposal at IAGG Seoul 2013, authors are assumed to give consent and authorize the organizers to
publish or submit for the publication the abstract and paper, and to include them in any congress publications.
? All communication with the congress secretariat will be done exclusively by the main organizer.
? After the congress, the accepted papers will be published in the online proceedings on the congress website.
? All speakers are required to register and pay the registration fee before the end of May 2013 in order to confirm their
presentation. Failure to do this could result in losing your presentation slot.