AAL Forum (Active and Assisted Living) 2019

The 2019 edition of the AAL Forum, which is part of the Active and Assisted Living Program, will take place from September 23 to 25 in Aarhus, Denmark, and early bird registration is open until May 31. This year, the Forum's program committee has the experience and contribution of Portuguese entities, Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra and the Pedro Nunes Institute (IPN), and Cáritas hosted the Forum Program Committee (FPC) meeting in Coimbra last April.

The Forum is an annual event where various technology-based projects are presented, aimed at improving the quality of life of older people and meeting market needs resulting from demographic ageing. Most of the projects arise from the development and implementation of the AAL Program, involving everything from robots and games to applications and sensors, or products aimed at improving quality of life, greater independence and socialization and the sustainability of the social and health system.

On the other hand, the event is also an opportunity to debate political priorities and societal challenges in the area of healthy and active aging, in a close environment with the surrounding community that includes policy makers, the scientific community, institutions linked to innovation (such as incubators), health and social support for the elderly (from family members and neighbors, to gerontologists and doctors, including the welfare state).