The AAL Forum took place in Bilbao, Biscay, in the heart of the Basque Country, Spain on 24-26 September. Biscay has one of the oldest societies in the world and has become one of Southern Europe’s promote figures in developing, testing, validating and manufacturing innovative products and services for ageing well. Hosted by Biscay Country Council and taking place at the Euskalduna Conference Centre just down the river from the world-famous and strikingly beautiful Guggenheim Museum, the event welcomed more than 500 delegates to take part in exciting talks, interactive workshops, a buzzing exhibition with new technological advances, poster sessions, a matchmaking event and many other opportunities for delegates to immerse themselves in a world of active and healthy ageing...Read More
Although it has been a week since the closing of an exceptional AAL Forum 2018, the energy, the discussions and the friendships will continue to permeate for a lot longer. To help continue these dialogues and collaborations we will be releasing material from the forum over the next few months. Over the two days of the AAL Forum, 36 posters were publicly presented in the exhibition hall to interested delegates and attracted passers-by. But don’t worry – you haven’t missed out if you didn’t see them! You can find all the visual posters in one easy-to-access place, simply follow this link. This page will be live for six months, providing you ample time to look through the posters at your...Read More
Ongi etorri! This is the expression used to welcome outsiders in the ancient, little-known Basque language (one of the oldest in Europe). You are sure to hear it many times when you attend the forthcoming AAL Forum 2018 in Bilbao, the capital city of Bizkaia. And those who say it will really mean it. If there is one thing that Basque in general and people from Bizkaia in particular love, it is to make visitors feel at home. What is more, people here will go to great lengths to make visitors feel at ease and help them enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the city, which is surrounded by unique natural beauty spots (both on the coast and inland). Another key...Read More
Wirtschaftsagentur Wien will be acting on behalf of Vienna City and other partners at the exhibition and will be bringing two companies from Vienna as testimonial. For over 30 years, the Vienna Business Agency has been actively supporting the development of Vienna as a business location. As the first point of contact for national and international companies, the Vienna Business Agency offers advice, real estate, and financial funding. The goal is to strengthen innovative companies in Vienna along with their innovative capacity. Vienna Business Agency is currently part of the IC3 project. Are you interested in Viennese companies and AAL projects? Visit their stand! The two represented companies are: Johanniter Ausbildung und Forschung who participate in several AAL projects,...Read More
Diatomic is a H2020 DIATOMIC project establishing a sustainable ecosystem to facilitate digital innovation in the field of microelectronics and smart systems integration applied to health, agriculture, and industry. The project will distribute three million euros to small projects of 200,000 euros, in two calls. After the success of the first call – 85 applications submitted, from 22 European countries – the second call will distribute 1.5 million euros, is planned to open 1 November 2018 and close 31 of January 2019. This means that SMEs will start soon doing partner search for competence centres on DIATOMIC platform. The Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) is coordinating the DIATOMICs Health Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) and aims to promote innovation and the transfer...Read More
Be sure to visit the poster presentation sessions taking place during the 2018 AAL Forum to hear about some of the latest advances, developments and topical discussions in active and healthy ageing. Across the two-day event there will be 35 poster presentations, categorised by either one of three themes: Theme 1: Life after AAL – Ensuring AAL solutions getting to the market Theme 2: Business to consumer market: The silver economy dimension Theme 3: AAL-related eco-systems The 10-minute long presentations will take place during the morning coffee breaks (from 10:30 – 11:00) and the lunch breaks (12:30 – 14:00) on the Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be two digital poster presentations happening at the same time so that the posters...Read More
Leading researchers from the Leicester-based De Montfort University in the UK, will be exhibiting their expertise and international reputation for quality, research and innovation to help older people in smart home environments with their project ACROSSING – Advanced TeChnologies and PlatfoRm fOr Smarter Assisted LivING.
From the team at ConnectedCare, they will be bringing delegates of the AAL Forum the MedGUIDE prototype. This AAL project is a new approach towards improving how people with dementia take their medication and how professionals properly asses their symptoms and update their medication. MedGUIDE also looks to use smart pill boxes and actively involve informal caregivers through social networking techniques and by using IoT devices to improve this medication adherence.
Ideable’s exhibition stand the AAL Forum 2018 will be jam-packed with VR games, tablets and serious games in order to not only entice you but to show you the excellent developments they have made as a software SME focused on elderly care and eHealth. As one of the 20 European winners of the FICHe eHealth accelerator’s, Ideable will be displaying Kwido, a multi-device platform for caring for elderly people they have built, as well as Zocaalo, the European marketplace that certifies apps for elderly users.
There is still time to register for the biggest healthy ageing event of the year There is still time to register for the AAL Forum 2018 – and you really don’t want to miss this fantastic opportunity! The AAL Forum is an unmissable annual 2-day event taking place this year in the beautiful and highly accessible city of Bilbao in the heart of Spain’s wonderful Basque region and featuring a packed programme of interactive workshops, fascinating keynote speeches and an inspiring exhibition. Delegates will also get the chance to take full advantage of a whole host of side events and networking opportunities. Exhibition The AAL exhibition will be showcasing the latest technological advances and innovations in the field of active...Read More