2 days scientific conference and one day activism. 1-4th of October, small and nice other is big but not nice.

DAY 1: Causes and mechanisms of ageing

8:00-9:00 Registration 9:00-9:10 Welcome remarks: Sven Bulterijs and Didier Coeurnelle

1. Non-traditional model organisms for ageing research

9:10-9:30 Naked mole rat 9:30-9:50

2. Mitochondrial dysfunction

9:50-10:10

10:10-10:30 Pause

2. Mitochondrial dysfunction (Continued)

10:30-11:10

3. Molecular damage in ageing ()

11:10-11:30 Proteotoxicity 11:30-12:00 Synthesis of glucosepane: Sven Bulterijs

12:00-13:30 Lunch

4. Genetics of ageing

13:30-13:40 Heales Distinguished Research Award 13:40-14:40 Keynote address: Genetics of longevity in C. elegans: Cynthia Kenyon (1h) 14:40-15:00 The genome of the Bowhead whale: João Padro de Magalhaus

15:00-15:20 Pause

5. Immunosenescence

15:20-15:40 15:40-16:00

16:00-17:00 Panel session 1 – ???

DAY 2: Therapeutic interventions in ageing

6. ???

8:00-8:20 8:20-8:40 7) ???

8:40-9:00 9:00-9:20

9:20-09:40 Pause

8. Stem cells

09:40-10:40 Honorary lecture: iPS: Shinya Yamanaka (1h) 10:40-11:00 ESCs

9. Growing artificial organs and tissues

11:00-11:20 Growing artificial organs: Anthony Atala 11:40-12:00

12:00-13:30 Lunch

Lectures from submitted abstracts

13:30-13:45 (1) 13:45-14:00 (2) 14:00-14:15 (3) 14:15-14:30 (4) 14:30-14:45 (5)

14:45-15:05 Pause

15:05-15:20 (6) 15:20-15:35 (7) 15:35-15:50 (8)

15:50-16:10 Pause

16:10-16:25 (9) 16:25-16:40 (10) 16:40-16:55 (11)

16:55-17:00 Slot word

17:00 End of day

DAY 3: Activism