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Online conference: E-MigrAgeing: Sustainable Ageing of Migrant Populations in Sweden and Japan and their Transnational families in the Framework of Digital Technologies.
May 11-12, 2022
About the conference:
The conference brings together academics, policy makers and practitioners and artists to discuss topics of migration, ageing, and digital technologies in Sweden and Japan. The first day of the conference focuses on discussing challenges in relation to implementing communication and translation technologies for older people and the role of digital technologies in the elder care sector. The second day will feature academic speakers to discuss broader topics in relation to digitisation of ageing and issues of integration and digital care among migrant populations. Our keynote speakers will be Jackie J. Kim-Wachutka, Ritsumeikan University, Sofi Fristedt, Jönköping University, Sweden.
Full programme and abstracts on our website. The conference is free of charge, but you need to register to receive the conference link.
https://www.kau.se/en/sociology/conferences/online-conference-e-migrageing-11-12-may-2022
Organisers are Karlstad University, Sweden and Toyo University, Japan.
Anna Pechurina, Karlstad University E-mail: anna.pechurina@kau.se
Satu Heikkinen, Karlstad University E-mail: satu.heikkinen@kau.se
Tara Mehrabi, Karlstad University E-mail: tara.mehrabi@kau.se
Ksenia Golovina, Toyo University E-mail:golovina@toyo.jp