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NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO (UNAM)
SECRETARY OF INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIVERSITY SEMINAR ON
AGING AND OLD AGE (SUIEV)
First International Interdisciplinary Congress on Old Age and Aging
1-C IIVE
June 10, 11 and 12, 2015
Congress Venue:
Graduate Studies Unit,
University Campus, UNAM
In 2012, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 11.5% of the world
population was over 60 years old, while in more developed regions this group could
represent up to 22.6%. UNFPA projections suggest that in 2050, one in five inhabitants on
the earth (21.2%) will be over 60. In less developed regions this percentage will be 19.5%,
which is almost the same as what is currently observed in more developed regions, where
one in three individuals (32%) will be an elderly by 2050.
For the National Autonomous University of Mexico, aging is a topic that runs through
activities related to reflection, research and teaching among university institutes,
departments, centers and programs. In fact, there is increased conscience among college
students with regard to the great challenge that world, regional and national population
aging represents demographically, socially and individually. There is also consensus that
the aging phenomenon cannot be addressed without an interdisciplinary line of thought
where teamwork prevails to find optimized solutions in the face of scarce resources.
For this reason, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, through the Secretary of
Institutional Development (SDI) and the University and Interdisciplinary Seminar on Aging
and Old Age (SUIEV) proposes to organize the First International Interdisciplinary
Congress on Aging and Old Age (1-CIIVE) to take place under the topic, “To age: A
challenge requiring an interdisciplinary approach.” The purpose of this congress is to
gather researchers, academics, experts and specialists from Latin America and the
Caribbean, North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania with different backgrounds to
promote an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, research and experiences on studies and
actions oriented towards the generation of a healthy and active aging process.
There is a special interest in promoting an intergenerational academic generativity spirit,
through which the most consolidated researchers transfer their scientific experience to
younger ones, while these exchange their scientific and technological innovation
experience through sessions with specialized mentors.
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1. SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
The First International Interdisciplinary Congress on Aging and Old Age (1-CIIVE) is
conceived as a space that promotes interdisciplinary dialogue, the reflection on and the
exchange of knowledge, acquaintances and formative processes geared towards research
and human resources training. The topics to be treated are:
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Generation of theories and theoretical-methodological perspectives for research on
aging and old age;
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Mixed, quantitative and qualitative technical-methodological strategies;
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Differences in aging processes, due to inequalities, social classes, and social and
cultural diversities such as physical, oral and mental health, mortality, gender, social
class, quality of life, social networks, homes and families, intergenerational
relationships, communities, sexuality and eroticism, spirituality, violence and abuse,
economy, politics, emotions, body, identity and social representations, citizenship,
multiculturalism, ethnic issues, migration and transnationalism;
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Community interdisciplinary practices that promote generativity on aging;
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Training on educational and technological processes and resources for the attention,
care, research and life quality maintenance during old age;
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Artistic expressions and aesthetics of aging;
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Aging-oriented prospective, public politics and social action.
2. FORMAT
Oral (Length: 12 minutes per presentation). The purpose of the oral presentations is to
promote thematic discussion between session participants and the audience. Presentations
are expected to be well organized and concrete to facilitate the discussion and to identify
the most important contributions during the 1-CIIVE. It is recommended to distribute
printed materials to support the presentation (one page or a brochure) with the most
relevant information about the work. The Scientific Program Committee reserves the right
to assign some of the proposed oral works as posters. The works that are developed under
the identified scientific topics will have priority to be assigned as oral presentation.
Poster (Length: 50 minutes per poster). The purpose of the poster presentation is to promote
a face-to-face discussion between authors and audience. During the poster exposition time,
the author will answer questions and discuss their work with the audience. It is
recommended to prepare printed materials as part of the exposition (one page or a
brochure) with the most relevant information about the work that can be delivered to those
who are interested. Information about the poster’s size will be distributed during the
selection process. The poster must provide essential information on the work in exposition,
as well as be designed to keep the audience’s attention. The basic sections that must stand
out explicitly are: (1) Introduction, (2) Method, (3) Results, and (4) Discussion. Content
should be brief and clear, and include artwork or graphic material. (5) References should
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strictly follow the American Psychological Association’s (APA) publishing criteria.
3. PRESENTATION TYPE
Individual (oral or poster). Proposals in Spanish, Portuguese and English will be
considered. The Scientific Program Committee will organize the individual submissions
into thematic sessions. If an individual submission is accepted as an oral presentation, the
speaker will be granted up to 12 minutes for their presentation. Each oral thematic session
will have a moderator who will be elected from the session’s participants. The Scientific
Program Committee will also organize the poster submissions into thematic sessions.
Authors may present in their preferred language but electronic presentations (Power
Point, Prezi, etc.) must be in Spanish.
Symposium (oral or poster). Oral symposium sessions will last no more than 50 min. and
will include 3 to 4 works. Poster symposiums will be exhibited during 50 minutes (see the
poster description above).
The symposium presentations are expected to generate discussion between presenters and
the audience. There will be a moderator integrating the main comments, findings and
proposals during symposium. In oral format, each individual submission will have up to 12
minutes to present. Five additional minutes might be considered for critical analysis of the
presentations constituting the symposium. It is authors’ obligation to discuss the work with
the audience and of the moderator to integrate the main comments on one page. This text
will be delivered to the Scientific Committee. A general report will be displayed at the
closing session. For both formats (poster and oral), it is suggested that copies of the works
presented be distributed.
4. PRESENTATION MODE
Research work (oral or poster). (Length: 12 minutes in oral format: 50 minutes in poster
format). This is a research data presentation that must include an introduction clearly
justifying the work’s contribution to research and logically leading to the issue, method,
results and conclusions, following APA’s Publication Style Manual (2014 edition). These
will be grouped with similar topics into a session.
Case Study (oral or poster). (Length: 12 minutes in oral format: 50 minutes in poster
format). This is a description of a concrete professional intervention case considering a
specific issue related to aging or old age. The summary must include a description of the
issue, evaluation and diagnostic, an explanation of the resources used during the
intervention, and the results reached. Data related to the experience’s effectiveness should
be included.
Each proposal must be submitted SEPARATELY AND ONLY ONCE to the following
email address: [email protected]
The system will automatically void those proposals sent more than once. Please carefully
follow the instructions described on this page.
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5. CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBMITTED WORKS
Submissions discussing theoretical or field research, case reports or professional
experiences that meet the following criteria will be considered.
Format:
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Title. Must have 15 words maximum.
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Topic. Identifies with one of the seven topics described above. If the submitted
work does not correspond to any of the topics specified, the author must justify the
relevance and pertinence of the topic.
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Authors’ information: full name (first name and last name), academic degree
achieved (Ph.D., Master, Bachelor), institutional affiliation, curricular synthesis (in
a five-line paragraph), telephone or cell phone number including country and/or city
code, and email address.
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Abstract (250 to 300 words) and five key words
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Word-2007 or Word format (.doc or .docx)
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Times New Roman
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12 point font
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Single line spacing

Justified text
Each document submitted for presentation to the Scientific Committee must adhere to the
following requirements. It is important to clarify that the use of an adequate structure will
be the first filter on works selection. Different types of works (theoretical, field or
experimental research, case study or professional experience) require different written
structures (further details provided below), but in all cases, sections must be clearly
identified.
Theoretical research
➢ Introduction (precedents, topic problematization, objectives and research question,
related to one of the seven Congress topics).
➢ Development (systematized discussion of the issue divided in sections).
➢ Conclusion.
➢ Bibliographical references strictly following APA’s format.
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Field or Experimental Research
•
Precedents (issue approach and justification, whether its theoretical or empirical
relevance is shown, ideally related to at least one of the seven Congress topics).
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Research question and objectives.
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Sustained and systematic theoretical framework.
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Method, where at minimum, the following four sections must be covered: (a)
Participants and sampling method used, (b) Conceptual and operational variable
definitions, (c) Applied instruments; if indirect (i.e., attitudinal scales), the
psychometric criteria must be detailed (reliability, validity), (d) Procedure, what
actions were followed to empirically test the possible hypothesis formulated must
be described step by step.
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Results, where the findings must be synthesized, sustained and clearly exposed. The
formulated research question must be answered or sustained evidence on the
hypothesis test provided.
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Discussion and conclusions, where results will be analyzed and the explanation will
be given based on the data and the theories reviewed.
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Bibliographical references strictly following APA’s format.
Case study or professional experience:
➢ Identification of the issue to be treated, ideally related to one of the seven Congress
topics
➢ Determine objective(s)
➢ Description of participants and/or social context
➢ Intervention method (individual or communitarian), where the intervention strategy
was applied, the duration, and how possible changes were documented and must be
explained
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Achieved goal(s)
•
Scope and limitations
➢ Bibliographical references strictly following APA’s format
6. PUBLISHING PROPOSAL
The proposed and accepted presentations submitted to the 1-CIIVE’s system may be
published in the Aging and Interdisciplinary: Challenges, issues and solutions book
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(tentative title) with the works that meet the following requirements.
7. PUBLISHING REQUIREMENTS
➢ Use font Times New Roman, 12 point font, single line spacing without formatting
instructions.
➢ Maximum title length 15 words.
➢ Include author’s information, including first and last name and institutional
affiliation of each of the authors presenting a work. Include email and cell phone
number.
➢ Submission length: minimum 1500 words, maximum 2700 words for individual
works.
➢ For the symposium, abstracts should have a minimum-maximum length of 500-750
words and full individual works submitted to the symposium should be no more
than 2700 words.
➢ Document attachments. Must follow the guidelines set on the American
Psychological Association Publication Manual (2014 edition) Manual Moderno,
Mexico.
➢ Do not include artwork.
➢ Only if strictly necessary, graphics or tables, may be included as part of the same
text submitted for evaluation; these need to be auto-contained and edited within the
same .doc or .docx text.
➢ In any case, the 2700-word limit can be exceeded to include graphics or tables
➢ Please make sure to select adequate descriptors that will allow easy location of your
work according to participants (elderly, middle age) and the issues addressed. Try to
classify your work under one of the proposed topics or clearly propose the topic
related to old age and aging that your work addresses.
➢ Capture all of the required information under the Congress section in SUIEV’s
website: http://seminarioenvejecimiento.unam.mx/
➢ The system will reject proposals that do not fulfill length requirements.
➢ You may only submit 2 works as primary author and 3 as coauthor, with no more
than 5 works per person.
➢ Only registered Congress participants will receive an attendance certificate.
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8. AWARDS
In order to promote generativity on the study of aging and old age, awards and
acknowledgements will be granted to the best works presented under the following
categories:
a. Best graduate scientific research work. Oral and poster formats.
b. Best undergraduate scientific research work. Oral and poster formats.
c. Best institutional innovation work proposed by governmental organizations.
d. Best community outreach by NGOs
e. Best innovation work for private sector companies.
9. PROPOSAL DUE DATES
Works may be submitted after the date on which this call is published and ending on March
15, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. (Local time in Mexico City ) At this time, the system will close and
no further uploads will be allowed. Submission acceptance letters will be sent no later
than April 15, 2015. The scientific program will be delivered to the authors through email
by April 30, 2015. Selected submissions will be published only if, at minimum, the
primary author’s registration fee is paid before May 1st, 2015.
Each proposal must be submitted SEPARATELY AND ONLY ONCE to the following
email address: [email protected]
Important dates:
March 15. Closing of proposal reception through online system and email.
April 15. Delivery of decision on evaluated works and acceptance letters
April 30: Scientific program issued
April 30: Deadline for receiving the registration fee of those interested in having their
accepted works published in the Congress book.
10. COMMITTEES
Dra. Verónica Montes de Oca –1-CIIVE President.
Dra. María Montero y López Lena – Scientific Committee Coordinator.
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Dra. Pilar Alonso – Finance Coordinator
Dr. Lukasz Czarnecki – Linking and Public Relations Coordinator
Mtra. Rosaura Avalos – Logistics Coordinator
Mtra. Waltraut Rosas – Dissemination and Socio-cultural Events Coordinator
Function of Committees:
Scientific Committee. Establishes the guidelines for submission selection, coordinates
submission review and selection based on which the congress program will be developed.
Coordinates the lectures, organizes the symposium, structures the thematic tables with free
talks and coordinates the process through which the best submissions will be granted
awards. It will also compile the congress book as well as its general report.
Finance Committee. Establishes payment methods for registration as well as for the
event’s funding. Supervises the transparency of resource-handling as well as the
equilibrium on the funding provided by involved agencies.
Linking and Public Relations Committee. Establishes and strengthens the links with
government, health services, transformation and education institutions that could be
strategic for the 1-CIIVE development. Plans for the creation of an interagency directory
which will identify the strategic contacts for the 1-CIIVE development at the UNAM’s
departments and at universities around the country, NGO’s, sponsors, governmental
institutions (IMSS: CASAAM, INAPAM, IAAM-GDF), as well as from the national and
international private sector (i.e. PNUD-ONU).
Logistics Committee. Generates and coordinates the critical path to be followed for optimal
1-CIIVE development. Monitors the time and movement of different committees and
supports resource funding to achieve planned activities.
Dissemination and Socio-cultural Events Committee. Organizes creativity workshops for
late Fridays and Saturdays when possible. Promotes and generates actions on electronic,
printed and digital massive media that will allow periodic, intense and convincing 1-CIIVE
broadcasting. Responsible for the socio-cultural events congruent with the congress topic.
Works with the logistics committee to coordinate the congress opening, its complementary
events and the closing session. Works alongside the Scientific Committee to program and
coordinate possible field trips to locations relevant to the Congress topic.
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Dr. José Narro Robles
Honorary President
Dra. Verónica Montes de Oca
Congress President
National and International Advisory Committee
SUIEV Steering Committee
Ronald Angel
(University of Texas At Austin)
Fernando Berriel
(UDELAR de Uruguay)
Carlos Echarri Cánovas
El Colegio de México
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Beltrina Cote
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Sao Paulo)
Rita María De Cassia
(Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa)
Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas
(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
José Miguel Guzmán
(ICF International)
Alexander Kalache
(President, International Longevity Centre - Brazil
Senior Advisor on Global Aging, the New York Academy of Medicine
HelpAge International Global Ambassador on Ageing)
Rosita Kornfeld
(United Nations Organization)
Julieta Oddone
(Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales-Argentina)
Enrique Peláez
(Universidad Nacional de Córdoba)
Julio Pérez
(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
Vicente Rodríguez
(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
Fermina Rojo
(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
Francisco Trigo
(Secretaría de Desarrollo Institucional-UNAM)
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Scientific Committee
María Montero
(Facultad de Psicología)
Linking and Public Relations Committee
Lukasz Czarnecki
(Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas)
María del Pilar Alonso
(Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM)
Graciela Casas
(Escuela Nacional de Trabajo Social)
Aline Cintra Viveiro
(Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores,
campus León, Gto.)
Enrique Cruz
(FES-Aragón, UNAM)
Aída Díaz-Tendero
(Centro de Investigaciones sobre América
Latina y el Caribe, UNAM)
Carlos D´Hyver
(Facultad de Medicina)
Celia Facio
(Facultad de Arquitectura)
Fátima Fernández Christlieb
(Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales,
UNAM)
Luis Miguel Mendoza
(Facultad de Odontología)
Víctor Mendoza
(FES-Zaragoza, UNAM)
Mercedes Pedrero
(Centro Regional de Investigaciones
Multidisciplinarias, UNAM)
Paulina Rivero Weber
(Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UNAM)
María Elodia Robles
(Facultad de Derecho)
Rocío Salceda Sacanelles
((Instituto de Fisiología Celular)
Marissa Vivaldo
(FES-Zaragoza, UNAM)
Asunción Álvarez
(Facultad de Medicina)
Rosaura Avalos
(Escuela Nacional de Trabajo Social)
Enrique Cruz
(FES-Aragón, UNAM)
Margarita Maass
(Centro de Investigaciones
Interdisciplinarias en Ciencias y
Humanidades, UNAM)
María Inés Ortiz
(Instituto de Geografía)
Antonio Ruezga Barba
(FES-Acatlán, UNAM)
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Logistics Committee
Rosaura Avalos
(Escuela Nacional de Trabajo Social)
Cruz Álvarez Padilla
(Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas)
Ilse Hernández
Yael Pérez López
Alejandra Santiago
Carlos Solís
Finance Committee
María del Pilar Alonso
(Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM)
Alfonso Ayala
(Secretaría de Desarrollo Institucional)
José Antonio Flores
(Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM)
Rodolfo Velarde
(Secretaría de Desarrollo Institucional)
Cultural Events Committee
Waltraut Rosas
(Centro de Enseñanzas para Extranjeros,
UNAM)
Teodolinda Balcazar
(Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología)
Josafat Aguilar
(Dirección de Teatro)
Fernando Quintanar
(FES-Iztacala, UNAM)
Luis Alberto Vargas
(Instituto de Investigaciones
Antropológicas)
Dissemination Committee
Waltraut Rosas
(Centro de Enseñanzas para Extranjeros,
UNAM)
Teodolinda Balcazar
(Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología)
Graciela Casas
(Escuela Nacional de Trabajo Social)
Mercedes García
(Facultad de Contaduría y Administración)
10. REGISTRATION FEES
Category
Professors and researchers:
Students with valid student ID:
Accredited Civil Society Organization
members:
Accredited governmental institution
officers:
General audience
Attendees without
certificate
500.00 MXN
300.00 MXN
300.00 MXN
Speakers
500.00 MXN
1,500.00 MXN
300.00 MXN
500.00 MXN
1,500.00 MXN
1,000.00 MXN
1,000.00 MXN
11. TRANSPORTATION AND PLACES OF INTEREST NEAR THE 1-CIIVE
VENUE (check billboard):
Available transportation: Subway (metro), metrobus, internal buses
Universum Museum
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University Museum of Contemporary Art
Netzahualcóyotl Concert Hall
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Theatre
National Library
UNAM’s Film Archive movie theatres
Miguel Covarrubias Hall (Classical and contemporary dance)
Sculptural Space
Nearby restaurants: Graduate Unit dining hall; “Azul y Oro”, “Nube Siete” and
Universum’s Restaurant
Visit:
http://www.cultura.unam.mx/
Hotels link in South Área in Mexico City
http://www.hotelopia.es/mexico/ciudad-de-mexico/ciudad-de-mexico-zona-sur/
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