Gerontological research in India, despite its significant empirical and policy contributions, remains divided in terms of disciplinary exchanges and collaborations. The goal of this Conference will be to explore fruitful areas of exchange between the social sciences and clinical interventions of aging research by borrowing and adapting theories, methods, vocabularies and interventions. Specifically, the conference invites researchers and practitioners from a variety of disciplines including public health, demography, medicine, social work and nursing to present innovative research and theoretical findings that (1) improves overall well-being of older persons through person-centered interventions and theoretical provocations, (2) sharpens the link between research and practice, and finally, (3) facilitate a cross-disciplinary dialogue to imagine inclusive aging futures. We envision this conference to be a landmark intellectual event in generating futuristic gerontological knowledge in dementia, geriatric mental health, long-term care, retirement and technologies around aging in this country. Overall, by stimulating communications between researchers and those in practice, the Conference promises to contribute to the formulation of better policies and effective interventions in geriatric care.

Examples of topics might include but not limited to:

• Family and caregiving
• (Inclusive) Senior housing communities
• Innovative practices in geriatric mental health (how do we deinstitutionalize long-term senior care?)
• Rethinking community engagement models
• Technologies for aging/Digital Aging (Human-non-human interface in senior care)
• How can we use multiple cultural forms (music, art and theatre) in advancing professional practice in aging?
• Methodological advances in geriatric intervention research
• Smart home technologies and aging-in-place