Designing the Future: Gen X and Millennials in 2050 

By 2050, metropolitan Chicago's senior population is expected to double.  How will this demographic shift reshape our communities and the lifestyles of seniors and non-seniors alike?  How will aging in place be different for the seniors of tomorrow -- Gen X and Millennials -- than for seniors today?
CMAP, Enterprise Community Partners, and the Lifetime Communities Collaborative invite you to hear a panel of experts in technology, design, and development discuss how their fields are preparing for the “age wave,” and how seniors of every race, ethnicity, and income can live well in the coming decades.  This event is approved for 1.50 CM credits (via the American Planning Association).

WHEN
October 27, 2016, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE
University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC Student Center East, Room 302, 750 S. Halsted Street, Chicago

MODERATOR
Janet Smith, associate professor, University of Illinois at Chicago and Co-Director of the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center

PANELISTS
Shelley Stern Grach, director of civic engagement Chicago, Microsoft

Matthew Phillips, executive vice president, Senior Lifestyle

Heidi Wang, associate principal, Worn Jerabek Wiltse Architects, and AIA Design for Aging Co-Chair

Join us after the Forum for a charrette on designing housing and other real estate projects that are livable for a lifetime. Learn more about the event and register here. 

The University of Illinois Student Center East is accessible by CTA blue line, CTA bus, Metra, car, and is near multiple Divvy locations. 

The University of Illinois Student Center East is ADA accessible. If you require a reasonable accommodation to attend or have questions, please contact Jane Grover at jgrover@cmap.illinois.gov or 312-386-8623.