RU a FOUNDING AgeTek member? it’s not 2
RU a FOUNDING AgeTek member? it’s not 2 late. Fill out by MAY 1: http://ow.ly/1FmIP
What is CEDIA and why do you need to be there?
CEDIA Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (http://www.cedia.net/)
What is CEDIA EXPO?
CEDIA EXPO is the #1 tradeshow in the residential electronic systems industry. Attending CEDIA EXPO gives you an advantage over the competition by providing the latest technologies, FREE training on the latest products, and the industry’s best education with CEDIA University courses. CEDIA EXPO gives you the best strategies to profit in home entertainment, environmental control, energy management, green technology, home health, security, and more. 2009’s conference saw 20,000 dealers and over 350 exhibitors.
Who should attend?
1. Professionals in home entertainment, security, lighting control, environmental control, energy management, retrofit, home control, home health, home theater, audio systems, integration, or are someone looking to break into the residential electronic systems industry, you need to be at CEDIA EXPO.
2. Home health technology provider that are looking to sell your technology through Custom Integrators/Dealers- YOU NEED TO BE AT CEDIA EXPO!
AgeTek is putting together a home health tech pavilion (right next to the CEDIA Future Home Technology House). This pavilion will be full of aging technologies and there will be great attention drawn to our pavilion. We will be hosting educational sessions and panels RIGHT on the show floor. We will be doing press releases to get the dealers there – although, this topic is so hot right now, the dealers already KNOW that’s where they need to be!
GrandCare Systems will be exhibiting along with fellow agetek members: Presto!, ClearSounds Communications, VRI, Home Controls and more…
GrandCare will be hosting a special ON-SITE manufacturer-hosted dealer team training in the Convention Center before CEDIA Expo begins. This is open too ALL Authorized GrandCare Dealers (old and new). GrandCare will also be offering a brief refresher course open to current authorized dealers.
Look for GrandCare at their Manufacturer Training Course – open to all – during CEDIA on Saturday from 4 – 530p and during the Home Health Panel on Friday from 2 – 4p.
SPACE is very limited in this pavilion! We are already over half booked and registration hasn’t even started yet (June 1)
Speaking and other opportunities are still available!!!
Please contact me ASAP to book your turnkey kiosk at CEDIA . CEDIA is offering a wonderful discount to all pavilion members for an all-inclusive turnkey kiosk for well under $3,000. AgeTek Members receive an additional $250 off the substantial discount.
INFO@grandcare.com to secure your place!
More info to come…
KAHSA Starts today!
The Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Conference starts today and from what we hear, it’s buzzing with excitement! Aging Service Providers are intrigued and interested in adopting technologies to allow their residents more indepedence, freedom, safety & social connection with family members around the United States. The staff can have “peace of mind” knowing the residents are being well cared for, save footsteps and time, and effectively and easily communicate with each other and multiple family members through the GrandCare System. Life is good with GrandCare Systems!
Live footage of HC lifecare’s (grandcare dealer) booth: http://sharing.theflip.com/session/88f384ea88c01113eb07f753a709aa47/video/13311225
Thurs April 29th, 2pm EDT Monica Anderso
Thurs April 29th, 2pm EDT Monica Anderson speaks to AgeTek Enthusiasts, Topic: Brain Fitness. All Are Welcome to Join! http://wp.me/pyOLA-5c
Thurs 4-29 2p EDT, Monica Anderson speaks on the importance of BRAIN FITNESS
Attention aging & technology enthusiasts & AgeTek members:
Join us tomorrow for the weekly aging & technology web-conference. This is open to ANYONE in the aging and technology industry to learn, educate and network. For upcoming Topics: http://wp.me/pyOLA-1t
Topic: the importance of brain fitness by Monica Anderson (formerly of Dakim)
When: Thursday April 29th, 2010 – 2pm EDT (1p CDT)
Where: http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare
Dial-In will be listed on the webinar
Bio for Monica L. Anderson, former Dakim,Inc. Southwest Vice President Monica Anderson is a pioneer in the brain fitness for seniors movement with over 25 years of operational experience in the medical device industry with expertise in program development and sales and marketing management. Monica has successfully directed and participated in the launch of over 20 transformational therapeutic technologies in high growth medical markets serving older adults, and has developed best practices and participated in training for numerous brain fitness programs in all levels of residential care, and adult day centers. After caring for 3 family members suffering with Alzheimer’s related dementia, she joined Dakim’s management team to partner with senior living providers to offer older adults brain fitness programs to stave off dementia and preserve brain health and quality of life. Monica held prior management positions with market leaders Edwards Lifesciences, Breg/Orthofix, SCIMED/Boston Scientific, American Medical Systems, and was a principal in a leading sales distributorship for DePuy Orthopaedic which was acquired by Johnson&Johnson. Monica speaks functional Spanish and German, and holds a B.A. from Boston University, an Executive Finance Certificate from the Wharton School of Business, and is pursuing a combined masters degree program in Gerontology and Business Administration.
Remember, the upcoming Aging Tsunami will float ALL BOATS! Let’s work together!
In 35 mins…2p EDT Find out more about
In 35 mins…2p EDT Find out more about the NEW industry aging & tech alliance: AGETEK: member benefits & more http://wp.me/pyOLA-54 JOIN US
Your Invitation to Thursday’s AGETEK informational webinar
Do you want to learn more about the new Aging and Technology Alliance: AGETEK???
Consider this your invitation to a conference call & online meeting where we will discuss Aging Technology Alliance membership:
Day: Thursday
Date: April 22, 2010
Time: 11:00 A.M. Pacific (2:00 P.M. Eastern)
Duration: 1 hour
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Phone (to listen and speak):
dial-in & password will be listed on the top of the webinar *(to mute/unmute: *6)
Online (to view slides, access to public chat and to listen through computer speakers only): http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare
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Agenda:
The Aging Technology Alliance ad hoc board of directors has been busy getting the organization started: i.e. listening to feedback on membership structure, fielding membership requests from over 100 organizations, incorporating AgeTek, writing by-laws, etc. At this meeting, we will discuss…
– The benefits of membership in the Aging Technology Alliance
– Requirements of Members and Associate Members
– Cost to become a Member or Associate Member
– Creation of an AgeTek Advisory Board
*****HERE’S WHERE WE NEED YOUR RESPONSE!!!!
– Introductions – we would like to provide an opportunity for members to introduce themselves and their companies. Anyone who wishes to be allotted one minute to state who they are, what their company does, and what they hope to accomplish through the AgeTek membership may sign-up for a one-minute speaking slot by sending an email to agetek@me.com. Slots are limited and available on a first come-first served basis. Please put “AgeTek” in your email subject line.
Bring your questions, bring your comments, and bring your checkbook because we will be telling you where to send your first year dues, and the next steps for participation and committee formation to start the work of the alliance.
Thank you!
The AgeTek Board of Directors
u r invited. thurs 2p edt webinar – find
u r invited. thurs 2p edt webinar – find out all about agetek. email us to speak live about ur thoughts. http://wp.me/pyOLA-57
4-22-10 Virtual AGETEK meeting during the weekly aging & technology webinar
THIS Thursday – AgeTek – the NEW aging & technology consortium (born on one of our thursday calls) will be taking the floor.
when: Thurs Apr 22, 2010 (2p EDT)
http://my.dimdim.com/grandcare (DIAL IN LISTED ON THE WEBINAR)
This webinar will review what AgeTek is, goals and visions, how YOU can join and reap member benefits & discounts.
AgeTek wants to hear from our future members!!! Every participant is invited to speak during the call. We will take reservations to speak (first come – first served). To ensure a slot, please email: agetek@me.com or info@grandcare.com. Prepare to speak for one minute and answer the following questions
1. name/organization
2. What you can bring to AgeTek members
3. What you hope to gain from AgeTek
You must be dialed in to the conference number. All are welcome to simply join and listen in!!!
JOIN US!
Live from the NAPGCM – Geriatric Care Manager Conference
Well here we are in New Mexico at the National Geriatric Care Manager Conference NAPGCM. It’s been a great show for us so far. Not too many attendees – around 250, but they are all definitely interested in using technology for their clients – which is a great shift that we are seeing and very encouraging. We are pairing them together with our local dealers in their area (our dealers will take care of pricing, installation, tech support, etc). They will help our dealers to determine the care plan assessment for the clients and in turn, our dealers will help them to set up rules, train the families on how to add communications, how to view the data and provide all customer and technical assistance. It’s a match made in heaven!
It’s just so invigorating to be witnessing the shift to a genuine belief and acceptance and even excitement about the possibilities of this sort of technology.
The thing about the group of these people, they are genuinely passionate and care about what they do. You hardly could not be. Being a GCM, you have to love people, care about them and want to help! It’s wonderful chatting with them, we were fortunate enough to go upstairs to a social event put on by Senior Bridge and got to socialize with many of them. We discussed the potential opportunities for working together, things are looking great!
Tomorrow is the last day of the show, we have distributed close to 200 flyers, which means many of them took one. I have collected a handful of business cards that want to be paired with dealers immediately. Many more took my information to contact me about getting paired together!!
We have gotten a nice opportunity to meet some of the other vendors at the show – many are old friends!! Home Instead is right next to us, our friends VRI, CloseBy Network is also here, Phillips Lifeline, ElderCare Channel (very cool new concept – just launched), etc!!
Things are looking good and the weather (I hear) in New Mexico is great – – soon I’ll have to put work away and go outside to enjoy some of it 🙂
