CEDIA Recognizes Home Health Technology (and showcases GrandCare) as the Next HUGE opp for DEALERS!!!!

http://www.cediacrosspoint.com/content/emerging-trends-2q-update-video

VERY well done CEDIA video that showcases new opportunities for dealers.  Home Health Technology is one of the recommended avenues for dealers to explore. In the video, CEDIA shows two pictures of the GrandCare System in use 😉

Fantastic! Well Done Cedia team!  Home Health is a great opportunity for this industry!  The Aging Technology Alliance: AgeTek (www.agetek.org) is perfect for new dealers that are signing up for this industry.

ALSO – – We are hosting a free webinar event tomorrow (Thursday April 7th, 2p EDT) called “10 steps to Home Health Technology”. It will be a webinar open to anyone and everyone. 2pm Eastern Time. We will meet here: http://grandcaresystems.webex.com
Two of your AgeTek Board Members will be speaking on this session: AgeTek Chairman – Peter Radsliff and AgeTek Director – Laura Mitchell.If you cannot attend, but would like to receive tomorrow’s recording, just shoot an email to info(at)grandcare.com
Moderator: Laura Mitchell, GrandCare SystemsPanelists:Peter Radsliff, Presto & AgeTek ChairTom Morgan, Worthington DistributionBob Levy, Electronic Creations

Please join GrandCare at What’s Next Boomer Business Summit after ASA in San Francisco.

GrandCare’s VP of Marketing, Laura Mitchell, will be moderating a social media panel. More details listed below.

What’s Next Boomer Business Summit:

Friday, April 29, 2011
Parc 55 Wyndham, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

San Francisco, California

Website: www.BoomerSummit.com

The 8th annual What’s Next Boomer Business Summit is produced by Mary Furlong & Associates, and is the official post-conference of the American Society on Aging (ASA) Aging in America Conference on April 26-30, 2011 in San Francisco.

Event theme for 2011: Dynamics, Deals, Differentiation and Disruption.

Join us where America’s leading analysts, executive marketers, business leaders, and research experts will gather to introduce new research, products and services that truly represent what is next on the horizon for businesses selling to baby boomer and senior customers today.

  • Learn new go-to-market strategies and tactics
  • Access new research
  • Understand ways to reach caregivers
  • Get methods to creating online baby boomer communities

Keynote speakers are:

Guy Kawasaki, Entrepreneur & Author, Co-founder, Alltop; Jody Holtzman, Senior Vice President, Thought Leadership, AARP; Vint Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google and Co-Inventor of the Internet; With featured speakers: Astro Teller, Director, New Projects, Google; Gail Sheehy, Best-Selling Author.

Agenda Tracks:

  • Social Media

 

Maximizing the Online World Build an interactive tool box for marketing your business! From email to Google, Twitter, and what’s in all worlds online to social media platforms, unlock the potential for your company. Our experts show you how to harness the power.

Moderator: Laura Mitchell, Vice President, Marketing, GrandCare Systems

Panelists: Joe Cannella, Senior Account Manager, Google; Nataki Edwards, Vice President, Marketing, AARP; Stephen Chen, Founder, NewRetirement.com

  • Alternate Distribution
  • Mobile, Local and Search
  • Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship
  • The Evolution of Design and Technology in Serving the Consumer Majority

 

 

 

Who should attend:

  • Corporate brand managers and managers of businesses, association and non-profit leadership where boomers and seniors are the primary customers.
  • Designers for products and services
  • Media, analysts, authors and bloggers, public relation agencies who write and blog and tweet insights and stories that reach and serve the 40+ audience
  • Association and non-profit leadership who want to learn best models and metrics of social entrepreneurship and business partnerships
  • Entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs creating products and services for the boomer and mature consumer
  • Corporate marketing, product and brand managers and business leaders who manage products and services targeting the boomer and senior customer.

Register: http://boomersummit.eventbrite.com/

(Early bird rate ends February 28!)

Agenda < http://www.boomersummit.com/agenda.html>,

Speakers < http://www.boomersummit.com/speakers.html>

Connect with us:

Facebook: Facebook/WhatsNextBoomerBusinessSummit

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/WhatsNextBoomer]

Event hashtag is: #WNBBS2011

 

GrandCare Slated to exhibit at EHX – The CEPRO EVENT

GrandCare Systems, one of the leaders in the Aging/Technology Industry, will be exhibiting and presenting several panels at this year’s EHX: The CEPRO EVENT in Orlando. Available since 2006, GrandCare is a “Smart” Activity & Tele-Wellness Monitoring & Interactive Touch System designed to keep seniors independent. Caregivers virtually access information & send pictures, messages, etc to the senior’s interactive TouchScreen. 2-Way Web Chat available. Located in the New Opportunities/Home Health Tech Pavilion: Booth(s): 629L, GrandCare’s Booth Will Feature: The GrandCare Interactive HomeBase, GrandCare Interactive Trillium & GrandCare Como Model.

What: GrandCare Exhibiting at EHX
When: March 17-19th, 2011
Where: Orlando Convention Center
BOOTH 629L

More info:

Schedule At A Glance:

Wednesday March 16th 8p No-Host Bar AgeTek Meet&Greet. Peabody Hotel Main Lobby Bar. Questions? Email info@agetek.org

Thursday March 17th *SHOW FLOOR OPEN 10a – 6pm
New Opportunities Stage
CE005: How to Get Your Foot in the Door with Home Health Tech Thursday 11:00 AM-2:00 PM EST
Moderator: Laura Mitchell, VP Marketing, GrandCare Systems
Panelists:
Tom Morgan, Worthington Distribution
Peter Radsliff, Presto

CE018: When Grandpa Wants the Cadillac: GrandCare Systems Thursday 1:00pm-2:00pm EST
New Opportunities Stage
Host: Laura Mitchell, VP Marketing, GrandCare Systems
Panelists:
Jill Kerr, Home Controls
Tom Morgan, Worthington Distribution

GrandCare Informational Session Thursday 4:00pm-4:30pm EST
CE PRO Stage

Friday March 18th Show Floor Open 9am – 5p EST
CE010: Home Health Technology Solutions for Custom Integrators Friday 12:00PM -1:00P EST
New Opportunities Stage
Moderator:
Peter Radsliff, Chairman of AgeTek & CEO Presto
Panelists:
Laura Mitchell, VP Marketing, GrandCare Systems
Ken Kerr, President, Home Controls
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Saturday March 19th Show Floor Open 10am – 3p