Cornell Institute For Healthy Futures

Join us for Reinventing Health, Hospitality, and Design!

Held on the stunning Cornell campus in Ithaca, NY from May 11-13, the event will include lectures and panels led by economists, senior living and hospitality entrepreneurs, and healthcare practitioners and designers.

Do you need CEU credits? We are providing 8 hours of AIA HSW CEU approved course content for the Reimagining Assisted Living Workshop. See details below.

tulips — Tulips outside the Statler Hotel in spring.

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Dates:

Registration and Reception: Thursday, May 11, 4:00-8:00 PM EDT

Symposium: Friday, May 12, 6:45 AM – 5:30 PM EDT

Reimagining Assisted Living Workshop Registration and Dinner for Workshop Participants: Friday, May 12, 5:00 – 7:45 PM EDT

Reimagining Assisted Living Workshop: Saturday, May 13, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT

Location:

Thursday Registration and Friday Symposium: Statler Hotel, Cornell University

Reimagining Assisted Living Workshop Dinner for Workshop Participants: Portico, Physical Sciences, Cornell University

Reimagining Assisted Living Workshop: ILR Conference Center, Cornell University

Symposium Keynote speakers include:

Beth Mace, Chief Economist, NIC and Rohit Verma, Professor, Operations, Technology, and Information Management, Nolan School of Hotel Administration and Founding Provost, VinUniversity, Professor, College of Business Management

Reimagining Assisted Living Workshop Facilitator:

Troy Savage , Project Manager, Mazzetti

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See our program and agenda below.

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Detailed Event Information:

The symposium will open with a welcome reception on the evening of Thursday, May 11. Our full-day symposium will start on Friday, May 12, to explore how decision makers and designers can respond to changing needs in mental health, work life balance, wellness, safety by design, affordable senior living, and other related areas. Together industry experts, academic scholars, leaders, and students will explore current challenges and possible evidence-based solutions with an interdisciplinary perspective.

Following the symposium, the third day, Saturday, May 13, will feature a more intimate hands-on thought design Reimagining Assisted Living Workshop led by Troy Savage. Designers will join healthcare and assisted living leaders to collaborate in an interactive day of re-imagining the design of communities in response to changing needs. We are providing 8 hours of AIA HSW CEU approved course content for the Reimagining Assisted Living Workshop.

Registration:

$270 – $525

Student scholarships are available. Student registration is full.

Symposium Registration Fee Includes (per participant): Attendance at the Thursday Reception and Friday Symposium. Food and beverage at the reception, Friday breakfast, breaks, and lunch. A symposium activity of your choice (i.e. a nature walk, hands on art activity, or the healing waters immersive experience).

Reimagining Assisted Living Workshop Registration Fee Included (per participant): Attendance at the Friday night workshop dinner and Saturday hands-on workshop. Saturday breakfast, breaks, and lunch.

Refund policy: All refunds are subject to a $15 credit card fee, regardless of registration type. Thank you for your understanding!

Session Details:

Affordable Senior Living Panel moderated by Severine Petras, speakers include Jay Woolford and Mitch Brown

The demand for affordable senior living is high, and there is a growing need for senior living options for low-income and middle-income older adults. Finding affordable senior living is crucial for older adults who are living on fixed incomes. It is even more vital for older adults who are living below the national poverty level. This session will identify challenges and opportunities within the affordable senior living industry.

Hospitable Health with Peter Yesawich and Stowe Shoemaker

This session will include a presentation and discussion of recent primary research conducted with U.S. adults on the major service gaps in healthcare, and introduce select hospitality service strategies that may be adopted to enhance the patient experience.

Health Equity Panel moderated by Julie Carmalt, speakers include Winnie Cudjoe, Jeff Niederdeppe, and Troy Savage

Health equity means the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health. This session explores how hospitality, environmental design, and health policy impact healthcare service and quality, and ultimately, health and wellbeing.

Beyond Boundaries with Gerard van Girnsven and Oliver Olsson

Invent an unorthodox vision for healthcare and be prepared to rethink the fundamentals of how hospitality, real estate and the healthcare industry operate.

Healing Waters Immersive Experience with Connie Lin

This gallery features an immersive sensory waterscape that was designed to help visitors reduce stress and find a sense of calm amidst the end-of-semester hustle and bustle of academic life. In addition, findings and design recommendations from the “Bluescapes” study conducted earlier this year will be on display.

Nature Walk with Don Rakow

Join Don on a nature walk through the Cornell Botanic Gardens.

Hands-on Art with Tina Mullen

Participants will actively engage in a creativity session using wordless, improvisational communication to produce a collaborative work of art.

Evidence Based Design moderated by Mardelle Shepley, speakers include Kati Peditto and Rosayln Cama

Evidence-based design (EBD)provides state-of-the-art knowledge regarding the creation of user-supportive environments. This panel, composed of an award-winning interior designer, a psychologist/research director in a design firm, and an academic/architect, will discuss the meaningof EBD, its history and the future role it will play in promoting wellness.

Senior Living Design Panel moderated by Meredith Oppenheim, speakers include Esther Greenhouse, Siobhan Farvardin, and Catherine Montgomery

This panel will explore current challenges, emerging trends and future opportunities within and beyond the four walls of senior housing. Participants will gain a greater understanding of how the industry is evolving to navigate changing circumstances and prepare for a new generation who needs, wants and expects something quite different than the status quo.

Wellness in Hospitality moderated by Tim McCarthy, speakers include Jessica Cooper, Mindi Morin and Garnie Nygren

This panel focuses on insights into the opportunities and challenges associated with the application of the principles of wellness to hospitality. From designing spaces to designing guest experiences, how can wellness improve hospitality?

Healthcare Practitioner Panel moderated by Peter Yesawich, speakers include Dr. Martin Stallone, Dr. Robert Corona, and Lawrence Geller

This panel focuses on insights into the opportunities and challenges associated with the application of the principles of wellness to hospitality. From designing spaces to designing guest experiences, how can wellness improve hospitality?

Sponsors:

Hotels:

Limited rooms with discounted rates are available at hotels near the Ithaca Commons. Nestled between a number of restaurants, boutiques, and Towncenter. Discounted reservations are available at:

Canopy by Hilton (Reserve by April 11 and use code CIHF)

Hilton Garden Inn (Reserve by April 11 and use code CUIHF)

Hotel Ithaca (Reserve by March 28 and use code 5779)

Airports:

Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport

Elmira Corning Regional Airport

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Greater Binghamton Airport

Things to do during your stay:

Enjoy a scoop of Cornell-made ice cream at the Cornell Dairy Bar, located by the Agriculture Quad and deemed as the sweetest place on campus!

Visit the Cornell Botanic Gardens: they are adjacent to campus and feature native plantings, spectacular gardens, natural areas, and one of Ithaca’s best sledding hills!

Visit the I.M. Pei-designed Johnson Museum of Art, home of Cornell’s extensive, global art collection.

Cornell lore says that if a couple walks around Beebe Lake hand in hand, they’ll end up together. Enjoy this (mostly) flat one-mile loop between North Campus and the College of Human Ecology.

Visit the Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility (SPIF) jointly sponsored by NASA as a repository of spacecraft data, facilitator of research and educational hub.

Take a walk around Downtown Ithaca, a pedestrian built area filled with local restaurants, shops, and bars.

Visit the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, based in the Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary and featuring the Macaulay Sound Library dedicated to the study of wildlife and bird-focused research.

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Are you a CIHF affiliate? Check your inbox for discount codes or email healthy-futures@cornell.edu.

Interested in supporting CIHF while being highlighted in symposium materials? Consider sponsoring a panel, meal, or coffee break.