2010 Videos

Watch videos from the Governor's Conference on Aging! Recordings from the 3 main plenary sessions during the conference are available below. Also available are transcripts of the videos (see links below).

You can also watch these videos through our UNC IOA Vimeo Channel

Day 1: Opening Plenary, Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Also available: Transcript of the videos from Day 1 (part 1) and (part 2)

Several distinguished guests welcomed attendees to the conference. Bill Lamb, Conference Chair, opened the session and introduced Barbara Entwistle, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research at UNC Chapel Hill. Then, Bill Friday introduced Governor Bev Perdue who gave conference attendees her charge for the conference. Finally, Ran Coble, Executive Director, NC Center for Public Policy Research, spoke about the changing demographics in North Carolina.

1: Introductions by Bill Lamb and Barbara Entwistle

2: Remarks by Bill Friday and Governor Bev Perdue

3: Remarks by Ran Coble

Day 2: Plenary Luncheon, Thursday, October 14, 2010

Also available: Transcript of the videos from Day 2

The theme of this Plenary session was Assessing the State’s Aging Readiness. Pat Capehart Brown, Chair, NC Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging started the Day 2 Plenary off with remarks and introductions. Lanier Cansler, Secretary, NC Dept. of Health and Human Services also gave some remarks and introduced Mary Palmer, Interim Co-Director, Institute on Aging. Dennis W. Streets, Director, NC Division of Aging and Adult Services spoke about efforts to assess the readiness of state agencies to meet the needs of an aging population in North Carolina, and Jennifer Craft Morgan, Associate Director for Research, Institute on Aging, discussed the results of a survey to assess state agency readiness. Finally, a panel of state agency leaders responded to the survey results.

1: Introductions by Pat Capehart Brown

2: Introductions by Lanier Cansler and Mary Palmer

3: Presentations by Dennis Streets and Jennifer Craft Morgan [also available: Jennifer Craft-Morgan's presentation slides]

4: Remarks by Dennis Streets and panel of state agency leaders

Day 3: Closing Plenary, October 15, 2010

Also available: Transcript of the videos from Day 3

In the closing session, the preliminary results of the Conference policy session were presented. State leaders shared their perspective on the aging of North Carolina’s population and responded to the recommendations coming from the policy sessions.

1: Remarks by Lanier Cansler and state agency leaders

2: Remarks by Dennis Streets [also available: Report from the Policy Sessions and Dennis Streets' presentation slides]

3: Remarks by panel of state agency leaders