Getting IT Done: How Might Smart Technology Help Us Age in Place? (preceded by ETC Meeting)

Getting IT Done: How Might Smart Technology Help Us Age in Place?
preceded by
Electronic Technology Committee Meeting

When: March 22, 2018
Time ETC Meeting: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Conference Room
Time Program: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., adjacent Meeting Room
Where: Fitchburg Public Library, 5530 Lacy Road
Registration: Not Required
Program Speaker: Gail Casper RN, PhD, a health services researcher in patient and care provider use of emerging technologies in their homes

Program Description

You’ve returned home from a surgery and are confined to a chair for most of the day. Now, from your smart phone or computer, you can see the visitor at your door and unlock it. You can turn on your lights, adjust your thermostat, and send messages to your caregiver or doctor without getting up.

From smart thermostats and light bulbs to bed sensors, robots, and self-driving cars, technology has the potential to help us age in place. But who will install the technology and help us use it? Who will keep it working? How can we separate the practical from the hype?

Bring your ideas, concerns, and experiences to this discussion of the future of technology in our homes. 

For questions, call or email 

UW-Madison Retirement Association
21 N Park St, Room 7205
Madison WI 53715-1218
608-262-0641
retireassn@mailplus.wisc.edu