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E3 exhibition will be closed from 29 Jul for maintenance until further notice.
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The Birdly Experience has been shifted to Hall A, next to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition.
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Critters Room at KidsSTOP™ will be closed from 11 to 28 Nov 2024 for maintenance.
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What Did I Come Here For, Again?  
Does the idea of growing older frighten you? Age is just a number, but the thing most people fear is perhaps the idea of losing control of themselves – on one hand, losing physical strength, getting exhausted quicker, and a greater likelihood to incur injurie, and on the other, forgetting memories and their train of thoughts.

Come join us in this Science Café session and learn how we can support our seniors!
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Health and Wellness: Beyond the frontier of Tech and Innovation

Dr Kelvin Tan
Senior Lecturer
Head of Programming in Applied Aging Studies
Mentor/ Domain Expert in Gerontology & Innovation Programmes
Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)

To maintain the living standards of seniors, assistive technology is constantly being developed. As adopting new practices and use of equipment into one’s usual habits can be uninviting, developers must make their technology user-friendly by understanding not just the needs of the users, but also how they approach learning new thing.

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Portraying Dementia in Children’s Comics

Melanie Lee
Writer & Educator

If no one takes the effort to bridge this gap between what the previous generation knows and what the current generation cares about, either side can feel alienated. With loss of cognitive function for some seniors, they also feel as if they were losing their dignity. As a community, taking the effort to understand them not just help seniors feel included, but also trains younger folks to be more receptive of other perspectives.

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Aging with Poise

Sen Chung

Senior Guide at ‘Dialogue with Time – Embracing Ageing’

In the silver years of a person’s life, they can still take an active role in a community and impart their experiences to willing ears. Any person can be a treasure trove of wisdom. 

Programme

6:30 pm Buffet Dinner and Exhibition Tours
7:30 pm Health and Wellness: Beyond the frontier of Tech and Innovation
 
Kelvin Tan
7:50 pm Portraying Dementia in Children’s Comics
 
Melanie Lee
8:10 pm Aging with Poise
 
Sen Chung
8:30 pm Q&A and Discussion
9:00 pm End

 

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