Calorie Restriction Society: Conference Program

October 25-28 2001: Las Vegas, Nevada

Thursday October 25 - Afternoon

 

* Conference Registration and informal gathering in meeting room, 2 pm

* lisa Walford - Yoga practice session

 

 

Thursday October 25 - Evening

 

* Lisa Walford - Benefits of yoga

* Welcoming Party - Mark Emdee, Master of Ceremonies

(humorous anecdotes exchange)

 

 

Friday October 26 - Morning

 

* Taped message from Roy Walford

* Warren Taylor - Sprouting

* Doug Younkin - Kefir Preparation

 

 

Friday October 26 - Afternoon

 

* Mark Emdee - Smoothies

* Karen McCann - Dr Walford's Interactive Diet Planner

* Doug Younkin - CR Buddy: Free CR Nutrition Tool

 

 

Friday October 26 - Evening

 

* Dinner as a group at a Las Vegas buffet

 

 

Saturday October 27 - Morning

 

* Mark Emdee - Supplements in CR

* Michael Rae - Human Evidence on CR

 

 

Saturday October 27 - Afternoon

 

* Brian M. Delaney - The Value of CR

* Open discussion - Psychology of CR Success

* Stephen Spindler - Chipping Away at Aging: Rapid Screening for Calorie Restriction Mimetics

 

 

Saturday October 27 - Evening

 

* Dinner as a group at a Las Vegas buffet

 

 

Sunday October 28 - Morning

 

* Panel-led discussion (Brian Delaney, Michael Rae) - Theories of Aging and the Effects of CR on Mechanisms of Aging

* Business meeting - group discussion concerning the possibility of formalizing CR Society activities and future meetings

 

 

Sunday October 28 - Afternoon

 

* Open discussion:

o CR and bone density

o Benefits and risks of soy foods

o Diet management - staying with caloric limitation and avoiding compulsive eating