Welcome to the Joining Forces on Mortality and Longevity multidisciplinary conference

21-22 October 2009, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh

Mortality and longevity are of fundamental importance to the world of medicine, finance and social care. The pace of change is not merely evolving over time: new science and new analysis techniques are providing insights into developments at a previously inconceivable rate.

This conference will be invaluable to those needing to understand and influence change, and to those who are driving or responding to developments in the many disciplines involved. It will bring together practitioners and researchers, and is particularly important for:

• Policy makers and practitioners in business and financial services
• Academic and medical researchers
• Pensions and life insurance actuaries who make decisions on mortality bases
• Early career researchers
• Users of research, including potential funders such as research councils
• Other professionals wishing to keep pace with developments