The Aging, Mobility and Quality of Life (AMQoL) 2012 conference will focus on the particular requirements of elderly people for transport/mobility that gives them access to the various activities and services that maintain their health and well-being and enhance their quality of life.

The conference will bring together experts from the following fields:

- Gerontologists/geriatricians
- Transport researchers, operators and regulators
- Psychologists/behavioural researchers
- Urban planning researchers and policymakers
- Safety researchers
- Mech/Elec engineers from industry and academia (vehicle design; assistive technologies)
- Tourism/leisure researchers/industry
- Occupational therapists
- Medical professionals

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Streams will address the following topic areas:

Mobility-related characteristics and activities of elderly people:

- Spacial cognition and wayfinding
- Social participation
- Travel behavior
- Exercise and health
- Tourism and leisure
- Personal security
- Transport safety
- Aging in developing and newly industrialising countries

Technological and policy responses:

- Building design
- Urban planning and environmental design
- Roadway design
- Vehicle design
- ICT, assistive technologies, gerontechnology
- Transport policy
- Community transport