Monday 6 July
15:45 - 17:15 in room 242 A

IPSEN AWARD

The Fondation IPSEN is awarding its 2009 Longevity prize to Jacques Vallin, a French demographer, for his recent outstanding work on cross-national comparison of longevity through health transition.

This annual prize will be awarded for the 14th time its previous laureates being :
Caleb Finch
Vaino Kannisto
Roy Walford
John Morley
Paul and Margret Baltes
Justin Congdon
George Martin
James Vaupel
Linda Partridge
Michael Marmot
Cynthia Kenyon
David Barker
Gerald McClearn

The international jury consists of : Leonard Poon, James Carey, Eileen Crimmins, Calib Finch, Bernard Forette, Bernard Jeune, George Martin, Jean-Pierre Michel, Jean-Marie Robine, Jacques Tréton, and Bruno Vellas.