The SIRG/AID has a tradition with holding an annual meeting, a roundtable, generally in the second quarter of the year. The roundtable enables members to come together to discuss issues and research related to aging and intellectual disabilities in an informal setting and collegial atmosphere. The history of the roundtables dates back to 1990 when both an informal meeting was held in Troina, Italy in April and a formal meeting was organized in Boston, Massachusetts (USA) in November. The formal meeting was the first of a series of period gatherings of researchers to develop position papers related to the state of the research in aging and intellectual disabilities. A report, the Proceedings of the Boston Roundtable on Research Issues and Applications in Aging and Developmental Disabilities, was published and made available through the American Association on Mental Retardation in Washington, D.C.

Annual Roundtables 

•  2012 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (14^th World Congress)
• 2011 20^th Dublin, Ireland - Presentations available at this link.
• 2010 19^th Prato, Italy  - Joint meeting of the Aging and Health SIRGs. Presentations available at this link.
• 2009 18^th Edinburgh, Scotland
• 2008 CapeTown, South Africa (13^th World Congress)
• 2007 16^th Oslo, Norway
• 2006 15^th Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2005 14^th Dortmund, Germany
• 2004 Montpellier, France (12^th World Congress)
• 2003 13^th Volos, Greece
• 2002 12^th Koriyama City, Japan
• 2001 11^th Bettange/Mess, Luxembourg
• 2000 Seattle, Washington, USA (11^th World Congress)
• 1999 10^th Geneva, Switzerland
• 1998 9^th Cambridge, England
• 1997 8^th Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 1996 7^th Rome, Italy
• 1995 6^th Vienna, Austria
• 1994 5^th Dublin, Ireland
• 1993 4^th Lyon, France
• 1992 3^rd Manchester, England
• 1991 2^nd Maastricht, The Netherlands
• 1990 1^st Troina, Italy