Session 1         Chair
                          Prof.dr. P.J. van der Maas
                          Advisory Council on Health Research, Erasmus Medical Centre, 
                          the Netherlands

14:00 - 14:30   Dutch life expectancies in international perspective
                          Prof.dr. J.W. Vaupel
                          Director Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, 
                          Germany
14:30 - 15:00   Longevity, health and wealth
                          Prof.dr. R.N. Butler MD
                          President and CEO International Longevity Center, USA
15:00 - 15:30    Future research agenda
                          Prof.dr. R.G.J. Westendorp MD
                          Leyden Academy, ILC Zorg voor Later, Leiden University 
                          Medical Centre, the Netherlands

15:30 - 16:00   Break

Session 2        Chair
                         Prof.dr. H.P.M. Knapen
                         Scientific Council for Government Policy, the Netherlands

16:00 - 16:45   Forum Discussion
                         Prof.dr. S.J. Olshansky 
                         School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
                         Mr. J.H. Schraven
                         International Longevity Center, the Netherlands
                         Prof.dr. F. Forette MD
                         International Longevity Center,France
                         Dr. L.G.A. Bonneux MD
                         Netherlands International Demographic Institute, the Netherlands
16:45 - 17:00   Reflections
                         Dr. J. Bussemaker (invited)
                         State secretary, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport,
                         the Netherlands

17:00                Reception