DISSEMINATION CORE

传播核心是管理核心的一个关键子组成部分。该核心将为CREATE的传播活动提供协调。传播核心的主要目标和职能是： -协调向企业、政府和公众传播当前的研究和开发活动。 -计划和协调两次科学会议和两次商业领袖/决策者峰会。 -设计、开发和提供教育工具，以供设计师增强和推广 理解和使用Create Products。 -提高中心活动的媒体曝光率。 开发和维护用于创建活动的网站。 跟踪所有传播活动。 传播核心将使我们能够向不同的受众传播研究成果，包括老年人、为老年人服务的卫生保健专业人员、社区机构和研究社区。我们还将瞄准参与开发和实施技术系统和应用程序的商业、工业和设计社区(例如，强生公司、约翰迪尔公司、IBM公司、英特尔公司、摩托罗拉公司、惠普公司和宝洁公司)。我们还将与科学咨询委员会成员密切合作，与这些社区建立联系，开发新的机会。为传播核心计划的活动分为四大类。这些类别包括会议和商务 这些活动包括首脑会议、当前活动的持续传播、教育工具和传播活动的跟踪。

The dissemination core is a key sub-component of the management core. This core will provide coordination for the dissemination activities of CREATE. The major aims and functions of the disseminaton core are to: - Coordinate dissemination of current research and development activities to business, the government, and the general public. - Plan and coordinate two scientif conferences and two business-leader/decision maker summits. - Design, develop, and make available educational tools for designers to enhance, and promore understanding and use of CREATE products. - Enhance media exposure for center activities. Develop and maintain a web site for CREATE activities. Track all dissemination activities. The dissemination core will enable us to disseminate research findings to a diverse audience including older adults, health care professional serving the elderly, community agencies, and research community. We will also target business, industry and design communities that are involved in the development and implementation of technical systems and applications (e.g., Johnson & Johnson, John Deere, IBM, Intel, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, and Proctor & Gamble). We will also work closely with the Scientific Advisory Board members t ointerface with these communities to develop new opportunities. The activities planned for the dissemination core fall under four broad categories. These categories include conferences and business summits, ongoing dissemination of current activities, educational tools, and tracking of dissemination activities.